Republicans outnumber Dems 2 to 1 in Hefley's district. No change.
Those are both red states, yes? You would think the GOP would be able to replace them.
Ping!
It will be decided in the GOP primary, which could be a real carnival. Unless the rules have changed recently, there is no runoff in the primary; a plurality, no matter how small, takes the nomination. Jenkins won the 1996 primary (replacing Jimmy Quillen, who retired after 17 terms) with 18% of the vote in an 11-way battle. But once he got the nomination, the powers of incumbency meant that he had the seat locked up for as long as he wanted it.
Jenkins is stepping down from an utterly safe seat at the relatively young age of 69. Self-imposed term limit? Health problems?
kind of bites open seats become better chances for opposition takeover