Archive for April 2021
2020 US Census Reapportionment Is the Most Stable in US History
Only 14 seats (3.2 percent) across 13 states (26 percent) changed hands following the latest Census – the lowest numbers in history.
Read MorePut Me In, Coach
Of the more than 40 states that have an elected office of Lieutenant Governor, Maryland is one of a handful that has never elected a sitting or ex-LG to the office of Governor. The state’s former Republican LG Michael Steele (2003-2007) is considering a run for governor in 2022. Democratic predecessors Blair Lee III (lost…
Read MoreA Century Low
When Democrats won just three of 11 gubernatorial elections (27.3 percent) during the 2020 cycle (in Delaware, North Carolina, Washington) it marked the worst showing for the party in races for the office in presidential or midterm election cycles since 1920. In 1920, Democratic nominees won only six of 35 races (17.1 percent) – in…
Read MoreGodlewski Seeks Electoral First in 2022 Wisconsin US Senate Race
No sitting or former Wisconsin Treasurer has ever served in the U.S. Senate – and only one has previously made such a bid.
Read More3 x 4: Greg Abbott (and Charlie Baker?) Seek to Join Notable List in 2022
Fewer than 30 governors in U.S. history have been elected to three consecutive four-year terms.
Read MoreElusive Perfection: A Historical Overview of Defeated US Senators
No election cycle has passed without at least one sitting U.S. Senator coming up short in their bid for another term.
Read MorePennsylvania Democrats Look to End Nation’s Longest Three-Peat Gubernatorial Drought
Democrats have not won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in Pennsylvania in nearly 175 years – more than 100 years longer than any other state.
Read MoreThe Closest US House Elections in Iowa History
One in 25 elections to the U.S. House have been decided by less than one percentage point since statehood in Iowa.
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