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Idaho:  Gov and House

5/16/2018

 
The two races of note were the primary campaigns to nominate candidates who will eventually succeed retiring three-term Gov. Butch Otter (R).  For the favored Republicans, Lt. Gov. Brad Little scored a 37-32-27% primary victory over US Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Eagle/Boise) and physician Tommy Ahlquist.  Mr. Little now becomes the favorite against state Rep. Paulette Jordan (D-Moscow) who registered a big victory over 2014 gubernatorial nominee A.J. Balukoff. 
 
In the open 1st District, as expected, former state Senator and gubernatorial candidate Russ Fulcher easily won the Republican primary against a former Lt. Governor and two state Representatives.  Mr. Fulcher has virtually punched his ticket to Washington with his victory last night.

--Jim Ellis

House Primaries:  Tomorrow

5/14/2018

 
Voters in Idaho, Nebraska, Oregon, and Pennsylvania choose congressional nominees tomorrow, setting the stage for several competitive general election contests.
 
In Idaho, former state Sen. Russ Fulcher is expected to defeat former Lt. Gov. David Leroy in the 1st District Republican primary.  Mr. Fulcher, a former gubernatorial candidate, immediately becomes the clear favorite to replace Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Eagle/Boise) who is running for Governor.
 
Nebraska’s 2nd District Democratic primary is worth watching.  There, former Rep. Brad Ashford (D-Omaha), who current Rep. Don Bacon (R-Papillion) defeated in the 2016 election, is attempting a political comeback.  He is facing more significant primary opposition than expected, however, from non-profit executive Kara Eastman who is attracting Democratic support from the former Congressman’s ideological left.   The general election against Rep. Bacon will be competitive.
 
Little is happening at the US House level in Oregon, but the Pennsylvania primary, running in the new court-ordered districts for the first time, will dominate the political coverage tomorrow night.  We can expect competitive primaries in ten of the state’s 18 new districts.
 
Some of the more interesting primaries include the open 5th District where a crowded Democratic primary will determine which Democrat succeeds resigned Rep. Pat Meehan (R-Chadds Ford) in the new Delaware County seat.  Resigned Rep. Charlie Dent’s (R-Allentown) new open 7th District features competitive primaries in both parties as a prelude to a toss-up general election campaign. 
 
Crowded Republican primaries are on tap for open Districts 9 (Rep. Lou Barletta-R running for Senate) and 13 (Rep. Bill Shuster-R retiring).  Tomorrow’s Republican winner will win the respective seats in November.  The new open District 14, which contains 60% of the territory covered in the March special election that attracted national attention, is also worth watching.  There, state Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Canonsburg), who lost the special general to Democrat Conor Lamb, may win the Republican primary tomorrow night.  He faces state Sen. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Robinson Township) in what is now a safe Republican seat.  Rep. Lamb has chosen to run for re-election in District 17 where he will face three-term Republican incumbent Keith Rothfus (R-Sewickley) in what will be a toss-up general election campaign.

--Jim Ellis

Primaries:  Tomorrow

5/14/2018

 
All four states feature gubernatorial primaries.  In Idaho, Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Eagle/Boise) and Lt. Gov. Brad Little appear to be the strongest Republican candidates.  The winner will likely face former gubernatorial nominee A.J. Balukoff (D) in the general election. 
 
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) faces only minor Republican opposition.  The Democratic nominee is expected to be Republican-turned Democrat state Sen. Bob Krist of Omaha. 

The Oregon Republican gubernatorial primary features a three-way race among state Rep. Knute Buehler (R-Bend), former US Senate candidate and businessman Sam Carpenter, and retired Blue Angels commander Greg Wooldridge.  Polling gives Rep. Buehler an advantage in tomorrow’s nomination contest.  The winner faces Gov. Kate Brown (D) in the general election.
 
Polling also finds state Sen. Scott Wagner (R-York) leading the Republican nomination battle in Pennsylvania.  His chief opponents are businessman Paul Mango and former Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce president Laura Ellsworth.  The winner faces Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf who is seeking a second term in office.

--Jim Ellis

ID-1:  Gov. Candidate Switches

6/16/2017

 
Former state Sen. Russ Fulcher (R), who last August declared his gubernatorial candidacy, has decided to re-direct his political quest away from the statewide race and toward an open congressional campaign.  After Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Eagle/Boise) joined the highly competitive Governor’s contest to replace retiring incumbent Butch Otter (R), the open western state 1st District, Fulcher believes, gives him a better chance for victory.  There he will face former Lt. Gov. David LeRoy and ex-Idaho County Commissioner James Rockwell in the forming Republican primary.  The 1st District is a safe Republican seat. 

--Jim Ellis

Candidates Begin Jockeying

5/12/2017

 
Now that Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Eagle/Boise) has announced for Governor, candidates are beginning to come forward for what will be the open western Idaho 1st District.  Former Lt. Gov. David LeRoy and ex-Idaho County Commissioner James Rockwell announced their candidacies for the Republican nomination, and military veteran Michael Smith says he will run for the Democrats.  The eventual Republican nominee will be a heavy favorite to hold the seat.​

--Jim Ellis

Idaho:  Congressman Announces

5/10/2017

 
Four-term Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Eagle/Boise) announced yesterday that he will enter his state’s open gubernatorial contest.  Mr. Labrador joins Lt. Gov. Brad Little, former state Sen. Russ Fulcher, and physician/ developer Tommy Ahlquist in the Republican field.  Rep. Labrador, a key member of the House Freedom Caucus, hopes to rally the most conservative Idaho Republican primary voter as a base to propel him to a primary victory.  The eventual GOP nominee will be the prohibitive favorite to win the general election.  Three-term Gov. Butch Otter (R) is retiring.

--Jim Ellis

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