Gender
One and Done? Losing Female US Senate Nominees Rarely Get 2nd Chance
Only six defeated female U.S. Senate nominees have subsequently appeared on a general election ballot; no defeated female U.S. Senator has yet tried.
Read MoreTwo Female US Senators Lose Seats in 2014 for First Time in History
Despite losses by Mary Landrieu and Kay Hagan this cycle, female U.S. Senators have been reelected to the chamber at nearly the same rate (84 percent) as males (87 percent) over the last quarter-century.
Read MoreScott Brown Becomes 1st US Senate Nominee to Lose to 2 Women
Brown is just the fourth U.S. Senate candidate in history to face major party female nominees in three different cycles; he is also the first to lose in two of them.
Read MoreWill a New Female Governor Be Elected in 2014?
Up to five female major party nominees will be on the ballot this November attempting to win their first gubernatorial election.
Read MoreScott Brown Could Become 1st US Senate Nominee to Lose to Two Women
A primary victory will make Brown just the fourth U.S. Senate candidate in history to face major party female nominees in three different cycles; he could also become the first to lose in two of them.
Read MoreMaine Eyes 1st US House Delegation with No Maine-Born Representatives
At least one member of Maine’s delegation to the U.S. House was born in the Pine Tree State since 1821 including 94 percent of those elected since 1877.
Read MoreSouth Dakota Democrats Field 4th All-Female Gubernatorial Ticket in US History
Only three previous major party gubernatorial tickets in history had female nominees for both governor and lieutenant governor; none have reached 40 percent.
Read MoreAllyson Schwartz Could Set Pennsylvania Democratic Record Even With Loss
No female Democratic candidate for governor in Pennsylvania has eclipsed the 20 percent mark in a primary to date; only seven of 165 Democratic and GOP primary candidates in state history have been women.
Read MoreWill the Number of Female US Senators Drop After 2014?
The number of women in the chamber has remained stable or increased in every cycle since the late 1970s.
Read MoreGender Equality in the US House: A State-by State Quarter-Century Report Card (1989-2014)
A study of 5,325 congressional elections finds the number of female U.S. Representatives has more than tripled over the last 25 years, but the rate at which women are elected to the chamber still varies greatly between the states.
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