She lost out to Barack Obama in the race to represent the Democrats in the 2008 Presidential election.
On Friday, his fortunes vastly changed as he quit the race to represent the towns of Greene and Sabattus, according to the Associated Press.
If she launches a candidacy, she would be the fifth Democratic contender to enter the 2016 primary race to represent Maryland's 8th District.
The race to represent the First Congressional District pits two members of the state's political dynasties in a battle that has included tricky racial politics.
UKIP's Nigel Farage, in the home straight in his race to represent Thanet South, is 8/1, neck-and-neck with Labour's Ed Miliband.
It was all smiles in front of the cameras, a far cry from the acrimony that appeared to surround their camps in the primary race to represent the Democratic party in the 2008 presidential election.
The race, to represent the Congressional district that stretches from Brownsville to Park Slope, also exposes a tangled political and familial landscape, where the children of Brooklyn officials are eager to emerge from their parents' shadows.
The race to represent the South Bronx is a passionate feud between two strong borough Democratic factions as well as an intense competition between two of the borough's best-known political families.
Both Dianne Byrum and Mike Rogers, state senators in a tight race to represent Lansing in the United States House of Representatives, have visited his church in recent weeks.
With nearly 85 percent of the vote counted, Ms. Kaptur led Mr. Kucinich, her colleague and frequent ally in the House, by about 24 points in the race to represent Ohio's recently redrawn Ninth Congressional District.
The race to represent Illinois's 11th district will be decided on issues such as taxes and health care reform, not federal funding for research.
