Election night is almost here—Tuesday!—and there are a ton of races to follow beyond the presidential contest. Democrats need to net four Senate seats (assuming Hillary Clinton wins the White House) to retake the chamber, and with a Supreme Court vacanacy, the stakes couldn’t be higher. There are also plenty of House races worth watching: Even if Team Blue can’t win a majority, a diminished Republican majority will give Democrats—and the GOP’s Freedom Caucus—more influence on Capitol Hill. And we also have several critical governorships up, some of which might have an impact on redistricting just four years from now.
What follows is an hour-by-hour guide to Tuesday's key House, Senate, and gubernatorial races. At the top of this post is our map showing poll closing times across the country. All times are Eastern, though we also have versions of this map for each of the other five U.S. timezones. And for a quick reference for every competitive contest in the nation, check out our race ratings page.
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Indiana (Eastern Time Zone), and Kentucky (Eastern Time Zone)
• Indiana: The biggest race in Indiana is the Senate contest, where Republican Dan Coats is retiring. Former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh entered the race in late July, and polls initially gave him a huge lead over GOP Rep. Todd Young. However, both sides have spent heavily here, and what relatively few polls there are show a tight race. If Bayh can put this seat in the blue column, it will go a long way to helping Democrats retake the Senate.
Indiana also hosts a competitive gubernatorial race. In 2012, Republican Mike Pence narrowly defeated Democrat John Gregg, the former speaker of the state House, and Gregg launched a rematch in 2015. In July, Pence dropped his re-election campaign to serve as Donald Trump’s running mate, and little-known Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb was chosen as the new GOP gubernatorial nominee. There hasn’t been much polling here either, though Gregg has generally led.
There are also two congressional races to watch in Indiana. The open GOP-held 9th District, located in the southern part of the state, backed Romney 57-41 in 2012, but Republican Trey Hollingsworth only moved to Indiana from Tennessee just before he launched his campaign last year. Democrat Shelli Yoder has raised a credible amount of money, and both Democratic and Republican groups are spending heavily here. Republicans are favored to hold the seat, but a Democratic win would be a great sign for the blue team.
The 2nd District around South Bend is less competitive, but Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski only narrowly won in 2012 and has aired ads against Democrat Lynn Coleman, so she’s acting like an upset is possible.
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Florida (Eastern Time Zone), Indiana (rest of state), Kentucky (rest of state), Georgia, New Hampshire (most towns), South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia
• Florida: 7 PM ET is when the deluge begins. In the Senate race, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio went back on his promise to head for the private sector following his failed presidential bid and opted to run for re-election earlier this year. But Rubio holds a consistent, though not insurmountable, lead over Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy, and he remains the favorite.
Florida’s congressional map was redrawn by the courts following a lawsuit, and that’s created plenty of instability this year. Democrats are all but assured to win the new version of the 10th District, while the GOP will pick up the 2nd. Republican Rep. John Mica’s 7th District, located in suburban Orlando, was transformed into a swing seat, and Mica hasn’t taken his Democratic opponent, former Department of Defense analysis, Stephanie Murphy, seriously. National Democrats began spending heavily against Mica in September, and the GOP has only belatedly responded.
The open Democratic-held 18th District, located around Port St. Lucie, is a rare GOP pickup opportunity. Wealthy Democrat Randy Perkins faces Republican Brian Mast, a veteran who lost both his legs in Afghanistan, and there’s no clear favorite. Over in the Miami-area 26th District, Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo faces a rematch with ex-Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia. Curbelo narrowly unseated Garcia in 2014 and Obama won the new version of this seat by a solid 55-44 margin. However, Curbelo has relentlessly attacked Garcia’s ethics, and Garcia’s own behavior has generated bad headlines.
Over in the St. Petersburg 13th District, Republican Rep. David Jolly is the underdog against ex-Gov. Charlie Crist. Jolly has an awful relationship with national Republicans, and he’s been badly outspent in a seat Obama carried 55-44. However, some polls show Crist with only a small lead, and Democrats aren’t acting like they think Crist is a sure winner.
• Georgia: Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson holds a consistent lead over wealthy Democrat Jim Barksdale in Georgia’s Senate race, but a unique state law makes this race a bit more complicated. If no one takes a majority, there will be a runoff in January between the top two finishers, and some polls show Isakson under 50 percent. Weak off-year Democratic turnout would make a January pickup tough, but Isakson wants to win now to avoid taking any chances.
