Tom Carper as his operating-mate throughout his profitable campaign for governor and served as lieutenant governor for eight years. Tom Winter, who'd reportedly been considering a bid, said this week that he'll run for Montana's new 2nd Congressional District. ● Atlanta, GA Mayor: Former Mayor Kasim Reed conceded in his comeback bid to as soon as once more run Atlanta on Thursday, falling just in need of the second slot for the Nov. 30 runoff. ● MT-02: Former state Rep. The 35th is open as a result of Democratic Rep. She later rose to the state Senate, then in 1992 was tapped by Rep. To date, the one particular person working for this safely blue seat in Austin is Democratic Rep. Democrats presently control both the state House and Senate and will nearly definitely remain in charge in this solidly blue state that voted for native son Joe Biden 59-40 last yr. ● NH Redistricting: New Hampshire Republicans have launched a draft congressional map that, as they've been promising since they re-took control of state government last year, gerrymanders the state's two House seats to make the 1st District significantly redder. Despite the loss, many Democrats-and progressive activists specifically-will likely be happy to see Sweeney gone, particularly since the occasion retained management of both chambers of the legislature in Tuesday's elections.
