Erin Covey
@ercovey
U.S. House Editor at @CookPolitical. Contributing author to @The_Almanac. Formerly @InsideElections, @NJHotline, @NPR, @CSPAN.
2ND DISTRICT SCOOP: The talking stage of whether to run for Congress in Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District ended this week with Denise Powell, known for helping new candidates, announcing her bid. First in @NE_Examiner from @4nsmiley: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/05/01/den…
This is shaping to be a competitive primary - Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina and state Rep. Ryan Guillen (both former Democrats) are also eyeing the seat
Former TX34 GOP Congresswoman Mayra Flores switches districts and files to run against NRCC-targeted #TX28 Democrat Henry Cuellar
on Adelita Grijalva’s landslide victory in #AZ07 cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…
A must-read by @ercovey on how many seats the GOP could realistically draw for themselves in TX. cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…
In the #txlege proclamation, Abbott references a DOJ letter about "constitutional concerns" related to certain congressional districts -- TX 9, 18, 29, 33. Here's the letter: "It is the position of this Department that several Texas Congressional Districts constitute…
New: Flood response, THC regulation, Congressional redistricting on the 89(1) call from @GregAbbott_TX. #txlege
One week out from the special election primary, Adelita Grijalva remains the favorite to succeed her late father in Arizona’s 7th District. Here's @ercovey: cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…
The Wisconsin Supreme Court declines to take up challenges to the swing state’s congressional maps. The court has a 4-3 liberal majority; Republicans hold six of the state’s eight congressional districts.
Answer: Both. She lost abt 2 pts among ‘20 voters + new & infrequent voters failed to materialize for Harris as they had for previous Dem nominees. For the 1st time in 12 years infrequent and new voters fell below 50% support for a Dem. cookpolitical.com/analysis/natio…
BREAKING: Congressman Randy Feenstra has filed to run for Iowa Governor kcrg.com/2025/05/12/con…
The CPR PollTracker finds Trump’s net job approval rating has dropped seven points since April 15, going from -3.9% to -10.7%. The biggest drop-off in approval ratings came from younger voters, Latinos and independents. Read our latest: cookpolitical.com/analysis/surve…
another primary challenger to a senior House Democrat enters the fray - 38 y/o attorney Patrick Roath filed to run against Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-08)
NEW 2026 FEC F2 Patrick Thomas Roath (DEM) #MA08 (D-Lynch) docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/…
🤔 Trump posts — and Elise Stefanik reposts — an endorsement of @lawler4ny for reelection to his House seat. Lawler is considering a run for New York governor. So is @EliseStefanik.
also a bit of news about #MN02 — Dan Feehan, the Dem nominee in #MN01 in 2018 and 2020, is strongly considering running, per three sources familiar
Now that Rep. Angie Craig won’t be the incumbent, #MN02 moves from Solid Democrat to Likely Democrat. Read more from @ercovey: cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…
As Democrats consolidate around Rebecca Cooke, #WI03 moves from Lean Republican to Toss Up. Read @ercovey's latest: cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia), a longtime liberal voice representing Northern Virginia in Congress, announced Monday that he would not be seeking reelection next year after his esophageal cancer returned following treatment. wapo.st/4jvlQIr
Schakowsky, 80, is near the top of our retirement watch list. As @ercovey wrote last week, many plugged-in folks in Illinois believe it’s unlikely that she’ll run for reelection. She defeated JB Pritzker for #IL09’s Democratic nomination back in 1998, and has held it since.
JAN SCHAKOWSKY, longtime Illinois House Democrat, was outraised by her primary challenger, Kat Abughazaleh. Schakowsky has way more in the bank. But an interesting datapoint.
Right now, Democrats’ potential tea party movement is united by their fighting attitude — but little else binds them together. Read @ercovey's latest analysis: cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…