Iowa
A Brief History of Six-Term US Senators
More than 40 U.S. Senators have won election to six or more terms in the history of the nation’s upper legislative chamber including six serving in the 117th Congress.
Read MoreThe Quick Rebound: A Brief History of Defeated US Senators Elected in the Next Cycle
Since 1914, less than a dozen U.S. Senators have been unseated and subsequently elected back to the chamber two years later.
Read MoreHow Many States Will Split Their Presidential and US Senate Vote in 2020?
The 2016 cycle was the first time in history in which no state split its vote for these two offices.
Read MoreMariannette Miller-Meeks and a Brief History of Retread Iowa U.S. House Nominees
The state senator is just the third three-time loser of a U.S. House election in Iowa to be nominated for a fourth time.
Read MoreWhich State Will Be the Most Competitive in the 2020 Presidential Election?
Odds are strong that the state will be from the Southern or Midwest regions.
Read MoreSteve King Becomes 1st Iowa US Rep to Lose Renomination in 72 Years
King’s loss ends a string of 196 consecutive renomination victories by incumbent lawmakers in the state.
Read MoreHow Many Midwestern States Does the 2020 Democratic Nominee Need to Carry to Win the Presidency?
Democratic nominees have won the White House in every cycle since the formation of the Republican Party in which they carried at least half of the region’s states.
Read MoreHow Many States Will Split Their Presidential and US Senate Vote in 2020?
The 2016 cycle was the first in history in which no state saw its voters split its ticket for these two offices.
Read MoreIowa GOP Seeks 1st Unseating of Freshman US Rep in More Than a Half-Century
Iowa freshmen U.S. Representatives have won their last 22 reelection bids since 1968.
Read MoreLoebsack to Quietly Exit US House
Over the last half-century, only five of Iowa’s 25 exiting U.S. Representatives did not seek reelection or another elected office.
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