Governorships
Brown and Kitzhaber Join the Exclusive 4×4 Club
Less than a dozen governors in U.S. history have been elected to four four-year terms – all since 1970.
Read MoreRepublicans Winning Midwestern Governorships at Near Record Rate
At 82 percent this decade, the GOP is enjoying its highest winning percentage in gubernatorial elections in the region since the 1920s.
Read MoreMark Begich and Sean Parnell Join Small Group in Defeat
Over the last 50 years, just five pairs of incumbent governors and U.S. Senators from different political parties in the same state have been defeated.
Read MoreWill Alaskans “Throw All the Bums Out” for the First Time in History?
Alaskans have never voted both gubernatorial and U.S. Senate incumbents out of office in the same cycle; incumbents in all three statewide offices could lose Tuesday.
Read MoreIs There a Presidential Drag On Gubernatorial Elections?
Only five of the 20 presidents to serve since 1900 have seen their party win a majority of gubernatorial elections during their administrations, and only one since JFK.
Read MoreNo Wiggle Room: The 2014 Gubernatorial Elections Are Lousy with Toss-ups
The eight tightest gubernatorial races in the country all involve incumbents and the 2014 cycle could yield the most gubernatorial races decided by less than a point since at least 1900.
Read MoreWill Burke vs Walker Be an Election for the Ages?
It’s a tall order: more than half of Wisconsin’s elections for governor have been decided by single digits in state history, including more than 20 percent by less than four points.
Read MoreWill New Hampshire Split Its Gubernatorial and US Senate Vote in 2014?
Electing a Democratic governor and a Republican U.S. Senator has been a common practice in the Granite State over the last half-century.
Read MoreCould Paul LePage Become the First 30/30 Governor in History?
No popularly elected governor has ever been victorious with less than 40 percent of the vote in back-to-back elections.
Read MoreWill Wisconsin’s Tight Gubernatorial Race Impact Its US House Contests?
A study of 55 election cycles finds evidence that Badger State congressional races are more competitive when gubernatorial elections are close.
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