• New Hampshire: The Senate race between Republican incumbent Kelly Ayotte and Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan is one of the most important contests in the nation, and polls show a very tight match. While Democrats can retake the Senate without New Hampshire, their path without it is a lot narrower. Polls have generally given Democrat Colin Van Ostern a small lead over Republican Chris Sununu in the governor’s race.
The race for the 1st District is the fourth match in a row between Republican incumbent Frank Guinta and ex-Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter. A campaign finance scandal damaged Guinta’s reputation, and both national parties have stopped running ads here, a good sign for Shea-Porter. However, Obama only carried this seat 50-49, and wealthy left-leaning independent Shawn O’Connor could still take enough support from Shea-Porter to save Guinta.
• Vermont: The state’s three electoral votes are safe for the Democrats, but the governor’s race is not. Democratic incumbent Peter Shumlin is retiring two years after an unexpectedly weak win, and Vermont has been willing to elect Republicans to the governorship in the past. The GOP is fielding popular Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, while the Democrats are running ex-state Transportation Secretary Sue Minter. There has been minimal polling here. Note that if no one wins a majority, the state legislature will pick the new governor. Democrats have strong majorities in both chambers, but it would be a surprise if the gubernatorial candidate with the most votes doesn’t get chosen.
• Virginia: The biggest race in the commonwealth is the contest for the 10th District in Northern Virginia. Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock is a well-funded and formidable candidate, but she’s running in an area that’s very hostile to Trump and will need plenty of Clinton voters to win. Democrats are fielding real estate developer LuAnn Bennett, and both national parties are spending heavily.
The open GOP-held 5th District, which includes Charlottesville and Danville, backed Romney 53-46, and Team Red should hold it. However, outside Republican groups have begun spending to help state Sen. Tom Garrett fend off Democrat Jane Dittmar, so they’re not taking it for granted. Redistricting turned the 4th District into a safely blue seat, and it should be an automatic Democratic pickup.
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North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia
• North Carolina: The state has two fiercely contested statewide races. Republican Sen. Richard Burr is trying to fend off ex-state Rep. Deborah Ross in the race for Senate, and while recent polls have usually given Burr a lead, both national parties are spending heavily. Burr also didn’t help himself in the final days of the race when he was recorded “joking” that "nothing made me feel better" than seeing a magazine about rifles "with a picture of Hillary Clinton on the front of it." If Democrats pick up this seat, it’s a very good sign that they’ll be in the majority.
The gubernatorial race is a duel between Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Attorney General Roy Cooper. In March, McCrory signed the infamous anti-LGBT law HB2, and many high-profile businesses and sporting events pulled out of the state or canceled planned expansions. Polls have been all over the place in recent weeks, though Cooper has led more often than not.
• West Virginia: While West Virginia will be one of Donald Trump’s best states, Democrats may very well keep the governor’s office. Team Blue has nominated Jim Justice, a coal billionaire who is the richest man in the state. While Republican state Senate President Bill Cole has been tying himself to Trump, what few polls we have show Justice ahead; even Cole’s own recent polling only found a tie. Justice and Trump both have built up similar cults of personality as populist billionaires, and Justice’s strong identification with the coal industry make it tough for Republicans to tie him to unpopular national Democrats.
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Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (rest of state), Illinois, Kansas (Central Time Zone), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (Eastern Time Zone), Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire (rest of state), New Jersey, North Dakota (part of state), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota (Central Time Zone), Tennessee, Texas (Central Time Zone), Washington, DC
• Illinois: GOP Sen. Mark Kirk needed to run an excellent campaign against Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth to win the Senate race in this blue state, and he very much has not. Polls show Duckworth ahead, Kirk’s fundraising has dried up, and national parties have almost completely avoided spending here.
However, GOP Rep. Bob Dold may end up holding onto his 10th District, an affluent suburban Chicago seat that backed Obama 58-41 and where Trump is toxic. This area still often favors Republicans downballot, and Dold has established a reputation as a moderate. Democrats are running ex-Rep. Brad Schneider, who narrowly beat Dold in 2012 and narrowly lost to him in 2014. Both parties are spending heavily, and both sides recently released polls showing their candidate ahead.
