General Discussion

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Wed Apr 12, 2017, 10:23 PM Apr 2017

When was the last time Democrats came close to winning a US House Race in a

Solid Republican Congressional District?
2005- OH-2 CD Special Election. Democratic nominee Paul Hackett got 48 percent of the vote in that race against Republican nominee Jean Schmidt who got 52 percent of the vote. OH-2CD is the district that Bush43 carried with over 60 percent of the popular.
Democrat(James Thompson) got over 45 percent of the vote in the 2017 US House Special Election in KS-4. KS-4 is more Republican than OH-2. Ron Estes(R-KS) is a establishment Republican, served as KS State Treasurer for 2 terms. Estes is less controversial than Schmidt.

2 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

When was the last time Democrats came close to winning a US House Race in a (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Apr 2017 OP

Final vote for GOP +5. Dawson Leery Apr 2017 #1

Thanks for the info. Whoever is the Democratic nominee in 2018 KS-4 US House Race nkpolitics1212 Apr 2017 #2

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

1. Final vote for GOP +5.

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Wed Apr 12, 2017, 10:28 PM

Apr 2017

Last fall it was GOP + 30.

Replicate that swing in 2018, Democrats will have solid control of the US House.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)

2. Thanks for the info. Whoever is the Democratic nominee in 2018 KS-4 US House Race

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 12, 2017, 10:34 PM

Apr 2017

whether or not it is Thompson should get endorsements from Sebelius and Glickman.

Reply to this discussion