Governorships
Kentucky 2015 Gubernatorial Primary Results by the Numbers
A tale of two parties: the Kentucky GOP primary for governor was the most competitive in state history while Jack Conway won in the biggest ever blowout on the Democratic side.
Read MoreWill Governor Tomblin Become Congressman Tomblin After 2016?
Only one West Virginia governor in history has subsequently served in the U.S. House.
Read MoreA Brief History of Kentucky Democratic Gubernatorial Primaries
Jack Conway is poised to post the best showing by a Kentucky Democratic candidate in a contested gubernatorial primary in state history
Read MoreA Brief History of Kentucky Republican Gubernatorial Primaries
Only four of the party’s two-dozen gubernatorial races have been decided by single digits with only two first-place finishers receiving less than 50 percent of the vote.
Read MoreJohn Gregg Eyes Rare Rematch Against Mike Pence in 2016
Gregg vs Pence II would just be the second gubernatorial rematch in Indiana history and the first since 1834.
Read MoreUndesirable Exits: Not All Long-Serving Governors Went Out On Their Own Terms
Forty percent of the longest-serving governors in U.S. history left office far short of a storybook ending.
Read MoreCould Scott Walker Become Wisconsin’s Strongest Presidential Candidate in History?
No Wisconsin presidential candidate has won more than two primaries or more than 41 delegates at a major party’s national convention.
Read MoreKitzhaber Resignation Would Make History in Oregon
No Oregon governor has ever exited office before the end of his term under a cloud of scandal.
Read MoreGoing Home? Joe Manchin Eyes Rare Electoral Feat in 2016
In 2016, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin may become just the sixth former governor in the last 100 years who then won a U.S. Senate seat only to return to his gubernatorial post.
Read MoreWyoming and Tennessee: The Nation’s Political Naysayers?
Ten states have voted against the party of the sitting president in every gubernatorial election since at least 1994 led by Wyoming and Tennessee; just two states have voted for the president’s party during that span.
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