Incumbency is supposed to have its privileges, but somebody forgot to tell that to the Ohio Republicans who drastically altered OH-01 after the 2020 Census, essentially leaving their incumbent Steve Chabot to sink or swim as Democratic challenger Greg Landsman and party members go all out in an attempt to flip the seat and retain control of the House of Representatives.

Early voting is underway in AZ-01 as David Schweikert, campaign finance violator extraordinaire, tries to convince voters to ignore his indiscretions and send him back to Washington for a 7th term in Congress.

The race in CA-45 pits the Korea-born right winger and first-term incumbent Michelle Steel against Taiwanese American and Democratic party challenger Jay Chen.

Ken Calvert’s record-setting 30-year term as a member of Congress appears to have run its course. Not only has CA-41 become less red over the past decade as more voters of color have moved in but the longest-serving member of the California delegation is running in a redrawn district that now includes Palm Springs.

The right to choose is front and center in CA-40 this cycle. Physician Asif Mahmood (D) cleared the field before the 2022 primary, demonstrating both his fundraising prowess and his ability to harness the energy of the district’s pro-choice voters by trouncing the incumbent Congresswoman Young Kim by just over 6 percentage points.

Republican fighter jet pilot Mike Garcia is battling for his political life in CA-27, a congressional district where President Biden won easily with a 10.1% margin of victory in 2020.

In one of the most hotly contested House races in the country, both parties will continue playing hot potato with the CA-22 race in Central Valley, California until Election Day this November.

One simple fact should frame all election analyses: the Democratic presidential nominee has won the popular vote in every single election since 1992 (with the sole exception of John Kerry’s narrow 2004 loss).