Political newcomer and progressive Democrat Randy Villegas defeated Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) on Wednesday afternoon, successfully taking advantage of California’s redistricting push, which saw the incumbent’s district redrawn in favor of Democrats. Villegas won with 66% of the vote compared to Valadao’s 34%, as of 1:17 p.m. on Wednesday. Just 57% of the vote was […]

Democrats have flipped control of Michigan’s 4th Congressional District after Democrat Sean McCann defeated eight-term Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) for the toss-up race, adding to Republican woes after a brutal election night Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for McCann at 1:13 p.m. on Wednesday. He had 50.1% to Huizenga’s 43.3% with 97% of […]

Having won big congressional majorities in a blue tsunami midterm election, Democrats now must decide what to do with them. The party posted historic gains on Tuesday night, easily winning both houses of Congress and tearing through red-state Senate races in a major rebuke of President Donald Trump and Republicans. But the breadth of the […]

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) knocked off Washington state Senate Minority Leader John Braun to secure her third term in Congress. Gluesenkamp led with 55% of the vote when the Associated Press called the race at 1:04 p.m. on Wednesday. Braun lagged behind the Washington Democrat at 44% for a seat President Donald Trump won […]