Your Taxes, Your Vote: Wealth of Open Senate Seats Make For Midterm Drama
West Virginia
Current: Carte Goodwin (serving remaining time of Robert Byrd)
Candidates:
Gov. Joe Manchin (D)
John Raese (R)
House
Thirty-seven imcumbents are retiring (several to compete for open Senate seats or governor posts). Twenty are Republicans; 17 Democrats. Four incumbents were defeated in primaries. Five vacancies will be filled by special elections before November.
A couple contests, however, stand out, because of the incumbent's long length of service and prominent committee posts.
Wisconsin(7th district)
Current: David Obey—Democrat (retiring)
Candidates:
Julie Lassa (D)
Sean Duffy(R)
Delaware (At large)
Current:Mike Castle—Republican (ran for senate)
Candidates:
Former Lt. Gov. John Carney (D)
Glen Urquhart (R)