▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Democratic ▁oppon ent ▁is ▁Howard ▁Klein h end ler . ▁C Q ▁Polit ics ▁rates ▁this ▁election ▁as ▁Sa fe ▁Republican . ▁ ▁District ▁ 5 ▁ ▁Republican ▁Scott ▁Gar rett ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁Congress ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁with ▁ 5 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁His ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Democratic ▁oppon ent ▁was ▁Tod ▁Th iese . ▁Ed ▁F anning ▁was ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁C andid ate . ▁C Q ▁Polit ics ▁r ated ▁this ▁election ▁as ▁Sa fe ▁Republican . ▁ ▁District ▁ 6 ▁ ▁Dem ocrat ▁Frank ▁P all one ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁con gress ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁with ▁ 6 7 %. ▁His ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Republican ▁oppon ent ▁is ▁Anna ▁Little , ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁High lands . ▁C Q ▁Polit ics ▁rates ▁this ▁election ▁as ▁Sa fe ▁Dem ocrat . ▁ ▁District ▁ 7 ▁ ▁Republican ▁Leonard ▁L ance ▁is ▁a ▁F resh man . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁State ▁Senator ▁and ▁Minor ity ▁Le ader ▁L ance ▁defeated ▁Assembly w oman ▁L inda ▁St ender ▁with ▁ 5 0 %. ▁ ▁The ▁Democratic ▁ch allen ger ▁is ▁former ▁high ▁school ▁science ▁teacher ▁Ed ▁Pot os nak , ▁who ▁if ▁elected ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁open ly ▁gay ▁member ▁of