Georgia
Georgia State Senate Preview, 2026
Three State Senate races in Georgia move towards Democrats in the final days of the campaign.
Eli Spencer Heyman
I'm Eli. Born and raised in Atlanta. Brown University bachelor's in public policy, 2016-2020. Current resident of Sandy Springs (ITP).
Georgia
Georgia Statewide General Election Preview, 2026
In this post, I provide in-depth discussion of all statewide partisan general elections in Georgia in 2026 and explain my ratings for each race. Included are three changes to my statewide ratings, all in favor of Democrats. I also talk a little bit about why, exactly, there are eleven
Georgia
Dark Money Flows into Cobb School Board Race
The attorneys who drew the Cobb school board districts have close ties to an organization directing $46,000 to elect their favored candidates.
2026
Georgia Q3 Ratings Update
In my first Georgia analysis post, I provide updated ratings for several 2026 state elections in Georgia and explain each change.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island General Election Preview, 2026
This post may not display properly in a mobile email client. To view it in your browser, click here. Here, I provide general election ratings for 2026 state and federal elections in Rhode Island and explain every rating in brief. I have reprinted my initial synopses for federal, statewide, and
Primary
RI State Senate primary preview, 2026
My overview of every 2026 State Senate race in Rhode Island!
Rhode Island
RI state & federal primary preview
Can Dan McKee somehow survive? Who's favored for LG and AG? And what's the state of the state?
News
Who's Paying for the Victory Fund's Brett Smiley Mailers?
As I watch the September 9 Rhode Island primaries from afar, I've been monitoring independent expenditures. Most of them make obvious sense: charter school advocates are spending for charter school supporters, while the progressive RI Values Project is backing progressives endorsed by its funders. One jumped out to
News
What is hElium Politics?
This is hElium Politics by Eli Spencer Heyman. I'm also known by my handle on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, @elium2. This will be a newsletter where I write about Rhode Island and Georgia politics topics that interest me. Have you ever seen me do