Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III,also known as Connie Mack III,is a retired American Republican politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1983 to 1989 and then as a Senator from 1989 to 2001. He served as chair of the Senate Republican Conference from 1997 to 2001.
Thomas Stephen Foley was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party,Foley represented Washington's fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). He was the first Speaker of the House in over a century since Galusha Grow in 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign.
The 1984 United States Senate elections were held on November 6,with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. They coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. In spite of the lopsided presidential race,Reagan's Republican Party suffered a net loss of two Senate seats to the Democrats,although it retained control of the Senate with a reduced 53-47 majority. Democrats defeated incumbents in Illinois and Iowa,and won an open seat in Tennessee,while Republicans defeated an incumbent in Kentucky.
The 1982 United States Senate elections were held on November 2,1982. They were elections for the United States Senate following Republican gains in 1980. The 33 Senate seats of Class 1 were up for election in 1982. A total of four seats changed hands between parties,with Democrats winning seats in New Jersey and New Mexico,and Republicans taking seats in Nevada and the seat of the lone independent,Senator Harry Byrd Jr.,in Virginia. Democrats made a net gain of one seat in the elections,while Republicans stayed at 54 seats for a majority. A special election was also held in Washington state in 1983 that gave Republicans a seat that was previously held by a Democrat,bringing their majority to 55-45.
The 1978 United States Senate elections were held on November 7,in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. The 33 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. Thirteen seats changed hands between parties,resulting in a net gain of three seats for the Republicans. Democrats nevertheless retained a 58–41 majority.
The 1954 United States Senate elections was a midterm election in the first term of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency. The 32 Senate seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections,and six special elections were held to fill vacancies. Eisenhower's Republican party lost a net of two seats to the Democratic opposition. This small change was just enough to give Democrats control of the chamber with the support of an Independent who caucused with them.
Dennis Edward Eckart is an American lawyer and politician who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Eckart,a member of the Democratic Party,represented Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1983 to 1993,and Ohio's 22nd congressional district from 1981 to 1983. Before being elected to Congress,Eckart served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980.
Donald Anthony Manzullo is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district,from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. From 2001 to 2007 he served as Chairman of the Committee on Small Business,and from January 2011 to January 2013 he served as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. He was defeated in the 2012 Republican Primary on March 20,2012.
Mark Anthony Miloscia is an American politician and former public school teacher who served in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2019. A Democrat for more than twenty years,in 2014 he switched to the Republican Party and ran for election to represent the 30th Legislative District in the state senate - winning by more than ten percentage points. In 2016,Miloscia ran for state auditor as a Republican,he lost the general election to Democrat Pat McCarthy by 5 percentage points. He represented the 30th legislative district for seven terms,from 1999 to 2013,in the Washington House of Representatives. He was endorsed by The Seattle Times newspaper for re-election in 2018.
Cheryl Ann Pflug is an American lawyer,nurse,and politician who is a member of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Washington State Senate from 2004 to 2012.
James G. McCune is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 2nd district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Pierce County Council,representing the 3rd district from 2017 to 2021 and as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2005 to 2013.
Douglas Allen Collins is an American lawyer and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
Elections held in the state of Washington on November 6,2012. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on August 7,2012.
John Eric Braun is an American politician from Washington. A Republican,Braun serves in the Washington State Senate,representing the 20th district. Braun serves as the President of Braun Northwest and as an officer in the US Navy Reserve.
John Marvin Koster is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 39th district from 1995 to 2001 and again in 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Snohomish County Council,representing the 1st district from 2002 to 2014.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 4,2014. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of Arkansas' four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 20,2014,for offices that need to nominate candidates. Primary runoffs,necessary if no candidate wins a majority of the vote,were held on June 10,2014.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8,2016. The primary was held on August 2.
Todd Russ is an American politician who has served as the Treasurer of Oklahoma since 2023. He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 55th district from 2009 to 2022. He was term limited from the Oklahoma Legislature in 2022.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 6,1990.
Robert Steven Chase is an American politician and businessman. A Republican,he was a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 4th district. Elected in 2020,he assumed office on January 11,2021.
