Archive for 2023
Tim Scott and Presidential Candidates with Two First Names
Three candidates with two ‘first names’ have been elected to the White House over the last half-century.
Read MoreWill Libertarians Continue to Make Inroads in 2024?
Nearly all metrics show support for Libertarian gubernatorial candidates is currently at an all-time high.
Read MoreSouthern States Poised to Have Fewest Democratic Governors Since Reconstruction
The party has never held fewer than two governorships in the South outside of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Read MoreShould Presidential Candidates Announce Early Or Late?
Only a few nominees over the last half century were the first or last of their party to file, with the average announcement date still a month away.
Read MoreWill Women US Senators Run the Table in 2024?
The winning percentage of women seeking another term in the chamber lags behind men by approximately five points.
Read MoreWisconsin’s Supreme Court Election by the Numbers
Women have now defeated men in 12 of 14 head-to-head matchups in Badger State elections to its highest court.
Read MoreWin Or Lose, Dan Kelly Poised for the History Books in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
Kelly will become either the first ex-Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice to be voted back into the chamber or just the second former justice to try and fail.
Read MoreDerrick Van Orden and a Brief Electoral History of Wisconsin Freshman US Reps
It’s been a half-century since the last time a 1st term Republican U.S. Representative lost their seat from the Badger State.
Read MoreDoug Mastriano Eyes Unusual US Senate Bid in Pennsylvania
Only one failed gubernatorial nominee from Pennsylvania has attempted a run for the U.S. Senate in the direct election era.
Read MoreDemocrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 26 States
Three additional states could be added to the list in 2024.
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