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☆ Four candidates face off in Santa Ana, California's mayoral election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Four candidates are running in Santa Ana, California's mayoral race: Sal Tinajero, Jose Solorio, Valerie Amezcua and Jesse Nestor. 2022 General EmbedsFirst-term Democratic Mayor Vicente Sarmiento stepped down to run for an Orange County Board of Supervisors seat, leaving his seat up for grabs. Tinajero, who is endorsed by the Orange County Democratic Party, leads the Santa Ana Unified School District's speech and debate program and previously served on the Santa Ana City Council for more than a decade. Amezcua is a retired county probation officer and a member of the Santa Ana Unified Board of Education. The fourth candidate, Nestor, is a 20-year-old self-described libertarian who currently attends Santa Ana College.
☆ Mayor Paulette Guajardo faces off against John Wright in Corpus Christi, Texas' mayoral election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Incumbent Mayor Paulette Guajardo is running against John Wright in Corpus Christi, Texas' mayoral race. Polls close in the state at 7 p.m. local time. Given the state has multiple timezones, the first polls close at 8 p.m. EST and the last polls close at 9 p.m. EST. Prior to her time as mayor, she served on the Corpus Christi City Council for two terms and owned a small business for 15 years. Wright claims to have lived in Corpus Christi for nearly six years.
☆ Ammar Campa-Najjar faces off against John McCann in Chula Vista, California's mayoral election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Ammar Campa-Najjar is running against John McCann in Chula Vista, California's mayoral race. The San Diego State University graduate ran two unsuccessful congressional campaigns, one against Rep. Darrell Issa in California's 50th Congressional District. He is endorsed by the San Diego County Democratic Party, Chula Vista Firefighters, and several high-profile elected officials, including Gov. McCann is currently serving his fourth term as deputy mayor on the Chula Vista City Council. He is endorsed by the Chula Vista Police Officers Association, the Republican Party of San Diego County, and the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
☆ Mayor Farrah Khan faces off against a slate of candidates in Irvine, California's mayoral election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Incumbent Mayor Farrah Khan is running against Tom Chomyn, Katherine Daigle, and a slate of other candidates in Irvine, California's mayoral race. Polls close in the state at 8 p.m. local time, or 11 p.m. EST. 2022 General EmbedsMunicipal elections in Irvine are nonpartisan, but Khan is known to be a Democrat. Khan, who has previously served on the Community Emergency Response Team for the Irvine Police Department, is endorsed by the county Democratic Party. She's being challenged by conservative writer Katherine Daigle, reserve officer Simon Moon, technology account executive Tom Chomyn, and paralegal Branda Lin, an Irvine native who served two years as the city's community services commissioner.
☆ Pamela Goynes-Brown faces off against Pat Spearman in North Las Vegas, Nevada's mayoral election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Regardless of who wins, North Las Vegas will welcome its first Black mayor following the election. Pamela Goynes-Brown, a city council member, is running against state Sen. Pat Spearman. Pamela Goynes-Brown is running against Pat Spearman in North Las Vegas, Nevada's mayoral race. Goynes-Brown is a second-generation member of the North Las Vegas City Council, a seat she's held since 2011. She is a retired educator and assistant principal and is the former mayor pro tempore of North Las Vegas, a position she served on two occasions.
☆ Democratic incumbent Sen. Alex Padilla faces off against Republican Mark Meuser in California's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Explore more race results below. Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla is running against Republican Mark Meuser to represent California in the US Senate. CA-13CA-22CA-27CA-41CA-45CA-09CA-47CA-49 HouseDemocratic incumbent Sen. Alex Padilla faces off against Republican Mark Meuser in California to represent the state in the US Senate. California's Senate race candidatesPadilla became California's first Latino US senator when Newsom appointed him to fill Harris' seat in 2021. The Huntington Beach Republican unsuccessfully ran for state Senate in 2012 and in 2018 was defeated by Padilla in the secretary of state election.
