Archive for June 2017
2018 Could Have Fewest US Senate Retirements in Direct Election Era
An average of seven senators have retired from the chamber each cycle during the past quarter-century; no incumbent up for reelection next year has yet closed the door on a 2018 bid.
Read MoreHow Many Trump States Will Back Democratic US Senate Nominees in 2018?
The 10 Trump states with Democratic incumbents have voted for senate nominees from the opposing party of the sitting president 62 percent of the time over the last 50 years.
Read MoreAshford vs Bacon II: A History of Nebraska US House Rematch Elections
12 percent of Nebraska elections to the chamber have featured rematches between major party nominees; challengers have won 1 in 3 of these races but none in the last half-century.
Read MoreParnell vs Norman: 3rd Closest South Carolina US House Race Since 1800s
In an unusually competitive race, Democrats failed to pick up a GOP-held seat in the Palmetto State for a nation-leading 61st election in a row.
Read MoreGeorgia Hosts Rare Competitive US House Election with Ossoff-Handel Runoff
Since 1964, the average victory margin in a Georgia U.S. House race has been 50 points; just 1 of the last 69 races since 2008 has been decided by less than five points.
Read MoreJeff Merkley and a History of Oregon Presidential Candidates
The progressive senator would be the first major party White House hopeful from the Beaver State in the modern primary era.
Read MoreHow Many Gubernatorial Seats Will the GOP Lose in 2018?
The party of the sitting president has won 43 percent of gubernatorial races since the McKinley administration.
Read MoreIt’s All Relative: Wisconsin US Representatives Edition
Herb Kohl’s nephew is seeking to become the first Badger State U.S. Representative since the 19th Century to be preceded by a relative in the chamber.
Read MoreKim Guadagno and a Review of New Jersey Female Gubernatorial Candidates
Women running for governor in New Jersey have won their party’s nomination each of the last four times they have appeared on the primary ballot since 1993.
Read MoreA Brief History of New Jersey Gubernatorial Primaries
More than twice as many Republican primary races for governor have been decided by single digits as Democratic nomination contests.
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