Governorships
Libertarian Gubernatorial Nominees Set Record Highs in Four States
The nation’s third largest party continues to make bigger footprints in multiple statewide races.
Read MoreNew Hampshire on the Verge of Massive Split Ticket Vote in 2020
November’s election could see the second biggest partisan divide in Granite State history between presidential and gubernatorial contests.
Read MoreBullock Attempts to Make History With 2020 US Senate Bid
No sitting or former Montana governor has been elected to the U.S. Senate.
Read MoreBeshear Wins 2nd Closest Gubernatorial Election in Kentucky History
Beshear is the first governor of Kentucky to win without a majority in more than 100 years.
Read MoreWill Kentucky’s 2019 Electorate Look More Like 2016 or 2018?
It didn’t show up on the scoreboard, but Democrats made inroads in GOP strongholds last year.
Read MoreHow Will Success Be Measured for Democrats in Mississippi’s Gubernatorial Election?
The party could be swept at the polls in statewide races for the first time since Reconstruction.
Read MoreWill a Majority of Louisiana Voters Back John Bel Edwards?
Four of the five first-place Louisiana primary gubernatorial election winners whose party’s collective primary vote did not reach 50 percent still went on to win the general election.
Read MoreWill Kentucky Host a Rare Competitive Gubernatorial Election in 2019?
The GOP is trying to win back-to-back races in the Bluegrass State for the first time in 120 years – more than doubling the next longest drought in the nation.
Read MoreA Brief History of US Representatives Winning Governorships
Utah is one of three states never to elect a sitting or former U.S. Representative to the office of governor.
Read MoreHow Unique Is Steve Bullock’s Political Resume?
Just four out of 53 Democratic candidates since 1996 were sitting statewide officeholders in states last won by the GOP presidential nominee As one of just a few bona fide Democratic candidates who failed to qualify for the initial debates, Montana’s Steve Bullock is doubling down on his importance to the 2020 field – touting…
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