☆ Democratic incumbent Sen. Richard Blumenthal faces off against Trump-endorsed Republican Leora Levy in Connecticut's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal is running against Republican Leora Levy to represent Connecticut in the US Senate. Levy is one of 22 Republican Senate candidates that President Donald Trump has endorsed. Democratic incumbent Sen. Richard Blumenthal faces off against Republican Leora Levy in Connecticut to represent the state in the US Senate. Connecticut's Senate race candidatesBlumenthal, first elected in 2010, serves on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, Committee on Armed Services, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Special Committee on Aging. Before his election to the Senate, Blumenthal served five terms as Connecticut's attorney general, and in both the Connecticut State Senate and House of Representatives.
☆ Democratic incumbent Sen. Brian Schatz faces off against Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott in Hawaii's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz is running against Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott to represent Hawaii in the US Senate. Schatz has raised over $4 million and still has just over $2 million on hand, while McDermott has not reported raising any money for his campaign. McDermott told a local news outlet that running against Schatz "looks like a suicide mission." He currently chairs the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and also serves on the Senate Democratic Caucus' leadership team as chief deputy whip. The money raceAccording to OpenSecrets, Schatz has raised $4.6 million, spent $4.7 million, and has $2.1 million cash on hand, as of October 19.
☆ Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth faces off against Republican Kathy Salvi in Illinois' US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth is running against Republican Kathy Salvi to represent Illinois in the US Senate. Duckworth holds a giant fundraising lead over Salvi and is highly favored to win the election. IL-17IL-06IL-13 HouseDemocratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Duckworth faces off against Republican Kathy Salvi in Illinois to represent the state in the US Senate. Illinois' Senate race candidatesDuckworth, an Iraq War veteran born in Bangkok, currently chairs the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland. Duckworth served four years as a helicopter pilot in the US Army Reserve before joining the Illinois National Guard in 1996.
☆ Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen faces off against Republican Chris Chaffee in Maryland's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Sen. Chris Van Hollen is running against Republican Chris Chaffee to represent Maryland in the US Senate. Democratic incumbent Sen. Chris Van Hollen faces off against Republican Chris Chaffee in Maryland to represent the state in the US Senate. Prior to being elected to the US Senate, Van Hollen represented Maryland's 8th Congressional District in the US House. He also served as a member of both the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland State Senate. The money raceAccording to OpenSecrets, Van Hollen has raised $8.5 million, spent $6.7 million, and has $2.3 million cash on hand, as of October 19.
☆ Democratic incumbent Sen. Ron Wyden faces off against Republican Jo Rae Perkins in Oregon's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Sen. Ron Wyden is running against Republican Jo Rae Perkins to represent Oregon in the US Senate. Wyden has been Congress for more than 40 years overall — and in the US Senate since 1996. Democratic incumbent Sen. Ron Wyden faces off against Republican Jo Rae Perkins in Oregon to represent the state in the US Senate. Prior to his time as senator, Wyden represented Oregon's 3rd Congressional District in the House from 1981 until his election to the US Senate in 1996. Oregon's voting historyThe state voted forJoe Biden over then-President Donald Trump by a margin of 16 percentage points in the 2020 election.
☆ Democratic Rep. Peter Welch faces off against Republican Gerald Malloy in Vermont's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Democratic Rep. Peter Welch is running against Republican Gerald Malloy to represent Vermont in the US Senate. Welch has represented Vermont's at-large congressional district for 15 years. Vermont's Senate race candidatesWelch, who has represented Vermont's at-large congressional district in the House since 2007, is running for Senate with a breadth of political experience. Prior to his time in Congress, Welch served in the Vermont State Senate for over a decade, during which he served as minority leader and president pro tempore. From 1856 through the election of 1988, Vermont went Republican in every election except 1964, when it voted for Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater.