The 12th District in the St. Louis suburbs is a tougher Democratic target. Obama narrowly won it in 2012, but this is a relatively low-income area that’s likely to favor Trump. Democratic and Republican groups launched small ad buys late in the race, but it would be a big surprise if Democratic attorney C.J. Baricevic unseats Republican Rep. Mike Bost.
• Kansas: While Romney carried the 3rd District 54-44, this suburban Kansas City seat has attracted both sides' attention late in the race. This is a well-off area where polls show Trump struggling, and GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's brutal education cuts are particularly unpopular here. Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder faces investment advisor Jay Sidie, and while even recent Democratic polls show Yoder ahead, both sides are spending like they think an upset is possible.
• Maine: Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin defeated Democratic state Sen. Emily Cain 47-42 during the 2014 GOP wave, and Cain is back for a rematch in the 2nd District. While Obama won this seat 53-44, polls show that Trump has a good chance to take it, given this rural district’s large white, working-class population. However, limited polling also shows a tight race between Poliquin and Cain, and national parties are spending as though they believe it’s close.
• Michigan: Mitt Romney carried the open GOP-held 1st District, a northern Michigan seat that includes the state’s Upper Peninsula, 54-45, and this is a rural area where Trump may do even better. However, Democrats still win elections downballot here, and Team Blue has a well-funded candidate in former state party chair Lon Johnson. Retired Marine Lt. Gen. Jack Bergman won the primary in August, but he hasn’t raised much money. Both parties have directed money to this seat, and either candidate could very well win on Tuesday.
Further to the south, two Republicans are defending their seats. In the 7th District, Republican Rep. Tim Walberg faces state Rep. Gretchen Driskell, and both candidates have raised plenty of money. Romney won this seat 51-48, but this is another area where demographics could help Trump, and national parties haven’t invested much in this race. In the 8th District around Lansing, Rep. Mike Bishop faces Suzanna Shkreli, who only entered the race in June after the previous Democratic candidate dropped out. This area is more amenable to Clinton, and outside Democratic groups launched a modest media buy for Shkreli. Both sides have released polls showing Bishop ahead, and he’s the favorite, though Democrats argue that Shkreli has a path to victory.
• Missouri: The Show Me State also hosts very competitive Senate and gubernatorial races. Republican Sen. Roy Blunt wasn’t a top Democratic target until late in the cycle, but Secretary of State Jason Kander, an Afghanistan veteran, has emerged as one of the best Democratic candidates in the nation. Both sides are spending heavily here and while Trump is likely to carry Missouri, Kander may have enough crossover appeal to win.
The governor’s race pits Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster against retired Navy SEAL Eric Greitens. Koster, a former Republican, has unusual crossover appeal and has earned the support of many groups that seldom if ever back Democrats. Polls initially gave him a lead, but recent surveys find a very tight race.
• New Jersey: In the 5th District, Republican Rep. Scott Garrett's homophobic comments and opposition to the Import-Export Bank have offended his old Wall Street allies, and the financial industry has helped Democrat Josh Gottheimer raise more money than almost any House challenger in the nation. Romney won this North Jersey seat 51-48, but this is another affluent area where Trump will probably be a drag for Team Red. National Democrats have spent heavily, while D.C. Republicans have done almost nothing to help the incumbent. Democrats released polls in October showing Gottheimer ahead, and Republicans never countered with better numbers.
• Pennsylvania: The Senate race between Republican Sen. Pat Toomey and Democrat Katie McGinty is the big game in town. Polls have usually found a tight contest, though some recent surveys have looked better for McGinty. This is another critical seat that very well could determine the majority.
The contest for the open GOP-held 8th District in suburban Philadelphia is one of the most expensive House contests anywhere. Republican Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick is retiring, but his brother, former FBI agent Brian Fitzpatrick, is running to replace him; Democrats are fielding state Rep. Steve Santarsiero. Trump is unlikely to do well in this affluent area, but ticket-splitting is alive and well here. The open GOP-held 16th District, located in Lancaster County east of Philadelphia, backed Romney 52-46. However, outside groups for both parties started airing ads. While Democrat Christina Hartman is very much the underdog against GOP state Sen. Lloyd Smucker, an upset is possible.
