Governorships
Walker’s Odds: How Often Do Wisconsin Gubernatorial Incumbents Win Reelection?
Governors in the Badger State have kept their job in 34 of 46 contests since statehood, or 74 percent of the time.
Read MoreGovernor vs. Governor vs. Governor
The last election cycle saw five ex-governors attempt to win back their old jobs, with success stories in California (Jerry Brown), Iowa (Terry Branstad), and Oregon (John Kitzhaber). But in 1904, the State of Wisconsin saw three governors on the…
Read MoreBarrett vs. Walker II: A History of Wisconsin Gubernatorial Rematch Elections
Losing gubernatorial candidates have come back for rematches against victorious Republicans and beat them two times out of the six rematches in Wisconsin history.
Read MoreAngus King Embarks On Well-Trodden Pathway to Maine US Senate Seat
Nine sitting or former governors have been elected U.S. Senator in the Pine Tree State including four during the popular vote era.
Read MoreCould Heath Shuler or Brad Miller Buck History in North Carolina’s Gubernatorial Race?
Only four sitting North Carolina U.S. Representatives or U.S. Senators have won a gubernatorial election in state history, and only one in the last 100 years.
Read MoreScott Walker Faces 3rd Shortest Wisconsin Gubernatorial Tenure if Recalled
Only an acting governor and a governor who died on a Civil War relief expedition will have served fewer days in office than Walker.
Read MoreThe Top Five Smart Politics Reports of 2011
A look back at some of the most illuminating and controversial of the 200+ Smart Politics reports published this year.
Read MoreWilliams Records 4th Worst GOP Gubernatorial Tally in Kentucky in 140 Years
David Williams now holds two of the 10 worst showings by a Republican gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, or presidential nominee in Kentucky since 1871.
Read MoreDemocrats Tally Worst Showing in Mississippi Gubernatorial Race Since Reconstruction
For the second consecutive election cycle, the Democratic vote in Mississippi’s gubernatorial race declines to a new post-Reconstruction low.
Read MoreKentucky GOP Poised for 2nd Worst Gubernatorial Showing Since 1870
Only once in the last 140 years have Kentucky Republicans failed to win at least one-third of the gubernatorial vote.
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