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2018 Senate Races

AL(2017):
Strange(R) vs.Jones(D) vs.Moore(R)
AZ: Flake(R) vs. Ward(R) vs.Sinema(D) vs.Abboud(D) vs.McSally(R) vs.Arpaio(R)
CA: Feinstein(D) vs. Eisen(D) vs. Sanchez?(D) vs. Garcetti?(D) vs.de_Leon(D)
CT: Murphy(D) vs.Adams(D) vs.Corey(R)
DE: Carper(D) vs.Boyce(R) vs. Markell?(D)
FL: Nelson(D) vs. DeSantis(R) vs. Jolly(R) vs. Lopez-Cantera(R) vs.Scott(R)
HI: Hirono(D) vs.McDermott(R) vs.Pirkowski(D)
IN: Donnelly(D) vs. Hurt(R) vs.Messer(R) vs.Rokita(R)
MA: Warren(D) vs. Ayyadurai(I) vs.Waters(R) vs.Lindstrom(R) vs.Diehl(R) vs.Wellman(R) vs.Kingston(R)
MD: Cardin(D) vs.Vohra(L) vs.Manning(D) vs.Faddis(R)
ME: King(I) vs.Brakey(R)
MI: Stabenow(D) vs. Bouchard?(R) vs.Young(R) vs.Monetti(R) vs.Squier(I)
MN-2: Franken(D) vs.Smith(D) vs.Housley(R)
MN-6: Klobuchar(D) vs.Newberger(R)
MO: McCaskill(D) vs.Petersen(R) vs.Monetti(R)
MS: Wicker(R) vs. McDaniel?(R)
MT: Tester(D) vs.Olszewski(R) vs.Rosendale(R)
ND: Heitkamp(D) vs.Peyer(D) vs.Campbell(R) vs.Cramer(R)
NE: Fischer(R) vs.Raybould(D)
NJ: Menendez(D) vs.Pezzullo(R) vs.Hugin(R)
NM: Heinrich(D) vs.Rich(R) vs. Sanchez?(R)
NV: Heller(R) vs.Tarkanian(R) vs.Rosen(D)
NY: Gillibrand(D) vs. Kennedy?(D) vs.Webber(R)
OH: Brown(D) vs. Mandel(R) vs.Renacci(R) vs.Gibbons(R)
PA: Casey(D) vs.Barletta(R) vs.Christiana(R)
RI: Whitehouse(D) vs.Nardolillo(R)
TN: Corker(R) vs.Mackler(D) vs.Crim(D) vs.Blackburn(R) vs.Bredesen(D) vs.Fincher(R)
TX: Cruz(R) vs. Bush?(R) vs.O`Rourke(D)
UT: Hatch(R) vs. McMullin?(R) vs. Romney(R) vs.Wilson(D)
VA: Kaine(D) vs. Cuccinelli?(R) vs. Fiorina?(R) vs.Stewart(R)
VT: Sanders(I) vs. Giordano(D) vs.MacGovern(D) vs.Milne(D)
WA: Cantwell(D) ; no opponent yet
WI: Baldwin(D) vs.Vukmir(R)
WV: Manchin(D) vs. Raese(R) vs. Goodwin?(R) vs.Morrisey(R) vs.Swearengin(D)
WY: Barrasso(R) vs.Trauner(D)