• Texas: The only competitive House race in the Lone Star State is located in the 23rd District, which stretches from El Paso to San Antonio along the border with Mexico. Republican Rep. Will Hurd narrowly unseated Democratic incumbent Pete Gallego in 2014, and Gallego is back for a rematch. Romney won 51-48 here, but this is a largely Hispanic seat where Trump won’t be an asset, and both parties are spending plenty of money here.
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Arkansas
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Arizona, Colorado, Kansas (rest of state), Louisiana, Michigan (rest of state), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota (rest of state), South Dakota (rest of state), Texas (rest of state), Wisconsin, Wyoming
• Arizona: While the Grand Canyon State’s 11 electoral votes are in play, its congressional races have pretty much fizzled out. In the Senate race, Republican Sen. John McCain has consistently led Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in the polls, and neither party is spending much here.
Kirkpatrick’s open 1st District backed Romney 50-48, and it originally looked like it would be a tough race for both parties. However, Republicans nominated scandal-tarred Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, and outside GOP groups have done little to help him against Democrat Tom O’Halleran, a former Republican state legislator. Both sides have released polls showing O’Halleran up, and Team Blue is favored here. In the Tucson-based 2nd District, GOP Rep. Martha McSally won the narrowest House race in the nation two years ago, but this time around, she has a huge financial edge over ex-state Rep. Matt Heinz. Romney won 50-48 and a wave could upset things, but national Democrats haven’t shown much confidence in Heinz.
• Colorado: The suburban Denver 6th District is another affluent area where Trump is toxic, but no one is counting Republican Rep. Mike Coffman out. Coffman faces Democratic state Sen. Morgan Carroll. Both candidates have spent heavily, and national groups are also airing plenty of ads. The 3rd District, located around Grand Junction, is a tougher Democratic target. Ex-state Sen. Gail Schwartz is a solid fundraiser, but Romney won 52-46 here, and Rep. Scott Tipton is favored to keep his seat. However, both parties are airing ads here, so Tipton is far from secure.
• Louisiana: With the exception of the presidential race, all Louisiana contests are all party-primaries (also known as jungle primaries). All candidates in each race, regardless of party, will compete on one ballot. If no one takes a majority, the top two vote-getters will advance to a December runoff. The open GOP-held Senate seat features over 20 candidates, but only five look like they have any chance to reach the second round.
Of the Republicans, state Treasurer John Kennedy and Rep. Charles Boustany are the main competitors, though Rep. John Fleming may have an outside shot to take one of the two spots. (Former KKK leader David Duke is also running, but polls thankfully show him going nowhere.) For the Democrats, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell and attorney Caroline Fayard are competing. The GOP is very likely to hold this seat in December, and there’s even a chance that the runoff will be between two Republicans. There are also crowded jungle primaries in the open 3rd and 4th Districts, though both seats are also safely red.
• Minnesota: Rep. Rick Nolan is one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the nation. While Obama carried his 8th District 52-46, this seat, located in the Iron Range in the northeast corner of the state, is likely to be a good area for Trump, thanks to its sizable white working-class population. Nolan faces a rematch with wealthy Republican Stewart Mills, who Nolan beat 49-47 during the 2014 GOP wave. This is another seat that has attracted heavy spending from both national parties.
There are also competitive races in two GOP-held suburban Twin Cities seats. The open 2nd District is a well-off area that’s likely to reject Trump, and Democrat Angie Craig has decisively outspent conservative radio host Jason Lewis. However, while Democrats haven’t hesitated to use Lewis’s long history of racist and sexist statements against him, he’s managed to avoid pariah status, and national Republicans recently came to his aid. In the neighboring 3rd District, Democratic state Sen. Terri Bonoff and her allies have tried to link GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen to Trump, who is unpopular here as well. However, Paulsen is a formidable candidate who has won re-election with ease in the past, and polls show him very tough to beat this time.
• Nebraska: Democrat Brad Ashford’s victory over GOP incumbent Lee Terry in the 2nd District was one of the few bright spots for Team Blue in 2014, and Republicans hope that retired Air Force General Don Bacon will put this seat back in their column. Both national parties have made this Omaha seat a priority. Romney won 53-46 here, but Hillary Clinton is putting more effort into winning this seat than Obama did four years ago (Nebraska along with Maine gives an electoral vote to the winner of each congressional district).
