Election Day 2022 was not kind to Republicans. The GOP might retake the House, but it was not a red wave year, despite all polls showing otherwise. It was a “red mirage.” And while Florida did have a red wave, where not a single Democrat will hold elected statewide office, the same cannot be said for the House and Senate races. Georgia is heading for a runoff, while it’s coming down to the wire in Arizona and Nevada; both states have not yet called their Senate or gubernatorial races. The only bright spot is that the GOP did pick up seats in states that aren’t considered friendly to Republicans, especially when Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger—VA-07—survived re-election. Her going down could have signaled that a tsunami was coming—it never materialized.
Bloodbath in NEW YORK of all places https://t.co/GGKL5Py552
— Alec Sears (@alec_sears) November 9, 2022
It was a bloodbath in New York, of all places, for Democratic members of Congress. And in New Jersey, in a district that voted for Biden by 11 points, Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. was able to boot incumbent Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) with 52 percent of the vote.
Kean, Jr., son of the former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean and a longtime fixture in the NJ State Senate, came within 1.2 points of beating Malinowski in 2020. The district was redrawn, giving Kean another shot at taking the seat.
Rep. Tom Malinowski (D) narrowly survived a challenge from political scion Tom Kean Jr. in NJ-07, even though it voted Biden+11. He faces a rematch with Kean in a district drawn 6 points more Republican.
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 5, 2022
DDHQ Forecast: TOSS UP
Tom Malinowski (D) 64.2%https://t.co/xtYofcoMwO