Vance in the May 3 Senate Republican primary. Britt was Shelby's chief of staff and the president and CEO of the Alabama Business Council. Illinois' new map placed Miller's Oakland residence in the new 12th District. The 43 other candidates each had less than 5%. With Vance, Mandel, Timken and Gibbons clobbering each other over who was the Trumpiest, Dolan, who distanced himself from Trump, appeared to have space open to him with a non-MAGA hardliner crowd. Despite the states red hue Trump won the state by 16 points in 2020 Democrats remain confident in Tester, who is trying to keep his focus on all things local. Klarides said she voted for write-in candidate Lawrence Cafero rather than Donald Trump (R) for president in 2020. Protect Ohio Values, the only other PAC to have spent more than $5 million, supports Vance in Ohio. Tester defeated Rosendale by 4.5 points in 2018. The Democrats will gladly pour 50 million dollars into the race to defeat him and he has given them much fodder.". Alaska voters approved the new top-four primary/ranked-choice voting general election system in 2020. J.D. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, who is up for reelection in 2022, has seen his favorability drop from 46 percent in June to 40 percent last month, according to the Global Strategy Group poll . Trump endorsed Hice. ", Mandel says in an ad titled "Faith" that his grandmother was "saved from the Nazis by a network of courageous Christians, who risked their lives to save hers. Mr. Meijers loss came more than 18 months after he joined nine of his GOP colleagues in voting to impeach Mr. Trump. Politico's Alex Isenstadt wrote in February that "[t]he Senate race in Ohio is a high-profile example of how Trump is dominating Republican down-ballot primaries, and how his support is seen as make-or-break for those seeking the partys nomination. Trump endorsed Dixon days before the primary. On Feb. 12, before the Republican Lincoln Days forum that included four GOP primary candidates, Hawley said that Hartzler "is unafraid to stand up for conservative values, and she is exactly who Missouri needs in the U.S. "This is what the Freedom Caucus folks wanted," said Saldin. Inhofe won a fifth term after defeating Abby Broyles (D) 63% to 33% in 2020. Pruitt served as head of the EPA from February 2017 to July 2018. Former incumbent Don Young (R) died in March. Working in Baileys favor is the expectation this will be a big Republican year nationally with the usual mid-term presidential backlash compounded by high inflation and gas prices and a worrisome war in Ukraine. Dixon supports a near-total ban on abortion, including for child victims of rape and incest, with the only exception for cases when the life of the mother is at risk. Sixteen months removed from the White House, the former president remains the most popular and influential politician in the Republican Party as he plays a kingmakers role in this years primaries and repeatedly flirts with another presidential run in 2024. South Carolina's 7th: Russell Fry defeated incumbent Rep. Tom Rice and five other candidates. ", Vance was critical of Trump in 2016 and later supported him. CNN contacted the 16 Senate Republicans up for reelection in 2022 on Thursday about whether they still back McConnell - and just three responded. The PAC Democrats Serve spent $100,000 on an ad saying Hillsborough County Treasurer Robert Burns "follows the Trump playbook on immigration, the border and guns.". You've seen it where we've absolutely crafted laws against abortion in this state that are the toughest of the toughest. Burr was first elected in 2004 and most recently defeated Deborah Ross (D) 51% to 45% in 2016. 8. The special primary is set for June 28. It was particularly notable considering that Paxton, who addressed the pro-Trump crowd in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, is under indictment for alleged securities fraud. Six senators are retiringfive Republicans and one Democrat. Shannon in the Aug. 23 primary runoff. Anderson views the 2020 presidential election results as legitimate, while Peters and O'Donnell deny their legitimacy. We'll be keeping a close eye on how Republican candidates approach the primaries in this competitive state. Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has won a third term, defeating U.S. Rep. Val Demings and holding a key seat as the GOP tried to regain control of a closely divided Senate. "All Joe Manchin knows how to do is win," Jonathan Kott, a lobbyist and former top Manchin aide, told ABC News. These GOP senators aren't seeking reelection in 2022 | The Hill GOP senators facing reelection in 2022 keep mum on McConnell amid The second-highest spender, Honor Pennsylvania, Inc., supports David McCormick in Pennsylvania. Scott wrote, "We have great candidates with incredible backgrounds and ideas to make our country better. Its very unclear whos going to win this, said Fergus Cullen, a former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party. Former U.S. Senator and Ohio voters got a first-hand look at just how unprepared Josh Mandel has become and that will be reflected on the ballot on May 3. The two preceding Senate elections were split in competitiveness. Except for this: Lots of Republicans and Democrats alike felt exactly the same way about Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential primary, back when