• New York: Democrats are mostly on the offense in the Empire State, though they need to get through several tough seats if they want to make major gains. The most competitive pair of seats are located in upstate New York. In the open GOP-held 19th District, law professor Zephyr Teachout has been one of the strongest Democratic fundraisers in any House race, but GOP groups are spending heavily to help ex-Assembly GOP leader John Faso and have attacked Teachout as a carpetbagger from New York City. There have been several polls, and they consistently show a tight contest.
Around Utica, the open-GOP held 22nd District is an unusual three-way race between GOP Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, Democratic Broome County Supervisor Kim Myers, and wealthy independent Martin Babinec. Babinec has mostly been running as a centrist but he’s pledged to caucus with the GOP if he wins. Republican groups have attacked both Babinec and Myers, while Democrats are subtly trying to convince conservatives to ditch Tenney for Babinec.
Democrats are also trying to reclaim a few seats they lost in the 2014 GOP wave, but it won’t be easy. Polls show that Rep. Lee Zeldin in the Long Island based 1st District and Rep. John Katko in the Syracuse area 24th District are in good shape. Two upstate seats, the 21st District and the 23rd District, are likely to be good turf for Trump and are even tougher lifts. Team Blue is also trying to hold the 3rd District on Long Island. Republicans canceled their ads in the final month of the race after polls showed Democrat Tom Suozzi far ahead, so it would be a major surprise if he lost.
• Wisconsin: Until recently, Democrat Russ Feingold looked like a strong favorite to defeat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in their Senate race rematch. However, polls have narrowed considerably, and national groups on both side have launched major last-minute ad campaigns. Feingold is probably still the favorite, but even though he’d long been left for dead, a Johnson upset now looks like a real possibility.
Democrats are trying to flip the open 8th District around Green Bay. However, this is another area where Trump may be able to improve on Romney’s 50-48 performance, and Democrats canceled much of their planned spending here. However, there’s still a chance that Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson can upset Republican Mike Gallagher, a retired Marine and former advisor to Gov. Scott Walker.
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Idaho (Mountain Time Zone), Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Oregon (Mountain Time Zone), Utah (Note that while a small chunk of eastern Oregon closes at this hour, we won’t see many votes until the rest of the state closes an hour later.)
• Iowa: Republican Rep. Rod Blum narrowly won the Cedar Rapids-based 1st District during the 2014 GOP wave, and Democrats hoped he’d be easy to beat in a seat Obama carried 56-43. But Trump is polling well in Iowa, and a recent Democratic poll gave ex-Cedar Rapids City Councilor Monica Vernon only a 48-47 lead, so this race has proven unexpectedly competitive. In the 3rd District around Des Moines, Republican Rep. David Young is defending a seat that backed Obama 51-47. After several polls, including a few GOP surveys, gave Young a double-digit lead over Iraq veteran Jim Mowrer, Democrats dropped a poll showing Mower down “just” 49-46 in mid-October. An upset is possible, but this contest is very much Young’s to lose.
• Montana: Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock faces a challenge from wealthy businessmen Greg Gianforte in a gubernatorial contest that has attracted minimal public polling, though Bullock leads in the very limited data we have. GOP Rep. Ryan Zinke, who represents Montana’s At-Large District, faces a well-funded challenge from state Superintendent of Public Education Denise Juneau. National Democrats recently began airing ads here, but even a Juneau poll showed Zinke ahead.
• Nevada: The Silver State's Senate race is the GOP’s only real chance to flip a Democratic-held Senate seat. Democrats are fielding ex-Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, a protégé of retiring Sen. Harry Reid, while the GOP recruited Rep. Joe Heck. This has been a very expensive battle, and polls have been all over the place, though Nevada is a tough state to poll accurately.
Republican Cresent Hardy defied the odds to win the 4th District, an Obama 54-44 seat located in North Las Vegas, during the 2014 GOP wave, and he’s one of the most likely House incumbents to lose. Both parties are spending like they think this race is competitive, and a recent Democratic poll gave state Sen. Ruben Kihuen just a 40-38 lead over Hardy. However, the early voting trends look very good for local Democrats, and a Hardy win would be a surprise.
