Archive for 2014
Edwin Edwards’ Long, Winding Political Road
One out of 12 Louisiana U.S. Representatives have exited and then returned to the chamber, including a 32-year hiatus by one Pelican State congressman.
Read MoreIllinois Gubernatorial Primary Wrap-Up
Bruce Rauner becomes the 13th plurality winner in an Illinois gubernatorial primary election in state history; five have gone on to win the general election.
Read MoreCollin Peterson By the Numbers
Peterson will crack the Top 10 list for the oldest U.S. Representatives in Minnesota history by the end of this term; only five others have served longer in the chamber.
Read MoreGender Equality in the US House: A State-by State Quarter-Century Report Card (1989-2014)
A study of 5,325 congressional elections finds the number of female U.S. Representatives has more than tripled over the last 25 years, but the rate at which women are elected to the chamber still varies greatly between the states.
Read MoreThree for the Road
A new Rasmussen Poll shows Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in a dead heat with likely 2014 Democratic nominee Mary Burke. Walker is seeking to win his third consecutive election after prevailing in 2012’s recall contest. Eight of his predecessors accomplished…
Read MoreRed Records in the South
Republicans are heavily favored to win gubernatorial races in Oklahoma, Alabama, and Tennessee this cycle and, should incumbents Mary Fallin, Robert Bentley, and Bill Haslam cruise to victory, they will tie or extend GOP records for their respective states. Oklahoma…
Read MoreOne Strike and You’re Out? Bill Brady’s Impossible Dream
No losing Illinois gubernatorial nominee has come back to win the governor’s race in state history and only two have made it back onto the general election ballot.
Read MoreWill Overby’s Candidacy Ignite Florida Libertarians in 2014?
Overby is just the fifth candidate to appear on the ballot as a Libertarian in a Florida U.S. House race.
Read MoreAdvantage Sink? Women Win US House Specials at More Than 2x Rate of General Elections
Since 1980, women have won nearly a quarter of the nation’s 141 U.S. House special elections (and 58 percent of contests featuring only one female major party nominee), compared to just 11 percent of general election races.
Read MoreThe Elusive Republican Majority
Republican gubernatorial nominees in one state have failed to win a majority of the vote in more than 50 years.
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