It’s spooky time on the campaign trail. CQ Roll Call photojournalists were on the road in New York, Iowa and Nebraska this week covering those pivotal House and Senate races.
The sun sets behind a wind farm in a corn field in Marne, Iowa, on Oct. 12. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn chats with attendees at a campaign stop at the Handlebend coffee shop in O’Neill, Neb., on Monday. Osborn is running an unusually competitive race against Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
A voter sits with coffee and campaign flyers during independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn’s campaign stop at the Handlebend coffee shop in O’Neill, Neb., on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Campaign materials and steak sauce sit on a table during independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn’s campaign stop at Sly’s Family Bar and Grill in Neligh, Neb., on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., right, and his Democratic challenger, Tony Vargas, participate in a debate at the KETV studios in Omaha on Sunday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)A variety of bacon-themed products are on display in Rep. Don Bacon’s campaign office in Omaha on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)“Blue dot” campaign signs are planted in front of houses in Omaha. If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the 2nd District, which includes Omaha, she will win one electoral vote from the otherwise Republican-dominated Nebraska. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Laura Gillen, the Democratic candidate for New York’s 4th District, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., greet guests at a campaign rally in Hempstead, N.Y., on Thursday. Gillen is challenging Republican Rep. Anthony D’Esposito. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks at a campaign rally for Laura Gillen, the Democratic candidate for New York’s 4th District, in Hempstead, N.Y., on Thursday. Both Jeffries and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., are traveling across the country to campaign for candidates in tight House races. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Lanon Baccam, the Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 3rd District, takes a selfie with supporters at the West Des Moines Democrats’ monthly meeting in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday. Baccam is running to unseat Republican Rep. Zach Nunn. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
