The American Spectator : Dave Treen, Political Builder
After frightened Democrats changed congressional district lines for the 1972 elections in order to move Treen's house out of Boggs' district, Treen ran yet again for Congress, this time for an open seat. He won, joining Trent Lott of Mississippi (elected that same year) in opening the Deep South for the first time ever to conservative Republicans running for federal office. And Treen didn't waste his time. He sponsored successful efforts to raise the exemption for the ...

SteveAudio: Tell me who's been foolin' who?
Mississippi, US Congress District 3. Craig Schmidtke (Republican) Alabama, US Congress District 2. Hal Valeche (Republican) Florida, US Congress District 16. Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project Congress of Racial Equality ... Senator Blackburn tapped Morgan to lead her open seat challenge for the 7th Congressional seat of Tennessee. With only 4 months to work with, the Blackburn Team handily won a 7 way GOP primary. Three of these opponents raised $250000 for their ...

Republicans Use Obama as Weapon in House Contest in Mississippi ...
Hoping to hang on to a Congressional seat in a tight special election here on Tuesday, Republicans in this mostly white and very conservative district are trying to make the vote more a referendum on Senator Barack Obama than on the ...

LSJ Blogs: Capitol Journal: Updated congressional election ratings
(No Change); John Conyers (D), 14th District. Conyers has pulled a primary challenge from well-known Detroit pastor Horace Sheffield, so this may be interesting. No chance this seat changes parties in November, though. ... Be sure to go Blue Mississippi! Posted by: Daniel from Oregon | May 16, 2008 at 01:06 AM. I am proud to be a Peters fanatic. He is the candidate I have been waiting for years to unseat Knollenberg. I have never volunteered for any candidate before, ...

Mississippi Congressional Race Appears Headed for Runoff - New ...
Apr 23, 2008 ... the open seat in the First Congressional District in northern Mississippi from Republicans who have held it since 1994. ... with the two top candidates likely to face a runoff next month. ... Four other people were on the ballot. ... To find reference information about the words used in this ...

Dem beats Republican in a race that may predict November - CNN.com
He left the seat late last year after Mississippi Gov. ... Democrats poured $1 million into the Mississippi district, hoping a win there would ... Recently, Republicans failed to win a Louisiana congressional race by using similar tactics. .... Human Resources, Information Technology, Installation - Maint - Repair ...

Republicans Can Win Back Congress Easily, First They Have to Win ...
Sep 5, 2009 ... Related information. GOP Loses Another Congressional Seat in Special Election; Had Held Mississippi's 1st Congressional District for 15 ...

Congressional Apportionment
Sep 17, 2009 ... Related Information. The Census 2000 apportionment population was ... The average size of a congressional district based on the Census 2000 ... of two seats, one each in Mississippi and Oklahoma (see Table 3). ... First, each state is assigned one congressional seat, as provided by the Constitution. ...