Monthly Archives: October 2022

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams face off in the Georgia gubernatorial election, a rematch of their 2018 contest

Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia. AP Photo/Megan Varner, File Republican Brian Kemp is seeking re-election to a second term as Georgia’s governor. Stacey Abrams is seeking to oust Kemp from office in a rematch of their 2018 gubernatorial contest. Kemp has touted his conservative record as governor, while Abrams wants a new approach in Atlanta….

Trump-backed Republican Geoff Diehl faces off against Democratic state Attorney General Maura Healey in Massachusetts’ gubernatorial election

Steven Senne/AP Photo; Insider Republican Geoff Diehl is running against Democrat Maura Healey in Massachusetts’ gubernatorial race.  The state has voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election cycle since 1988.  Healey is likely to flip the Massachusetts governor’s office in November.  Former Republican state Rep. Geoff Diehl faces off against Massachusetts’ Attorney General…

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills faces off against Republican Paul LePage in Maine’s gubernatorial election

Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo; Insider Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is running against Republican Paul LePage in Maine’s gubernatorial race.  The state has voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election cycle since 1992.  Mills, the state’s first female governor, is seeking a second term.  Democratic incumbent Janet Mills faces off against Republican Paul LePage…

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio seeks a third term in the Senate, facing off against Democratic Rep. Val Demings, a former police chief

Joe Raedle/Getty Images;Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Insider GOP Sen. Marco Rubio is seeking a third term in Congress. Challenging him is Democratic Rep. Val Demings, a former Orlando police chief.  Demings is among the top fundraisers running for the US Senate.  Sen. Marco Rubio is seeking a third term in the US…

Democrat Cheri Beasley faces off against Trump-backed Republican Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina’s US Senate election

Sean Rayford/Getty Images; Allison Joyce/Getty Images; Insider Democrat Cheri Beasley is running against Republican Ted Budd to represent North Carolina in the US Senate.  Budd, who was endorsed by Trump, defeated 13 other candidates in the Republican primary.  Beasley has raised more than double the amount as Budd, however, experts say the race “leans Republican.”…

Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan vies against Republican Don Bolduc in the New Hampshire’s US Senate race

Scott Eisen/Getty Images; Insider Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire is running for reelection to a second term. The incumbent lawmaker faces Republican nominee Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general. Hassan, a former two-term governor, has so far raised at least $36 million for her campaign. Democratic US Sen. Maggie Hassan — who…

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, a low-key moderate who once ran for president, faces off against first-timer Joe O’Dea in a surprise battleground

First-time Republican candidate Joe O’Dea, left, faces off against Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, right. David Zalubowski/AP Photo; Susan Walsh/AP Photo; Insider Sen. Michael Bennet is running against Republican Joe O’Dea in Colorado’s US Senate race. Colorado, which Joe Biden won by double digits in 2020, is an unexpected battleground. An O’Dea win could help hand…

Rep. Marcy Kaptur seeks to defend seat against Republican J.R. Majewski in turbulent Ohio congressional race

Tom E. Puskar/AP Photo; Alex Brandon/AP Photo;Insider The race pits the longest-tenured woman in the House against a Trump-backed newcomer. A newly redrawn congressional district has put Kaptur’s political career in jeopardy.   After Majewski started hot, a financial disclosure violation and military service scandal have hurt him. Longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur faces off…

A camera from a 1937 explorer was discovered on a Canadian glacier. Scientists are trying to develop the 85-year-old film loaded inside.

In late August, a team of scientists and professional mountain explorers discovered Bradford Washburn’s camera from a 1937 expedition on Walsh Glacier. Leslie Hittmeier/Teton Gravity Research In August, scientists and adventurers found camera gear abandoned by Brad Washburn, an American explorer, in 1937.  Washburn shot images of the frigid landscape. Eighty-five years later, scientists are…

Democrat Wes Moore faces off against Trump-backed Republican state Del. Dan Cox in Maryland’s gubernatorial election

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images; Insider Democrat Wes Moore is running against Republican Dan Cox in Maryland’s gubernatorial race.  This race is one of six Republican-held governorships up for election in a state carried by Joe Biden in 2020.  Outgoing Republican Gov. Larry Hogan said Cox is not…