Archive for November 2020
117th Congress Will Have Fewest Split US Senate Delegations in History
The chamber will see a record low in the direct election era, even if each party wins a seat in Georgia.
Read MoreLibertarian Gubernatorial Nominees Set Record Highs in Four States
The nation’s third largest party continues to make bigger footprints in multiple statewide races.
Read MoreLibertarians, Third Parties Set Multiple Records in 2020 US Senate Elections
Nine third party or independent candidates made the record books in U.S. Senate elections across the nation.
Read More36 States Set or Extend All-Time Democratic and GOP Presidential Winning Streaks
Nearly three-quarters of the states remain in the midst of record partisan dominance in elections to the White House by one of the two major parties.
Read MoreClose Shaves
When the 2020 vote is certified, new records for the closest presidential election will have been set in two states. Joe Biden’s victory margin over Donald Trump in Arizona currently rests at 0.31 points – well below the previous mark set 56 years ago when native son Barry Goldwater defeated President Lyndon Johnson by 0.99…
Read MoreA Key(stone) Flip
For the third time in state history, Pennsylvania was the state with the largest number of Electoral College votes to flip in a presidential election. The Keystone State also held that mark in 1860 (with 27 EV) when it flipped from Democrat to Republican backing Abraham Lincoln after James Buchanan in 1856 and in 1936…
Read MoreJoe Biden Is the 35th Candidate to Set a Presidential Popular Vote Record
A new popular vote record has been set in 70 percent of presidential elections since 1824.
Read MoreThe Partisan Winds Blow in One Direction in Presidential Elections
Trump’s inability to turn a single state from blue to red in 2020 should come as little surprise in the wake of Biden’s inroads.
Read MoreBiden Wins Presidency With Record-Tying Low of Four Midwestern States
Overall even victorious Democratic nominees have barely carried a majority of states in the 12-state region.
Read MoreMinnesota’s US Senate Election At a Glance
Only six other U.S. Senate contests were more closely decided in Gopher State history.
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