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Taking Stock of the Incoming House Freshman Class

The 120th Congress is on track to have one of the largest freshman classes of the past decade. A whopping 61 House members ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

In Move Toward GOP, New Hampshire Senate Race Shifts Into Toss Up

Despite headwinds against Republicans, there is one Senate race that some in both parties privately concede may be a sleeper ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Episode 75: Hispanics in Texas Swung Hard Toward Trump in 2024. They Are Abandoning Him in 2026.

Amy, Carrie and Erin join the Roundtable this week. They dig into the numbers in our new poll of Texas Hispanic likely voters ...
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For Paxton, Here’s Why the Message Matters As Much as the Money

After months of uncertainty about whether GOP groups would pony up the dollars needed for Republican Ken Paxton to compete ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Exclusive New Poll of Hispanic Texas Voters Shows a Collapse of the GOP’s 2024 Coalition in the State

A new survey of Texas Hispanic likely voters, conducted for The Cook Political Report and TelevisaUnivision, finds the ...
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Oregon Governor Shifts Toward GOP, While Alaska Moves in Democrats’ Direction

Governors' races sometimes operate independently of the national environment, especially when issues germane to the state ...
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How Will We Know if 2026 Is a Wave Election? Look to Rural America.

How will we know if 2026 is a wave election in the House? To me, the real sign of a wave year won’t be how many seats ...
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As Trump Loses Support From Hispanic Voters, Can These Republican Members Hold Their Seats?

Hispanic voters, who swung right in 2024 but have moved away from Republicans in the past year and a half, will play a major ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

Cook Political Report and TelevisaUnivision Texas poll of Hispanic Voters

Exclusive new poll of Hispanic Texas voters, conducted August 26–September 3, 2026, shows a collapse of the GOP's 2024 ...
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

What We're Watching in the New Hampshire and Rhode Island Primaries

Voters head to the polls in New Hampshire on Tuesday and in Rhode Island on Wednesday. Here’s what we’re watching.
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter

2025-2026 Redistricting Tracker: How Many Seats Could Flip?

The Cook Political Report is tracking developments in every state taking up mid-decade redistricting, as well as the gains ...
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Two Missouri House Race Ratings Change After Redistricting Roller Coaster Finally Ends

After a flurry of eleventh-hour court rulings, Missouri’s redistricting saga is finally coming to a close. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked a federal judge’s ruling that ordered the state to use the map ...