Both sides are also competing for the GOP-held 3rd District south of Las Vegas. Obama only won 50-49 here, but this is another suburban area where Trump could cause problems for local Republicans. Both Democrat Jacky Rosen and Republican Danny Tarkanian and their allies have released polls showing their candidate ahead.
• Utah: Republican Mia Love defeated Democrat Doug Owens by an unexpectedly close 51-46 margin in the 4th District in 2014, and Owens is back for a rematch. However, despite Trump’s problems in Utah, even Democratic polls find Owens 8 to 10 points behind, and a Love loss would be a huge surprise.
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California, Hawaii, Oregon (rest of state), Washington
• California: The state’s 55 electoral votes are safe for Hillary Clinton, and state Attorney General Kamala Harris should have little trouble defeating Rep. Loretta Sanchez in the all-Democratic Senate race. However, California has a plenty of competitive House seats to watch. The House race that Democrats nationwide want to win more than any other is the 49th District in suburban San Diego, where GOP Rep. Darrell Issa is in a competitive fight with retired Marine Col. Doug Applegate. Issa, the wealthiest man in Congress, spent years launching bogus investigations against the Obama administration, and when he pulled off an unexpectedly weak 51-45 win in the June top-two primary against Applegate, Democrats saw their chance to retire him. This seat backed Romney 52-46, but this is another district where Trump should be a drag on the ticket.
Democrats are on the offensive in three other Golden State House seats. Rep. Jeff Denham is defending the 10th District around Modesto, where Obama won 51-47. This contest was relatively quiet until the final month, when Democrats arrived in force to help beekeeper Michael Eggman, who lost 56-44 here during the GOP wave; Republicans soon got involved too. In the 21st District around Bakersfield, Republican Rep. David Valadao is defending a seat that backed Obama 55-44 from attorney Emilio Huerta. This is a heavily Hispanic area where Trump could cause problems, but Valadao is a tough candidate who won’t be easy to beat. In the 25th District, located north of Los Angeles, Republican Rep. Steve Knight faces attorney Bryan Caforio in a suburban seat that’s been trending blue; this is another race where both parties only got involved late.
Democrats are also on the defensive in a few seats. In the suburban Sacramento 7th District, Democratic Rep. Ami Bera faces Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones in an expensive race in a seat Obama won 51-47. Both candidates have some issues. Bera has a poor relationship with labor groups over his vote for so-called “fast-track” negotiation authority for trade deals. More recently, Bera’s father was sentenced to prison over a campaign finance scandal, though prosecutors concluded that the congressman had no knowledge of it. However, Jones has been accused of unwanted touching by a former subordinate in the sheriff’s office.
In the open 24th District around Santa Barbara, Democratic Santa Barbara County Supervisor Salud Carbajal faces an unexpectedly tough challenge from businessman Justin Fareed. Obama won 54-43 here and a Fareed victory still would be a surprise, but outside groups in both parties have spent some money on this contest. Finally, Rep. Scott Peters looks like the strong favorite in the 52nd District around San Diego, a race that hasn’t attracted little outside spending.
We also have two competitive Democrat-versus-Democrat races in blue districts. In the 17th District, Rep. Mike Honda faces an intense rematch with former Treasury Department official Ro Khanna, whom he narrowly beat in 2014. And in the open 44th District, state Sen. Isadore Hall is favored over Hermosa Beach City Councilwoman Nanette Barrágan, but EMILY’s List came to Barragan’s aid late.
• Oregon: Democrat Kate Brown became governor after John Kitzhaber resigned in 2015, and she’s running for the final two years of his term in a gubernatorial special election. Polls give Brown a consistent lead over Republican Bud Pierce.
• Washington: Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee consistently leads Republican Bill Bryant in the polls of the governor’s race, and it would be a major surprise if he loses. There’s also an all-Democratic general election in the open 7th District in Seattle, pitting state Sen. Pramila Jayapal, a favorite of Bernie Sanders backers, against state Rep. Brady Walkinshaw, who has the backing of Hispanic and gay groups.
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Alaska (most of state): Republican Rep. Don Young faces a well-funded challenge from Democrat Steve Lindbeck for Alaska’s At-Large District. However, national Democrats haven’t spent much here, and an upset would be major news.
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Alaska (rest of state)
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