Montana
Number of Female Lieutenant Governors to Increase After 2016
Midwestern states account for 40 percent of the cumulative female lieutenant gubernatorial service in U.S. history along with the three longest current streaks (Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin).
Read More1.6 Million GOP Primary Voters Cast Ballots for Ex-Candidates
Kasich, Cruz, and Carson received the most votes as former White House hopefuls; 10 GOPers won more votes as ex-candidates than when they were still in the race.
Read MoreMontana, South Dakota Democratic Primaries Decided by Record Narrow Margins
Two states usually forgotten at the end of the primary calendar were treated to their most competitive Democratic primaries in state history.
Read MoreAre There Any Democratic Primary Bellwethers?
Unlike their GOP counterparts, Democrats have few states that have consistently backed the party’s eventual nominee over the last 40+ years.
Read MoreWhat Is Trump’s Magic Number to Coalesce GOP Support in the Last 7 Primaries?
Presumptive GOP nominees have averaged more than 75 percent of the primary vote after their main challengers have exited the race.
Read More115th Congress Could Have Fewest Split US Senate Delegations in History
If the nation’s six most competitive seats flip in 2016, the upper legislative chamber will tie its mark for the lowest number of states with split delegations in the direct election era.
Read MoreSteve Bullock Eying Rare Uncontested Montana Gubernatorial Primary
Just two of the 25 Democratic gubernatorial nominees in Montana over the last century did not face a primary opponent as well as five of 50 major party nominees.
Read MoreWhich State Is the Most Western in Presidential Elections?
Montana has voted in concert with the region overall at a higher rate than any other Western state; Hawaii has done so the least.
Read MoreWill a Freshman US Representative Win a Senate Seat in 2016?
Tom Cotton and Steve Daines became two of just 19 House freshmen to be elected to the Senate over the last century; will a new freshman risk his or her seat to do the same in two years?
Read MoreRock Bottom: Democrats Hit Multiple Low Water Marks in US Senate Elections
Ten of the 34 states with U.S. Senate races in 2014 found the Democratic Party endure one of its three worst performances in the direct election era.
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