Governorships
One Strike and You’re Out? Bill Brady’s Impossible Dream
No losing Illinois gubernatorial nominee has come back to win the governor’s race in state history and only two have made it back onto the general election ballot.
Read MoreThe Elusive Republican Majority
Republican gubernatorial nominees in one state have failed to win a majority of the vote in more than 50 years.
Read MoreDemocrats Flirting with Poorest Nevada Gubernatorial Showing Since the 1800s
Will Democrats eclipse even the 20 percent mark in 2014 with an unknown nominee taking on a popular GOP incumbent?
Read MoreDo Democratic Hopes of Beating Kline End with a Dayton Loss?
A political party losing control of the governor’s mansion has picked up a U.S. House seat in just three cycles in Minnesota history.
Read MoreA Year in Smart Politics
A look back at which political institutions were covered the most at Smart Politics in 2013.
Read MoreKitzhaber Launches Bid to Become 2nd Longest-Serving Governor in History
If Oregon’s Democratic governor is reelected in 2014 and serves out the entirety of his fourth term, he will trail only Iowa’s Terry Branstad in all-time gubernatorial service since 1789.
Read MoreCan Dayton Catch Lightning in a Bottle Twice?
Minnesotans have elected a Democratic governor with a Democrat in the White House in just four of 28 cycles since statehood – with none in their second term.
Read MoreReturn of the King: Charlie Crist and Ex-Governor Comebacks
More than half of ex-governors have been victorious in general election bids to return to their old seats since 1945.
Read MoreMarty Seifert’s Political Hiatus: Not a Problem
A new study suggests Seifert’s three years out of government should not decrease his chances of winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
Read MorePlurality Blues: Governors on the Hot Seat
Since 1900, less than half of plurality-winning governors who were eligible for another term were reelected to their seat in the next cycle.
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