Archive for 2017
What Size Footprint Will Jim Bennett Leave on Utah’s 3rd CD Special Election?
Only one third party or independent Utah U.S. House candidate has won 10+ percent of the vote in 80+ years in a race with both major party nominees on the ballot.
Read MoreSusan Collins Eyes Rare Pathway to Augusta
Only one ex- or sitting Maine U.S. Senator has ever been elected as governor of the Pine Tree State, and none in 160 years.
Read MoreWill Luther Strange Lose Alabama’s GOP US Senate Nomination?
Only five out of 60 Republican appointed senators seeking to keep their seat over the last 100+ years lost their party’s nomination in the next election.
Read MoreFlyover States Seeing Red?
With West Virginia Governor Jim Justice switching his party affiliation to Republican last week, there is now only one Democratic governor remaining among the 14 states across the country that are completely enveloped by other states (i.e. those states that do not at least partially border an ocean, lake, or a foreign nation) – John…
Read MoreTsongas Settles for Bronze
Niki Tsongas’ announcement that she would not seek a seventh term in the U.S. House means the Massachusetts Democrat will end her career with 11 years, 2 months, and 19 days in the chamber. That is good for third place among the five female U.S. Representatives that have been elected to the House from the…
Read MoreA Brief Look at State Executive Officials without Partisan Allies
John Perdue of West Virginia joins a half-dozen other officeholders who are currently surrounded by state executive officials from the opposing political party.
Read MoreThe St. Paul-Heavy 2018 DFL Gubernatorial Field in Historical Perspective
The 2018 field has more than 50 years of service in elected state office – third most in party history.
Read MoreJohn Delaney Breaks Phil Crane’s (Or Pete du Pont’s?) Record for Early Bird Presidential Bid
Did Phil Crane or Pete du Pont hold the previous mark for the earliest presidential campaign launch in the modern primary era?
Read MoreYawners: 9 States Without a Close US Senate Race in 30+ Years
Maryland’s last close Senate election took place during Nixon’s first midterm with four other states also not hosting a competitive contest since the 1970s.
Read MoreJacky Rosen’s Historic 2018 US Senate Bid
The Nevada lawmaker hopes to become the first female freshman U.S. Representative to win a Senate seat.
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