Archive for 2017
Mitt Romney (Patiently) Eyes History-Making US Senate Run
A Hatch retirement could give Romney the longest stretch between losing and winning U.S. Senate campaigns among major party nominees in the chamber’s history.
Read MoreCan Democrats Sweep Virginia’s Constitutional Offices in 2017?
The party could extend its consecutive statewide election streak to 10 for the first time in more than half a century.
Read MoreTom Tancredo and a Review of Retread Colorado GOP Gubernatorial Candidacies
10 losing Republican gubernatorial nominees or primary candidates have appeared on the ballot for the office a second time – with just one becoming governor.
Read MoreHow Often Do 1-Term US Senators Retire?
Jeff Flake is the eighth member of the chamber to call it quits after a single full term this century and the 43rd to do so since 1914.
Read MoreFung vs. Raimondo II? A History of Rhode Island Gubernatorial Rematch Elections
Only six out of more than two-dozen major party nominees have successfully knocked an incumbent out of office in a gubernatorial rematch.
Read MoreJeff Flake Becomes 1st Arizona US Senator Not to Seek 2nd Term
Flake will tie Ralph Cameron for the shortest tenure in the chamber in state history.
Read More9th Time’s a Charm: Can Democrats Win Alabama’s US Senate Special Election?
Only five of 55 U.S. Senate partisan winning streaks of eight in a row have been halted in the subsequent contest during direct election era.
Read MoreDoes Two Make a Winning Streak?
Smart Politics recently examined how the Republican Party is hoping to win back-to-back U.S. Senate elections in Florida and Montana for the first time in the direct election era this cycle following Marco Rubio’s win last November and Steve Daines’ 2014 victory in the Treasure State. The GOP also has a chance to win two…
Read MoreTim Pawlenty and a Review of Ex-Governors Returning to Office
More than two-dozen former governors have been reelected back to their old seat over the last half-century.
Read MoreDino Rossi Could Notch Rare Trifecta with 2018 US House Bid
Only two major party candidates from Washington have lost general election bids for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House since statehood.
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