Florida
Will Florida, Illinois Extend the Nation’s Longest Streak Backing the Eventual GOP Nominee?
Three states have backed every Republican presidential candidate over the last 15 cycles since 1956 – two vote on Tuesday.
Read MoreTop of the Ticket Woes for 2016 Republican-Controlled US Senate Seats?
Florida, Wisconsin, and North Carolina are three of 18 states never to split their ticket by voting for a Democratic presidential nominee and a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in the same cycle.
Read MoreAll in the Family: Brothers Succeeding Brothers in the US House
If Brian Fitzpatrick wins his brother Mike’s 8th CD seat in Pennsylvania this fall he will join a fairly short list of U.S. Representatives who directly followed a brother in serving their congressional district.
Read MoreShould Marco Rubio Resign?
Of the 50 presidential candidacies by sitting U.S. Senators since 1972, only one saw a candidate resign before Election Day – and that was after securing his party’s nomination.
Read MoreDemoted? Charlie Crist and a History of Governors Elected to the US House
Since 1900, more than two-dozen ex- or sitting governors have won elections to the House of Representatives, although only four over the last 50+ years.
Read MoreWhich GOP Presidential Candidates Will Still Be Left Standing for Their Home State Primary?
Only two of 12 Republican candidates in 2012 were actively campaigning at the time of their home state’s contest.
Read MoreCrist Could Become 1st Floridian in 95 Years to Lose Gubernatorial, US Senate, & US House Races
The last major party nominee to lose all three offices in the Sunshine State was little-known Republican John Cheney in 1920.
Read MoreCrist Could Become 1st Floridian in 95 Years to Lose Gubernatorial, US Senate, & US House Races
The last major party nominee to lose all three offices in the Sunshine State was little-known Republican John Cheney in 1920.
Read MoreMurphy vs DeSantis and the Youngest US Senate Matchups in History
Only two U.S. Senate elections featured a pair of major party nominees who were collectively younger than Florida’s two young Congressmen.
Read MoreWill 3rd Time Be a Charm for Bill McCollum in Florida?
A 2016 run would make McCollum just the second Floridian to attempt a third U.S. Senate campaign after two failed attempts; McCollum would also become the oldest newly elected Senator in state history.
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