☆ Democratic Sen. Patty Murray faces off against Republican Tiffany Smiley in Washington's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Sen. Patty Murray is running against Republican Tiffany Smiley to represent Washington in the US Senate. WA-08 HouseLongtime Democratic incumbent Sen. Patty Murray faces off against political newcomer Tiffany Smiley in Washington to represent the state in the US Senate. Prior to her time in the US Senate, Murray served in thw Washington State Senate for a single term. In Washington, Democratic candidates have been victorious in presidential races during the last nine elections. Her challenger, Smiley, has raised $16.4 million, spent $14.7 million, and has $1.7 million cash on hand, as of October 19.
☆ Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski faces off against Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka and Democrat Patricia Chesbro in Alaska's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is running against fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka and Democrat Patricia Chesbro to represent Alaska in the US Senate. Tshibaka is endorsed by Donald Trump, while Murkowski has the endorsements of several high-profile Democrats, including Sen. Joe Manchin. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski faces off against Democrat Patricia Chesbro and fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka in Alaska to represent the state in the US Senate. Her Republican challenger, Tshibaka, has raised $4.8 million, spent $4.2 million, and has $692,428 cash on hand, as of October 19. Murkowski has benefitted from most of that spending, including a $6.1 million boost from the Senate Leadership Fund, a national Republican super PAC.
☆ Trump-endorsed Republican Katie Britt faces off against Democrat Will Boyd in Alabama's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Republican Katie Britt is running against Democrat Will Boyd to represent Alabama in the US Senate. Britt has outraised and outspent Boyd by leaps and bounds, and is strongly favored to win. Alabama's Senate race candidatesBritt, who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, worked on Shelby's 2015 reelection campaign as his deputy campaign manager and communications director. The money raceAccording to OpenSecrets, Britt has raised $10.6 million, spent $9.1 million, and has $1.5 million cash on hand, as of October 19. What experts sayThe race between Britt and Boyd is rated as "solid Republican" by Inside Elections, "solid Republican" by The Cook Political Report, and "safe Republican" by Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
☆ Republican incumbent Sen. John Boozman faces off against Democrat Natalie James in Arkansas' US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Sen. John Boozman is running against Democrat Natalie James to represent Arkansas in the US Senate. Boozman is one of 22 Republican US Senate candidates Donald Trump has endorsed. Arkansas' Senate race candidatesTwo-term Republican incumbent Boozman currently serves as a ranking member on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Since 1968, Arkansas has gone Republican in 10 of 13 elections, and the Republican margin of victory has increased in each of the last five elections. According to OpenSecrets, Boozman has raised $7.4 million, spent $6.7 million, and has $1.1 million cash on hand, as of October 19.
☆ Republican incumbent Sen. Mike Crapo faces off against Democrat David Roth in Idaho's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Sen. Mike Crapo is running against Democrat David Roth to represent Idaho in the US Senate. Idaho's Senate race candidatesFirst elected in 1998, Crapo has served in Congress for nearly a quarter of a century. Prior to entering Congress, the native Idahoan served for nearly a decade in the Idaho State Senate and for three terms in the US House. Roth unsuccessfully ran for the Idaho State Legislature in 2020. Idaho's voting historyThe state voted for then-President Donald Trump over Joe Biden by a margin of about 30 percentage points in the 2020 election.
☆ Republican Sen. Todd Young faces off against Democratic Mayor Tom McDermott in Indiana's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Explore more race results below. Sen. Todd Young is running against Democrat Tom McDermott to represent Indiana in the US Senate. McDermott has served as mayor of Hammond, Indiana's 8th largest city, for nearly two decades. IN-01 HouseRepublican incumbent Sen. Todd Young faces off against Democrat Tom McDermott in Indiana to represent the state in the US Senate. Prior to entering public office, McDermott served six years in the Navy as a nuclear submariner.
