Archive for 2021
A Review of State Executive Partisan Outliers
One party controls every elected executive office in all but 14 states.
Read MoreHow Will Wisconsin Democrats Fare After 2022’s Congressional Redistrcting?
The party could win its lowest number and percentage of U.S. House seats since the early 1950s.
Read MoreWill Adam Laxalt Add His Name to a Short List in 2022?
Only two major party nominees in Nevada history have lost both gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections.
Read MoreRon Kind to Retire with 10th Longest Wisconsin US House Tenure
Only four Badger State Democrats lasted longer in the chamber than Kind.
Read MorePoliquin vs Golden II: A Brief History of Maine US House Rematches
Defeated candidates have come back to win only one in eight rematch elections from Maine to the nation’s lower legislative chamber since statehood.
Read MoreIn Which States Are Women Elected to the US House at the Highest Rate?
Women have won seats in Western states at nearly twice the rate as those in any other region.
Read MoreFive Naysayer States to Watch in 2022’s Gubernatorial Elections
Democrats have had particular difficulty winning governorships in the Midwest during Democratic presidential administrations.
Read MoreA Brief History of Wisconsin US House Rematch Elections
Nearly one in six U.S. House elections in the Badger State since 1848 have been rematches between major party nominees, with challengers successful 19 percent of the time.
Read MoreWhich States Are US Senate Battlegrounds?
Just 10 states have hosted U.S. Senate contests decided by single digits during its last two elections.
Read MoreWhich States Will Be Gubernatorial Battlegrounds in 2022?
Less than a quarter of the states have currently hosted elections for governor decided by single digits in back-to-back cycles.
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