establishment Republicans were praying for anyone other than Trump to win the nomination and some of Hillary Clintons advisers were salivating over the prospect of running against Trump. No matter who his opponent is, theyre not from Montana, the Democratic operative said. The 2022 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Arizona.. The state's other U.S. Get to know the balance of power in the 118th Congress, Read more: Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent. National Democrats are still refusing to put their finger on the scale yet and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is telling donors to lay low as they await Sinemas decision, the Democratic operative said. Inhofe will retire in January. Langworthys endorsers included U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R), and Paladinos included U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R). Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race is expected to be one of the most competitive of 2022. endorsed former state Treasurer Josh Mandel. Let's just stop, just one second, and talk just one second about President Biden and what's going on in that administration. In 2020, a Republican group spent on ads and activities supporting Erica Smith (D) in North Carolina's Democratic Senate primary. Laxalt had endorsements from Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Three forecasters rate the general election as Safe or Solid Republican. In an Emerson College poll from early June, Greitens received 26% support, followed by Schmitt with 20%, Hartzler with 16%, and Long with 8%. Oklahoma hasnt elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1990, and the winner of the Republican primary is expected to have an advantage in the special general election. and Reps. Jim Banks (Ind.) "Because it was interactive and flushed out what we are going to be for as a caucus and all I can tell you is for the four years I have been here, that (was) the best four hours.". Palazzo was first elected to the U.S. House in 2010. Why should the party anoint one, if you will?". Gov. Politico Playbook wrote that the Republican primary candidates with whom Trump is angry who have won primaries had embraced Trump in their campaigns, while Rice did not: Republicans can survive crossing Trump, but rarely can they survive being anti-Trump , Trump went one for two in key South Carolina primaries last night. Mississippi's 3rd District primary runoff: Incumbent Michael Guest defeated Michael Cassidy 66% to 34%. On March 15, Trump said he was disappointed with Brooks' remarks at the August rally. Kevin Rinke was second with 22%, and Garrett Soldano third with 18%. You have seen where I stand on the Second Amendment. Top 10 U.S. Senate races that are most likely to flip : NPR In the letter, Ducey wrote, "Right now I have the job I want, and my intention is to close my years of service to Arizona with a very productive final legislative session AND to help elect Republican governors across the country in my role as chairman of the Republican Governors Association. The Missouri FOP has endorsed Schmitt in the primary. The former president vowed revenge and has gotten it. In another ad, Moreno refers to himself as a "pro-Trump legal immigrant." Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, wrote an op-ed in the Washington Examiner telling fellow Republicans to stop saying the party's Senate nominees aren't good candidates. On Monday, Politico changed its forecast for Senate control from Lean Republican to Toss-up. ", Vance said Gibbons and Mandel "completely made clowns of themselves. Former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Vance in mid-April. Ask SAM: Which GOP senators are up for re-election in 2022? Even former President Trump is reportedly worried about the possibility as Mastriano continues to float a possible bid. The bill now . Vance won the Senate primary and had Trump's endorsement. Scott picked up 10 votes and one senator voted present in a secret-ballot election, according to Indiana Sen. Mike Braun who was one of the senators who counted the final votes. ", In a now-deleted tweet from June 5, Brooks asked Trump to re-endorse him. In 2016, Toomey won re-election by 1.5 percentage points and Trump won the presidential election by 0.7 points. McConnell, while an effective tactical leader in the Senate, has never been particularly popular with the GOP party base, nor its de facto leader former President Donald Trump, whose decision to announce a third presidential run late Tuesday hung over the leadership elections. The Pennsylvania Republican State Committee did not endorse any candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, or U.S. Senate at its winter meeting on Feb. 5. To be clear: The only RINO featured in Eric Greitens web video is himself.". Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada are all rated Toss-ups, while Sen. Maggie Hassan 's race in New Hampshire is. Pennsylvania is one of two states holding a Senate election in 2022 with a GOP incumbent that Joe Biden (D) won in the 2020 presidential election. recent announcements that they will seek re-election, all incumbent senators up for re-election in 2022 have made their decisions. This month, candidate Bernie Moreno released an ad comparing inflation under President Joe Biden (D) to inflation during Jimmy Carter's (D) presidency.