All Candidates
Ann Kirkpatrick
Democrats could pick up another GOP-held seat in the upcoming election in Arizona’s first congressional district. A federal corruption investigation prompted GOP Rep. Rick Renzi to announce he’s not seeking another term -- and Ann Kirkpatrick, a former state representative and county prosecutor, is in the race!
Betsy Markey
Democrats see a prime opportunity to unseat radical right-wing Rep. Marilyn Musgrave in Colorado’s fourth congressional district and replace her with Betsy Markey, a respected businesswoman with experience in local and national politics.
Bev Perdue
Not only would Bev Perdue be North Carolina’s first female governor, she’d be the first pro-choice Democratic woman governor of a southern state since the late Ann Richards of Texas! But it won’t be easy: spending in this race is already on track to break records -- and the GOP nominee, Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, can tap into his network of business elite.
Carol Shea-Porter
Propelled by her powerful message for change and a strong grassroots network of supporters, Carol Shea-Porter unseated GOP incumbent Jeb Bradley in New Hampshire’s largely Republican first district despite being outspent three to one.
Chellie Pingree
When Democratic Rep. Tom Allen decided to give up his Democratic-leaning House seat to run for the U.S. Senate, Chellie Pingree, a former state senator, quickly announced she would run — and instantly became the frontrunner in a crowded field.
Christine Jennings
After malfunctioning computers in Florida’s 13th congressional district failed to register 18,000 votes in Christine Jennings’s home base, GOP millionaire and used car salesman Vern Buchanan was declared the 2006 winner by a mere 369 votes.
Darcy Burner
After an ever-so-narrow loss in 2006, former Microsoft manager Darcy Burner is back to challenge GOP Rep. Dave Reichert for Washington state’s eighth district seat. This suburban Seattle district has been in GOP hands since 1982, but it’s been steadily trending blue and voted for Democrats in the past two presidential elections.
Debbie Halvorson
Even before GOP Congressman Jerry Weller of Illinois’s 11th district announced he would retire, Democratic leaders were working to recruit state Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson to challenge him.
Donna Edwards
In early February, Donna Edwards unseated incumbent Albert Wynn in the Democratic primary in Maryland’s fourth congressional district. Wynn subsequently resigned his seat, prompting a June 17 special election to fill the remainder of his term. If she wins, Edwards will be sworn in immediately — becoming the first African American woman to represent Maryland in Congress.
Gabrielle Giffords
Gabrielle Giffords made headlines and history when she won the seat retiring Republican Rep. Jim Kolbe held for 22 years in Arizona’s eighth district.
Hillary Clinton
Battle-tested, prepared to win. No presidential candidate is more politically tested than Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York.
Jackie Speier
Former state Sen. Jackie Speier won her April 8 special election to fill the seat of the late Rep. Tom Lantos. Speier's election marks an EMILY's List milestone, as she is the 70th pro-choice Democratic woman EMILY’s List has helped elect to Congress.
Jeanne Shaheen
Democrats are celebrating the news that former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen is running against GOP rubber-stamping Sen. John Sununu. As a three-term governor, Shaheen made dramatic improvements to education and health care, and used her power to protect reproductive rights.
Jill Long Thompson
Former U.S. House Rep. Jill Long Thompson defied conventional wisdom and won a narrow upset primary victory against a well-funded, politically connected opponent, becoming the first female gubernatorial nominee in Indiana’s history.
Joan Fitz-Gerald
The race for Colorado’s second congressional district is on track to be the most expensive open seat battle in the country -- and former state Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald is without doubt the most qualified candidate to keep this seat in Democratic hands in November.
Judy Baker
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s retirement and GOP Rep. Kenny Hulshof’s subsequent decision to run for governor have created an opening for Democrats to take over a House seat and send a skilled legislator, state Rep. Judy Baker, to Congress.
Kay Barnes
Kay Barnes is one of Democrats’s strongest recruits to take over a GOP seat and strengthen our majority in Congress.
Kay Hagan
In 2008, Democrats have a chance to unseat Republican Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, one of President Bush’s most reliable loyalists in the U.S. Senate, and replace her with a dynamic, creative leader with a background in business, law, and government: state Sen. Kay Hagan of Greensboro.
Kirsten Gillibrand
A star to watch. The buzz surrounding Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand from Democratic party leaders has only grown louder since she unseated an entrenched Republican congressman and helped Democrats take control of the House in 2006.
Leslie Byrne
Leslie Byrne, a tenacious lawmaker with a history of winning tough races, is running in one of the top open seat opportunities of 2008: Virginia’s eleventh congressional district, in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Linda Stender
It’s been 30 years since New Jersey has sent a pro-choice Democratic woman to Congress, and there is currently not a single woman in the state’s 13-member congressional delegation. State Assemblywoman Linda Stender is poised to end this long lockout.
Mary Jo Kilroy
In 2006, Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy nearly unseated the highest ranking Republican woman in Congress, Ohio Rep. Deborah Pryce. Pryce outspent Kilroy by almost $2 million in the 15th district, but won by a margin of only 1,062 votes.
Melissa Bean
Since staging one of the most dramatic upsets of 2004, Illinois Rep. Melissa Bean has become a perennial target for Republicans eager to win back this GOP-leaning seat.
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Tracey Brooks
Voters of New York’s 21st district have a rare opportunity this year to send Tracey Brooks, a dynamic, young, pro-choice woman leader, to Congress. A former civil litigator, district director for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and rising star in the Democratic Party, Brooks is leading a crowded field of candidates vying to succeed retiring 20-year Democratic Rep. Mike McNulty in a Democratic-leaning seat.
