Michigan
Primary Wins Are Not Predictive of General Election Success: Part I, the Republicans
Since 1976, GOP nominees have been victorious at a greater rate in states they lost during the primary season than in those they won.
Read MoreTrump Wins Michigan Primary with Lowest Support in Party History
Trump breaks a 96-year old party record by winning the Wolverine State with less than 37 percent of the vote.
Read MoreWill John Conyers Face a Competitive Primary Challenge in 2016?
2016 will be the third consecutive cycle in which Detroit Democrats have sought to unseat the long-serving U.S. Representative.
Read MoreWhich GOP Presidential Candidates Will Still Be Left Standing for Their Home State Primary?
Only two of 12 Republican candidates in 2012 were actively campaigning at the time of their home state’s contest.
Read MoreMidwestern Sister States and Distant Cousins in Presidential Elections
Two Midwestern states have been in accord on their presidential vote choice 96 percent of the time while another pair has voted in concert during just 41 percent of such elections.
Read MoreWhich State Is the Most Midwestern (In Presidential Elections)?
Iowa and Ohio have voted in concert with the region overall at a higher rate than any other Midwestern state; Missouri and Minnesota have done so the least.
Read More3 Retiring US Representatives Still Soliciting Campaign Contributions
Chris Gibson announced his retirement more than two months ago, has hundreds of thousands of dollars in his campaign coffers, but his campaign website still asks for donations.
Read MoreJohn Dingell Served with 2,453 US Representatives
The Michigander served alongside 86 percent of all female U.S. Representatives elected to the chamber through the 113th Congress.
Read MoreRepublicans Winning Midwestern Governorships at Near Record Rate
At 82 percent this decade, the GOP is enjoying its highest winning percentage in gubernatorial elections in the region since the 1920s.
Read MoreIt’s All Relative: Michigan US Representatives Edition
While only seven of Michigan’s 271 U.S. Representatives in history had family members who previously served in Congress, three are currently serving in the chamber with another poised to take office in 2015.
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