More House Races

No big surprises, but young federal employee advocates John Sarbanes and Chris Van Hollen cruise to re-election in Maryland, as do Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Elijah Cummings. Also victorious is Florida Republican Rep. John Mica, whose disagreements with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association have helped produce some testy hearings in recent years. No big surprises other than Shays in the House, though. It doesn't seem like this is going to be a 2006-level year in terms of shifting balance of power in the House, partially because there weren't a ton of districts left to shift in either direction.