Republicans just had the night of their lives. But how about the Blue Dog Coalition — the caucus of conservative to moderate Democrats?
Three of them — Ben Chandler (KY-06), Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8), and Jim Costa (CA-20) — are in limbo, with races still too close to call. Six didn’t run for re-election. And the other 45 won and lost in about equal parts. Here’s the list of Blue Dog Dems, organized by how they fared last night:
Members not running for reelection in the House (6):
Berry, Marion (AR-01)
Ellsworth, Brad (IN-08)
Moore, Dennis (KS-03)
Melancon, Charlie (LA-03)
Gordon, Bart (TN-06)
Tanner, John (TN-08)
Members defeated (22):
Bright, Bobby (AL-02)
Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05)
Salazar, John (CO-03)
Markey, Betsy (CO-04)
Boyd, Allen (FL-02)
Baron Hill (IN-09), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy
Marshall, Jim (GA-08)
Minnick, Walt (ID-01)
Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01)
Childers, Travis (MS-01)
Taylor, Gene (MS-04)
Pomeroy, Earl (ND)
Murphy, Scott (NY-20)
Arcuri, Mike (NY-24)
Wilson, Charles (OH-06)
Space, Zack (OH-18)
Murphy, Patrick (PA-08)
Carney, Christopher (PA-10)
Dahlkemper, Kathy (PA-03)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration
Davis, Lincoln (TN-04)
Nye, Glenn (VA-02)
Members reelected (23):
Ross, Mike (AR-04)
Thompson, Mike (CA-01)
Cardoza, Dennis (CA-18)
Schiff, Adam (CA-29)
Harman, Jane (CA-36)
Baca, Joe (CA-43)
Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47)
Bishop, Sanford (GA-02)
Barrow, John (GA-12)
Scott, David (GA-13)
Donnelly, Joe (IN-02)
Boswell, Leonard (IA-03)
Michaud, Mike (ME-02)
Peterson, Collin (MN-07)
Altmire, Jason (PA-04)
Holden, Tim (PA-17)
McIntyre, Mike (NC-07)
Heath Shuler (NC-11), Blue Dog Whip
Boren, Dan (OK-02)
Schrader, Kurt (OR-05)
Jim Matheson (UT-02), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications
Cooper, Jim (TN-05)
Cuellar, Henry (TX-28)