Sixteen House members sought the greener pastures of other offices this cycle — with mixed results for the eight who survived primaries and were on the ballot Tuesday.
Reps. Peter Welch, a Democrat, and Republican Markwayne Mullin cruised to easy Senate victories for open seats in Vermont and Oklahoma, respectively, and Rep. Ted Budd won a tighter race in North Carolina against Democrat Cheri Beasley.
“This so-called sleepy race, I think we sounded a loud and clear message to Washington, D.C., tonight,” Budd said during his victory speech. “It’s time now to put the brakes on the Biden agenda of reckless spending, overregulation and higher taxes.”
