A handful of candidates with sports backgrounds competed in the midterm elections. Former MLB All-Star Mark Teixeira won a House seat in Texas, while former NFL kicker Jay Feely lost in Arizona. In Senate races, former sideline reporter Michele Tafoya lost in Minnesota, but Paralympic gold medalist Josh Turek won in Iowa. Former football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated Doug Jones to become Alabama's next governor. Strategists noted that while sports fame can help, it is a fine line to execute naturally.
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