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Stansbury Wins NM-01 Special Election, Exceeds Haaland's and Biden's Vote Shares
Confirmed
In Short: In the New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election, Democrat Melanie Stansbury won with 60 percent of the vote, surpassing the margins of former Representative Deb Haaland and President Joe Biden.
Despite Moores' initial advantage, Stansbury outspent him by nearly a 10-1 margin in the final month of the campaign.
The outcome raises questions about the effectiveness of the 'defund the police' message in more competitive districts, as it failed to resonate in this overwhelmingly blue district.
Republicans need to net only five seats to take control of the House in the 2022 midterms, but they face challenges in districts that voted for Trump and those where Democrats won with less than 55 percent.
Stansbury's campaign focused on criticizing Moores for accepting $2 million in PPP funding for his business while opposing the package.
The grassroots donor energy that fueled Democratic candidates in previous elections has not yet materialized for Republicans, according to Cook Political Report.
The Missouri Supreme Court signaled it was considering holding Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt amid an escalating battle over proposed congressional maps.
In India, protests erupted over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Former special counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressing threats of prosecution over his investigation into former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The four-day session of Congress before the November elections gives lawmakers a final opportunity to act on several major pieces of legislation.
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) faces potential dangers of violence that may affect voter turnout in upcoming elections.
The Quebec National Assembly election saw a victory for the Parti Québécois (PQ), with concerns over the party's stance on immigration.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's visit to Chhattisgarh has been postponed due to 'unavoidable reasons,' amid opposition MPs' attempts to march to the EC headquarters.
What's confirmed
- Despite Moores' initial advantage, Stansbury outspent him by nearly a 10-1 margin in the final month of the campaign.
- The outcome raises questions about the effectiveness of the 'defund the police' message in more competitive districts, as it failed to resonate in this overwhelmingly blue district.
- Republicans need to net only five seats to take control of the House in the 2022 midterms, but they face challenges in districts that voted for Trump and those where Democrats won with less than 55 percent.
- Stansbury's campaign focused on criticizing Moores for accepting $2 million in PPP funding for his business while opposing the package.
- The grassroots donor energy that fueled Democratic candidates in previous elections has not yet materialized for Republicans, according to Cook Political Report.
- The Missouri Supreme Court signaled it was considering holding Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt amid an escalating battle over proposed congressional maps.
- In India, protests erupted over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- Former special counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressing threats of prosecution over his investigation into former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
- The four-day session of Congress before the November elections gives lawmakers a final opportunity to act on several major pieces of legislation.
- The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) faces potential dangers of violence that may affect voter turnout in upcoming elections.
- The Quebec National Assembly election saw a victory for the Parti Québécois (PQ), with concerns over the party's stance on immigration.
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's visit to Chhattisgarh has been postponed due to 'unavoidable reasons,' amid opposition MPs' attempts to march to the EC headquarters.
What's still developing
- Instead, Stansbury exceeded both Haaland and Biden's vote share, taking 60 percent to 36 percent for Republican state Sen. Mark Moores.
- Instead, the bigger question was whether she'd be able to match Haaland's (16 points) and Joe Biden's (23 points) 2020 margins of victory.
- Johnson said, “We’re in the middle of international conflicts right now, and we should not be playing games with national security,” according to ABC7 New York.
- Speaker Johnson described Massie’s move as a “publicity stunt by someone who wants attention” and stated that the resolution would be “immediately tabled” once the House returns after the elections.
- “I’m like, ‘Tina, OK, you were in a position for this moment to do this,’” she said.
- An early childhood special education paraprofessional, she still owed $389, even with good dental insurance.
- Hoskins must appear in court Thursday to explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt for instructing election officials to use the 2025 congressional map despite an injunction barring its use.
- After a six-month layoff, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have rejoined the Russia-Ukraine negotiating process.
- “The protest is against Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission. But there’s a larger context I feel. The resignation of CEC Gyanesh isn’t the only thing. People are upset with the SIR. This is a disenfranchisement of millions of voters,” said Pawan, a 36-year-old IT professional based in Andhra Pradesh who was at the demonstration.
- WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two since-dismissed federal criminal cases against Donald Trump, told senators Tuesday that he would not be silenced “by continued threats of prosecution” over his handling of the investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- Smith appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid the Justice Department’s push to target law enforcement officials involved with his investigation into Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, as well as the probe into his handling of classified documents after he left office in January 2021.
- Opposition MPs had attempted to march from Parliament House towards the EC headquarters, demanding a meeting with the election commissioners over their “vote chori” allegations.