Kansas
Mike Pompeo and a Brief History of Cabinet Department Heads from Kansas
Five Kansans have served as secretaries of U.S. departments a total of six times since statehood.
Read MoreDemocrats and Republicans Currently Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 28 States
Only one region of the country is regularly seeing both parties win U.S. Senate seats in the vast majority of its states.
Read MoreDoug Jones Victory Would Give Alabama Rare Split US Senate Delegation
The Yellowhammer State is tied with Kansas for the fewest years of sending lawmakers to the Senate from different political parties over the last century.
Read MoreDemocrats Eying Pick-Ups On the Plains
It’s been a quarter century since Democrats won U.S. House seats in both Kansas and Nebraska.
Read MoreThe New GOP US Senate Primary Targets
GOP U.S. Senators who faced bona fide renomination battles over the last four cycles averaged 74 years of age, were 28 years older than their opponent, and had served 24+ years in the chamber; not so in 2018.
Read MoreYawners: 9 States Without a Close US Senate Race in 30+ Years
Maryland’s last close Senate election took place during Nixon’s first midterm with four other states also not hosting a competitive contest since the 1970s.
Read MoreStudy: 1 in 5 US House Seats Flipped in Special Elections Since 1941
A outright win by Jon Ossoff on Tuesday will end a pick-up drought of 19 specials in a row – tied for the largest streak since WWII.
Read MoreThompson vs Estes II and a History of Kansas US House Rematch Elections
Nearly one-quarter of major party nominees seeking rematches in U.S. House elections in the Sunflower State have been successful.
Read MoreThe 115th Congress: Feeling Special
Not since before World War II have five U.S. House special elections been conducted during the first six months of a new Congress.
Read MoreA Brief History of Kansas US House Special Elections
It has been 66 years since Kansas last held a special election to the U.S. House – fifth longest streak in the nation.
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