dates all compete on the same ballot and the two top vote-getters then meet in a November run-off). Beutler had commit-
ted what was mortal sin to many Republicans: vot- ing for Donald Trump’s impeachment. First-time candidate Kent was the instrument of revenge for many in the party — including Trump himself, who endorsed the insurgent candidate. But Kent emerged from the brutal
PEREZ KENT
primary, in his words, “not just broke but in debt.” In November, he lost nar- rowly (2,629 votes) to auto repair shop owner and liberal Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Their rematch is a different race.
Perez has compiled a liberal record and Kent crushed (39.3%-12.2%) pri- mary opponent Leslie Lewallen and received her full support following their nomination battle. Kent also has the full support of the National Republican Congressional Committee and benefited recently from a visit by House Speaker Mike Johnson. This race will almost surely go
down to the wire again. Michigan District 8
UP IN THE AIR With the retirement of veteran Dem-
ocrat Rep. Dan Kildee, it was initially felt his District 8 seat (previously rep- resented by his late uncle Dale Kildee) would remain in Democrat hands. But this is not so certain. The sprawling district, which includes Saginaw and Bay counties and most of Genesee, Midland, and Tuscola coun- ties, includes large pockets of blue- collar voters who increasingly voted Republican in recent years. Hillary Clinton carried it by 1% over Donald Trump in 2016 and Joe Biden carried it by 2% over Trump in 2020. Former TV anchorman and con-
servative Republican Paul Junge, who drew about 45% against Kildee in ’22,
An outspoken conservative and one who represents a district with a decades-old history of sending centrist Republicans to Congress, Scott Perry will always be in Democrat crosshairs.
is back. This time, he faces state Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet, who has a background work- ing for nonprofits and is considered more liberal than Kildee. What could tip a sure-to-be-close contest to succeed Kildee is the presence of candidates from the hard-left Work- ing Class Party and the Green Party. For now, the race in Michigan District 8 is considered “up in the air.”
JUNGE RIVET Pennsylvania District 10
IN DEMOCRAT CROSSHAIRS An outspoken conservative and
New York District 22
MOST-VULNERABLE REPUBLICAN When the final map of New York’s
U.S. House districts became official last year, Republicans generally felt that the 10 seats they held in the Empire State were safe — except for one, the Syracuse-based District 22 seat narrowly (50.5%) won by Repub- lican Brandon Williams in 2022. Under the new map, parts of Onei-
da County (where Williams did well in ’22) were replaced with Democrat por- tions of Cayuga County. Accordingly, Williams is ranked the most-vulnera- ble House incumbent by Roll Call. But no one is giving up
on the U.S. Navy veteran and software entrepre- neur.
“Things are going
well, and he has a very active campaign with lots of local supporters,” said New York State Conser- vative Party Chairman
WILLIAMS
one who represents a district with a decades-old history of sending cen- trist Republicans to Congress, Scott Perry will always be in Democrat crosshairs. This year, the former House Free-
dom Caucus chairman faces liberal Democrat Janelle Stel- son. Easily as well known throughout south-central Pennsylvania as a sitting member of Congress, Stelson was the longtime anchor on WGAL-TV (although she lives out- side the 10th District, Stelson says she will move if elected). The Democrat hope-
PERRY STELSON
ful raised eyebrows following reports she had raised $1.34 million from April to June compared to only $625,000 raised by six-termer Perry. Perry supporters note he was con-
sidered a target by national Demo- crats and liberal organizations in ’22 but won with 53%. Of all U.S. House contests in the
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Gerard Kassar, whose party has cross- endorsed Williams and given him the crucial Row C on the state ballot. Williams faces state Sen. John Mannion, past president of a local teachers’ association, and, in Kassar’s words, “someone who carries all the baggage from left-wing criminal jus- tice legislation to bad decisions on the economy and spending.”
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