Archive for October 2010
Third Party U.S. House Candidates Spike to Largest Midterm Election Mark Since 1934
With an average of more than one candidate per district, it has been over 75 years since this many independent and third party U.S. House candidates appeared on midterm general election ballots
Read MoreElection Profile: Iowa’s 1st Congressional District
Although the district has only been in the Democratic column for two consecutive election cycles, it is not one of the many vulnerable Democratic U.S. House seats in the Midwest this cycle
Read MoreFemale Candidates to Shatter Records Across the Country on Election Day
More than a dozen women will set state records on Tuesday for female gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidacies
Read MoreDan Maes Poised to Set Record Low for GOP in Colorado Gubernatorial Election History
Tom Tancredo looks to land the best third party showing in Colorado since the 1890s
Read MoreHarry Reid Could Become Just Fifth Senate Party Floor Leader to Lose at the Ballot Box
Death more common than defeat in ending the reign of Senate’s majority and minority leaders; over 86 percent have won reelection since 1920
Read MorePAC Dogs: Oberstar and Peterson Receive More than Half Their Money from Special Interests
PAC contributions to Paulsen up 36 percent from 2008 cycle; contributions to Bachmann down 51.2 percent
Read MoreEmmer Defeat During GOP Wave Would End Nearly 100-Year Trend in Minnesota Gubernatorial Elections
Minnesota has elected a GOP governor during every Republican wave dating back to 1916
Read MoreFun Facts about Minnesota’s Gubernatorial Race
Many Gopher State records could be set or tied during another barn burner of a gubernatorial election in 2010
Read MoreThe Still Very Long Odds of an Oberstar (or Walz) Defeat in November
Less than 4 percent of Minnesota U.S. House incumbents have been defeated out of more than 200 who won at least 60 percent of the vote during the previous election cycle
Read MoreWestern States to Eclipse Midwest in Representation to U.S. House for First Time in History
It took 160 years, but Western states will finally eclipse the Midwest in the number of Representatives it sends to D.C. in 2012
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