Jessica Taylor
Senate and Governors Editor at The Cook Political Report
@CookPolitical Report with @amyewalter Senate & Governors Editor. Senior author @The_Almanac. TN native/Vols fan. #1 Dolly Parton stan. @FurmanU alum. Dog mom.
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2 weeks ago |
cookpolitical.com | Jessica Taylor
If everything is bigger in Texas, then Republicans are in for a doozy of a Senate primary. Attorney General Ken Paxton made his long-expected challenge to Sen. John Cornyn official on Tuesday evening, teeing up an intraparty clash the party fears will sap resources from other competitive races in 2026 and could give Democrats a shot at flipping the seat in a favorable midterm environment. “Sacrificing Texas is not an option,” said one national GOP strategist.
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3 weeks ago |
cookpolitical.com | Jessica Taylor
With an increasing number of voters shunning party labels, can an independent candidate win the Michigan race for governor — or just prove to be a spoiler and hand the race to Republicans? Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is trying to prove there’s a viable path, with the longtime Democrat irking many within his former party when he announced a third party bid late last year. The likely three-way race to succeed term-limited popular Democratic Gov.
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4 weeks ago |
cookpolitical.com | Jessica Taylor
Michigan is set to host yet another consequential open seat Senate contest in 2026. But, unlike last cycle, Democrats are on track to have a competitive primary that could hamper their ability to defend the seat of retiring Sen. Gary Peters — and that may also act as an early proxy fight in the battle for the direction of the Democratic Party. In 2024, then-Rep. Elissa Slotkin had an easy path to the Democratic nomination for an open seat and edged out former Rep.
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1 month ago |
cookpolitical.com | Jessica Taylor
The GOP primary for Ohio governor looked all but over after President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Vivek Ramaswamy for the state’s top job, more than a year before Republicans will go to the polls. But if there’s one man who could pull off a trick play, it’s former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, the state’s newly-minted lieutenant governor. Ever since Gov.
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1 month ago |
cookpolitical.com | Jessica Taylor
New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen ended speculation over her 2026 plans on Wednesday, announcing she won’t see reelection when her term ends. Shaheen is the third Democrat in a competitive race so far to announce they won’t run again, underscoring just how difficult a path Democrats have to recapturing the majority despite the fact that the party out of power historically gains seats in a midterm election.
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Marsha Blackburn could too if she wins #TNGov
Bennet's current Senate term doesn't end until 2028, so if he wins, he'll get to appoint his own successor. Relatively rare.
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If everything is bigger in Texas, then Republicans are in for a doozy of a Senate primary
Republicans fear an intraparty clash in Texas will sap resources from other competitive Senate races in 2026. Read @JessicaTaylor's latest #TXSEN analysis: https://t.co/RHrUzpIS2C
