Monday's Campaign Round-Up, 4.21.25: Barbara Lee narrowly wins Oakland's mayoral race
Today's installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* Oakland's mayoral race was a competitive contest, but over the weekend, former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee prevailed, and her principal rival, Loren Taylor, conceded.
* In the first quarter of the year, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee narrowly outraised its Republican counterpart, $36.9 million to $36.7 million. The gap was larger, but the National Republican Congressional Committee had an especially strong March.
* In New Hampshire's 2026 U.S. Senate race, Democrats are quickly coalescing around Rep. Chris Pappas: Rep. Maggie Goodlander decided not to take Pappas on in a primary, and Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan endorsed the congressman on Friday.
* Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, launched a Democratic U.S. Senate campaign in Michigan last week, and soon after, he was endorsed by independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
* In Illinois, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin hasn't officially announced his electoral plans for next year, but his lackluster fundraising has reinforced speculation that the longtime incumbent will retire ahead of the 2026 election cycle.
* Democratic Rep. David Scott of Georgia has faced scrutiny of late about his health, and it was against this backdrop that former Gwinnett County Board of Education chair Everton Blair launched a primary campaign against the incumbent congressman last week. Democratic state Sen. Emanuel Jones is also running in the same race.
* And in Nevada, then-Gov. Steve Sisolak was the only Democratic governor to lose in the 2022 election cycle, coming up short against Republican Joe Lombardo. As the 2026 cycle approaches, Sisolak is reportedly eyeing a possible rematch.
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
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