Texas Rep. Filemón Vela’s retirement also falls into this class, although his seat became a lot bluer within the redistricting process. That’s because neighboring Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is now working in Vela’s extra heavily Democratic district, leaving his toss-up seat next door and not using a robust Democratic incumbent. Similarly, California Rep. Jerry McNerney’s retirement led fellow Democratic Rep. Josh Harder to run in McNerney’s D+8 seat as an alternative of a D+7 seat next door, leaving a blue-leaning seat probably weak in a positive yr for the GOP.
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