2016 Senate Races

AK: Murkowski(R) vs.Metcalfe(D) vs.Miller(L) vs.Stevens(L) vs.Lamb(R)
AL: Shelby(R) vs.Crumpton(D) vs.Bowman(R)
AR: Boozman(R) vs.Eldridge(D) vs.Gilbert(L)
AZ: McCain(R) vs.Kirkpatrick(D) vs.Mealer(I) vs.Ward(R)
CA: Harris(D) vs.Sanchez(D) vs.Chavez(R) vs.Del Beccaro(R) vs.Sundheim(R) vs.Brannon(R)
CO: Bennet(D) vs.Glenn(R) vs.Neville(R) vs.Frazier(R) vs.Keyser(R) vs.Littleton(R)
CT: Blumenthal(D) vs.Carter(R) vs.Orchulli(R) vs.Kudlow(R) vs.Wolf(R) vs.Foley(R)
FL: Rubio(R) vs.Murphy(D) vs.Grayson(D) vs.Keith(D) vs.DeSantis(R) vs.Cantera(R)
GA: Isakson(R) vs.Barksdale(D) vs.Buckley(L) vs.Barrow(D) vs.Grayson(R)
HI: Schatz(D) vs.Carroll(R) vs.Pirkowski(R) vs.Cavasso(R)
IA: Grassley(R) vs.Judge(D) vs.Fiegen(D) vs.Hogg(D) vs.Krause(D)
ID: Crapo(R) vs.Sturgill(D) vs.Pro-Life(C) vs.LaRocco(D)
IL: Kirk(R)
vs.Duckworth(D) vs.Harris(D) vs.Zopp(D)
IN: Bayh(D)
vs.Young(R) vs.Stutzman(R) vs.Hill(D) vs.Holcomb(R) vs.Bosma(R)
KS: Moran(R) vs.Wiesner(D) vs.Orman(I)
KY: Paul(R) vs.Gray(D) vs.Conway(D)
LA: (runoff Dec. 10) Kennedy(D) vs.Campbell(D) vs.Fleming(R) vs.Boustany(R) vs.Maness(R) vs.Cao(R) vs.Clements(L)
MD: Van Hollen(D) vs.Szeliga(R) vs.Flowers(G) vs.Douglas(R) vs.Steele(R)
MO: Blunt(R) vs.Kander(D)
NC: Burr(R) vs.Ross(D) vs.Haugh(L) vs.Brannon(R) vs.Rey(D) vs.Wright(R)
ND: Hoeven(R) vs.Glassheim(D) vs.Marquette(L)
NH: Ayotte(R)
vs. Hassan(D) vs.Rubens(R)
NV: Cortez-Masto(D) vs.Heck(R) vs.Angle(R)
NY: Schumer(D) vs.Long(R)
OH: Portman(R) vs.Strickland(D) vs.Sittenfeld(D)
OK: Lankford(R) vs.Workman(D) vs.Johnson(D)
OR: Wyden(D) vs.Callahan(R) vs.Stine(D)
PA: Toomey(R) vs.McGinty(D) vs.Stern(R) vs.Sestak(D) vs.Fetterman(D)
SC: Scott(R) vs.Dixon(D)
SD: Thune(R) vs.Williams(D)
UT: Lee(R) vs.Snow(D) vs.Swinton(D)
VT: Leahy(D) vs.Milne(R)
WA: Murray(D) vs.Vance(R)
WI: Johnson(R) vs.Feingold(D) vs.Anderson(L) vs.Lorge(R)


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Nels Mitchell on Abortion
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  • Support woman's right to make her own health decisions. (Jul 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Budget & Economy
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  • No silly votes to shut down government; no budget blackmail. (Jan 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Civil Rights
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Nels Mitchell on Corporations
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  • Subsidies to established corporations waste taxpayer money. (Jun 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Crime
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Nels Mitchell on Drugs
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Nels Mitchell on Education
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  • More funding for schools, from property tax, not sales tax. (Mar 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Energy & Oil
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  • Oil & gas industries get huge subsidies despite high profits. (Sep 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Environment
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  • Committed to protecting our unique outdoor heritage. (Jul 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Families & Children
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  • Strong supporter of the Violence Against Women Act. (Jan 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Foreign Policy
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Nels Mitchell on Free Trade
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  • End tax breaks for shipping American jobs overseas. (Aug 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Government Reform
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  • OpEd: Pledging just one six-year term means he's "lame duck". (Oct 2014)
  • No junkets; no gridlock; promises one term only. (Jan 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Gun Control
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  • High priority on right to hunt & fish on public lands. (Jan 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Health Care
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  • Most of ObamaCare is good; fix the parts that aren't. (Jun 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Homeland Security
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  • Staunch defender of Mountain Home Air Force Base. (Aug 2014)
  • Maintain Mountain Home Air Force Base. (Jan 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Immigration
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  • Idaho's farmers need immigration reform. (Sep 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Jobs
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Nels Mitchell on Principles & Values
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  • Idaho needs Senator who gets to work, not "Senator No". (Feb 2014)
  • Most conservative voting record in Senate in 2013. (Feb 2014)
  • Served in state Senate and as Lt. Governor, then governor. (Feb 2014)
  • Never been within 150 miles of Harry Reid; not hand-picked. (Jan 2014)
  • Middle-of-the-road Democrat; I'll team up with Republicans. (Jan 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Social Security
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  • Fight efforts to cut or privatize entitlements. (Aug 2014)
  • The greatest generation earned their retirement security. (Jul 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Tax Reform
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Nels Mitchell on Technology
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Nels Mitchell on War & Peace
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  • Don't concentrate on Syria at the expense of home. (Jan 2014)
Nels Mitchell on Welfare & Poverty
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VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
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Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
Support woman's right to make her own health decisions: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Strong supporter of the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)
Most of ObamaCare is good; fix the parts that aren't: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Fight efforts to cut or privatize entitlements: Strongly Opposes topic 6
The greatest generation earned their retirement security: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
More funding for schools, from property tax, not sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale)
Committed to protecting our unique outdoor heritage: Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
High priority on right to hunt & fish on public lands: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Subsidies to established corporations waste taxpayer money: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+2 points on Social scale)
Idaho's farmers need immigration reform: Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
End tax breaks for shipping American jobs overseas: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
Staunch defender of Mountain Home Air Force Base: Favors topic 15
Maintain Mountain Home Air Force Base: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
No junkets; no gridlock; promises one term only: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
Don't concentrate on Syria at the expense of home: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
Oil & gas industries get huge subsidies despite high profits: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)
No silly votes to shut down government; no budget blackmail: Favors topic 20

Nels Mitchell is a Populist-Leaning Liberal.
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