Republican Party

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ASSOCIATED PRESS SHINING BRIGHT: Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce, chief sponsor of Arizona's immigration legislation, has become a GOP kingmaker.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Shining bright: Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce, author of Arizona's immigration bill, has become a GOP kingmaker.

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Associated Press Rep. Michael N. Castle, Delaware Republican, is taking his GOP rival for the nomination for Senate more seriously after a Republican senator was denied renomination by an insurgent in Alaska.

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SENATE SKIRMISH: GOP ex-Rep. Pat Toomey (top) is set to take on Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak for a Senate seat from Pennsylvania.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, trails little-known challenger Joe Miller (right) by 1,668 votes in the GOP primary with about 14,000 absentee and early votes still to be counted this week.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Supporters of U.S. Senate hopeful Linda McMahon (center) celebrate winning the GOP nomination in May. Though early polls showed Mrs. McMahon trailing considerably behind Democratic rival Richard Blumenthal, an August poll shows Mrs. McMahon behind by only 10 percentage points.

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Associated Press Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (right), a former Republican, had $8 million in his campaign coffers for his independent bid for Senate as of Aug. 4, nearly double that of his GOP rival.

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CORPORATE CAMPAIGNING: GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Snyder, who has shocked many with his sucess, is among the several businesspeople who have entered the political spectrum this year. (Associated Press)

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Democratic Sen. Patty Murray is likely to face GOP favorite Dino Rossi in Washington's election for the Senate seat. In recent polls, Mr. Rossi trails Mrs. Murray by about 4 percentage points. (AP Photo)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Karen Moran of West Palm Beach, a member of the "tea party," tries to prohibit Everett Wilkinson, chairman of the South Florida Tea Party, from heckling GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott on Thursday in West Palm Beach.

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INCUMBENT: Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire Democrat, is a GOP target.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Republican Party chairman Michael Steele, center, talks with Republican state leaders and volunteers during a visit to the Colorado GOP headquarters in the Greenwood Village south of Denver on Thursday, July 8, 2010.

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Illustration: GOP Aye by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this June 17, 2010 file photo South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Nikki Haley, R-Lexington, takes part in a televised debate in Columbia, S.C. Sarah Palin's support and tea party activists helped GOP Haley emerge from a crowded field to capture the GOP nod for governor.

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Illustration: New and old GOP by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

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The Republican candidate for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, state Rep. Tim Scott, defeated the late Sen. Strom Thurmond's son Paul on Tuesday in the GOP runoff for the House seat nomination. Mr. Scott will face Democrat Ben Frasier, who also is black, in November. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** California GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, 53, a former eBay executive, says she is offering the state a "new beginning." (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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South Carolina state Rep. Nikki Haley makes remarks during a televised debate in Columbia, S.C. She took the early lead as the state's GOP voters went to the polls on Tuesday. She was an obscure state lawmaker just months ago, but now she is the odds-on favorite to be South Carolina's first female governor. (Associated Press)