☆ Republican Sen. Jerry Moran faces off against Democrat Mark Holland in Kansas' US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Explore more race results below. Sen. Jerry Moran is running against Democrat Mark Holland to represent Kansas in the US Senate. Republican incumbent Sen. Jerry Moran faces off against Democrat Mark Holland in Kansas to represent the state in the US Senate. Kansas' Senate race candidatesMoran, first elected to the Senate in 2010, serves on the Committee on Appropriations and as a ranking member on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, among others. Prior to his election to the Senate, Moran served for seven terms in the US House, as well as eight years in the Kansas State Senate — spending the last two years as majority leader.
☆ Republican Sen. Rand Paul faces off against Democrat Charles Booker in Kentucky's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Explore more race results below. Sen. Rand Paul is running against Democrat Charles Booker to represent Kentucky in the US Senate. Booker is the first Black person to be a major party nominee for US Senate in Kentucky. Kentucky's Senate race candidatesElected to the US Senate in 2010, Paul is vying for his 3rd term to represent Kentucky. Prior to his election to the Senate, Paul worked as an ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
☆ Republican incumbent Sen. John Kennedy aims to fend off a slate of challengers in Louisiana's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Sen. John Kennedy is running against Democrats Luke Mixon and Gary Chambers among a crowded slate of challengers to represent Louisiana in the US Senate. Louisiana's Senate race candidatesKennedy, first elected in 2016, serves on the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Banking, Budget, Judiciary, and Small Business. Prior to his election to the Senate, Kennedy served as state treasurer for five terms, serving in the position from 2000 to 2017. Louisiana's voting historyThe state voted for Trump over Joe Biden by a margin of about 20 percentage points in the 2020 election. What experts sayLouisiana's Senate race is rated as "solid Republican" by Inside Elections, "solid Republican" by The Cook Political Report, and "safe Republican" by Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
☆ Republican state attorney general Eric Schmitt faces off against Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine in Missouri's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Republican state attorney general Eric Schmitt is running against Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine to represent Missouri in the US Senate. Missouri's US Senate race candidatesSchmitt serves as the attorney general of Missouri, a position he was appointed to by Republican Gov. Mike Parsons following former Attorney General Josh Hawley's election to the US Senate. Prior to being appointed attorney general, Schmitt served as state treasurer and state senator. His opponent, Valentine, has raised $12 million, spent $11.6 million, and has $327,578 cash on hand, as of October 19.
☆ Republican Sen. John Hoeven faces off against Democrat Katrina Christiansen in North Dakota's US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Sen. John Hoeven is running against Democrat Katrina Christiansen to represent North Dakota in the US Senate. North Dakota's Senate race candidatesHoeven, was first elected in 2010 and running for a third term to represent North Dakota. Last year, he joined 18 of his Senate Republican colleagues to vote in favor of the Biden administration's $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Prior to being elected to the US Senate, Hoeven served for a decade as the state's governor. He will likely cruise to victory; he won both of his previous Senate terms with more than 76% of the vote.
☆ Republican Sen. James Lankford faces off against Democrat Madison Horn in one of two US Senate elections in Oklahoma
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Explore more race results below. Rep. James Lankford is running against Democrat Madison Horn to represent Oklahoma in the US Senate. Oklahoma's Senate race candidatesLankford, first elected to the Senate in 2014 for the seat vacated by retiring Sen. Tom Coburn, is vying for a second term in the Senate. Prior to being elected to the US Senate, Lankford served four years in the US House representing Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District. Oklahoma, a blood-red state, has gone Republican in every presidential election race since 1968.
☆ Republican Markwayne Mullin faces off against Democrat Kendra Horn in Oklahoma's special US Senate election
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Republican Markwayne Mullin is running against Democrat Kendra Horn to represent Oklahoma in the US Senate. The special election will fill the rest of the six-year term that retiring Republican Rep. Jim Inhofe was elected to in 2020. In 2018, Horn became the first Democratic woman to represent Oklahoma in Congress. Oklahoma's US Senate race candidatesMullin, the Republican nominee in the special US Senate election, is a fifth-term congressman representing Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District in the US House. Oklahoma, a blood-red state, has gone Republican in every presidential election race since 1968.
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