MN US House
Ilhan Omar Records Worst Minnesota US Rep Showing Vis-à-Vis Top of the Ticket in a Generation
Omar ran 15.7 points behind Biden in her district – more than twice the deficit of any other Gopher State U.S. Representative since (at least) the 2000 cycle.
Read MoreGeorgia Democrats Eye US Senate Electoral Rarity
Only two times in U.S. Senate history have both incumbents from the same state been unseated in the same cycle.
Read MoreA Brief History of Minnesota US House Special Elections
The 2nd CD special will be just the sixth in state history following a nation-leading 175 consecutive U.S. House elections without a special.
Read MoreWhat Is the Floor For Ilhan Omar’s Primary Support?
Only six of 290 Minnesota U.S. Representatives since the DFL merger in 1944 failed to win at least 60 percent of the primary vote.
Read MoreIlhan Omar’s Unusually Large Pool of Primary Challengers
It’s been more than 85 years since a Minnesota U.S. Representative has drawn four primary challengers.
Read MoreMinnesota Again Eyes Multiple US House Rematches in 2020
The Gopher State has hosted 26 rematch elections among major party nominees since 1990 – only three such challengers have been successful.
Read MoreMichelle Fischbach and a Brief History of Minnesota LGs Running for US House
Six sitting or former lieutenant governors from the Gopher State have later appeared on the ballot for a U.S. House seat.
Read MoreCould Jason Lewis Make History in 2020?
No ex-Minnesota U.S. Representative has ever come back to win a U.S. Senate election in the direct election era.
Read MoreLawmaker, Mayor, and WWII Veteran Don Fraser Passes
The Minneapolis politician lived to become the fourth oldest former U.S. Representative in state history and the seventh to reach the age of 90.
Read MoreMinnesota Braces to Lose US House Seat for Just 3rd Time in History
Will the Gopher State host a rare incumbent vs. incumbent matchup in 2022?
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