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Midterm Analysis: Republicans Are Crushing Democrats on One Key Metric

This overlooked advantage could propel the GOP to overwhelming victory in November

November 1, 2022

Candidate attractiveness is a crucial metric often overlooked by mainstream pundits and election experts. According to a Washington Free Beacon analysis, Republican candidates running for office this cycle are significantly more attractive than their Democratic opponents, an advantage that could propel the GOP to overwhelming victory on Nov. 8.

Scroll down to review the results of our exclusive analysis.

Senate

Patricia Chesbro vs. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)

Mark Kelly vs. Blake Masters (Arizona)

Raphael Warnock vs. Herschel Walker (Georgia)

Chuck Schumer vs. Joe Pinion (New York)

John Fetterman vs. Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania)

Brian Bengs vs. John Thune (South Dakota)

Evan McMullin vs. Mike Lee (Utah)

Patty Murray vs. Tiffany Smiley (Washington)

Governor

Katie Hobbs vs. Kari Lake (Arizona)

Gavin Newsom vs. Brian Dahle (California)

Charlie Crist vs. Ron DeSantis (Florida)

Josh Green vs. Duke Aiona (Hawaii)

Gretchen Whitmer vs. Tudor Dixon (Michigan)

Tina Kotek vs. Christine Drazan  (Oregon)

Beto O'Rourke vs. Greg Abbott (Texas)

House of Representatives

Debbie Wasserman Schultz vs. Carla Spalding (Florida 25th)

Annette Taddeo vs. María Elvira Salazar (Florida 27th)

Liz Mathis vs. Ashley Hinson (Iowa 2nd)

Sharice Davids vs. Amanda Adkins (Kansas 3rd)

Debbie Dingell vs. Whittney Williams (Michigan 6th)

Betty McCollum vs. May Lor Xiong (Minnesota 4th)

Jerry Nadler vs. Michael Zumbluskas (New York 12th)

Sean Patrick Maloney vs. Michael Lawler (New York 17th)

Jamie McLeod-Skinner vs. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Oregon 5th)

Brendan Boyle vs. Aaron Bashir (Pennsylvania 2nd)

Seth Magaziner vs. Allan Fung (Rhode Island 2nd)

Annie Andrews vs. Nancy Mace (South Carolina 1st)

Sheila Jackson Lee vs. Carmen Maria Montiel (Texas 18th)

Jan McDowell vs. Beth Van Duyne (Texas 24th)

Abigail Spanberger vs. Yesli Vega (Virginia 7th)