Hawaii
Is 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 MoreThe 10 Percent Club: 2014 Gubernatorial Edition
At least four third party, independent, or write-in gubernatorial candidates have won 10+ percent of the vote in every midterm election since the 1986 cycle – a trend likely to continue this November.
Read MoreHawaii Primary Roundup
Neil Abercrombie is the first Hawaii governor to lose a renomination bid while Brian Schatz avoided becoming the first Aloha State U.S. Senator to do so.
Read MoreWhich States Have the Longest and Shortest Election Day Voting Hours?
Residents in some North Dakota towns have less than half as many hours to cast their ballots as those in New York State.
Read MoreHow Often Do Special Elections Flip US Senate Seats?
The partisan hold of nearly one-third of U.S. Senate seats have flipped in special elections over the last 100 years.
Read MoreLandslides Ahead: Major Parties Still Lack 2014 US Senate Candidates in 8 States
It has been 96 years since the last time a major party did not field a candidate in eight or more U.S. Senate races.
Read MoreWhich States Have the Highest Rates of Female Gubernatorial Nominees?
Western states dominate the top of the list, with Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington, and Wyoming all in the Top 10.
Read MoreAppointment for Defeat? Schatz Could Lose Hawaii Senate Seat
More than two-thirds of the 190 appointed U.S. Senators since 1913 have not been elected to their seat the next time it was on the ballot.
Read MoreThe Longest Republican US Senate Droughts in the Nation
It has been a combined 141 years since the GOP won a U.S. Senate race in West Virginia (1956), Hawaii (1970), and New Jersey (1972).
Read MoreWestern Women: Regional Gender Disparities in Congressional Representation
Women have been elected to the U.S. House from western states at 2.5 times the rate as the rest of the country over the last century, with the region electing nearly 1/3 of all female-held seats with just 1/7 of all House seats.
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