Tom Carper as his running-mate throughout his successful campaign for governor and served as lieutenant governor for eight years. Tom Winter, who'd reportedly been contemplating a bid, stated this week that he'll run for Montana's new 2nd Congressional District. ● Atlanta, GA Mayor: Former Mayor Kasim Reed conceded in his comeback bid to once once more run Atlanta on Thursday, falling simply in need of the second slot for the Nov. 30 runoff. ● MT-02: Former state Rep. The 35th is open as a result of Democratic Rep. She later rose to the state Senate, then in 1992 was tapped by Rep. To this point, the one individual running for this safely blue seat in Austin is Democratic Rep. Democrats currently control each the state House and Senate and can almost actually stay in charge on this solidly blue state that voted for native son Joe Biden 59-40 final yr. ● NH Redistricting: New Hampshire Republicans have launched a draft congressional map that, as they've been promising since they re-took control of state authorities last yr, gerrymanders the state's two House seats to make the 1st District significantly redder. Despite the loss, many Democrats-and progressive activists specifically-can be joyful to see Sweeney gone, significantly since the celebration retained management of both chambers of the legislature in Tuesday's elections.