US MIDTERM ELECTIONS: THE 10 KEY RACES TO WATCH (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, October 25, 2014, 20:55

KENTUCKY SENATE

Running Incumbent Mitch McConnell (Republican) v Alison Lundergan Grimes (Democrat)

Snapshot There is no single candidate Democrats would love to knock off more than McConnell, their Senate nemesis, who is so close to becoming majority leader he can smell it. And if any Democrat can crack Kentucky, it may be Grimes, a 35-year-old rock-star secretary of state.

Polling An average of projections has McConnell winning by 4 points.
IOWA SENATE

Running Joni Ernst (R) v Bruce Braley (D)

Snapshot An early campaign ad for Ernst, a commander in the state national guard, featured her riding in leathers on her Harley to her gun club. Braley, a congressman and former trial lawyer, is famous for flipping out at his neighbour about her chickens running loose in his yard. A classic Iowa cliffhanger.

Polling An average of projections has Ernst winning by 2 points.

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