Senate races

Democratic Rep. Colleen Hanabusa on Thursday said she would mount a primary challenge to Sen. Brian Schatz.

Rep. Edward Markey, a Democratic nominee for Senate in Massachusetts, is hammering his Republican opponent Gabriel Gomez as "just another Republican" in a new Web video.

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) on Wednesday announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.).

"I have a conservative voting record, but I come from an area that’s not necessarily Republican,” Kingston told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “And I can work with the other party and do that without selling out our philosophy.”

Kingston is the third Republican congressman to enter the rapidly crowding Senate field. Reps. Phil Gingrey and Paul Broun have also announced their bids. Rep. Tom Price is also apparently considering a bid for the GOP nomination.

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey has decided not to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by retiring Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa).

Northey, who has served as the top agriculture official in the state for a decade, is the second prominent Republican in the past two weeks to opt against a run. Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced last Tuesday that she would not seek the seat.

Stephanie Schriock is leaving the door open to running for retiring Sen. Max Baucus's seat in Montana.

“Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock self-destructed last fall, and other candidates squandered important opportunities,” said Rove in a WSJ op-ed.

The GOP establishment is hoping former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez will be another Scott Brown. 

Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) made it official on Wednesday, announcing he'll run for Michigan's open Senate seat.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee is hammering Democratic nominee for Senate in Massachusetts Rep. Edward Markey for his long tenure in Congress, its first attack after Markey won the party's nomination.

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) is planning a media tour through Georgia on Thursday and Friday and is expected to announce his Senate bid. Read more...