Montana
From Helena to D.C.? Schweitzer Would Make History in Montana
No ex- or sitting Montana governor has ever gone on to win a U.S. Senate (or U.S. House) race.
Read MoreBaucus Retirement Opens Up 2nd Longest Democratic-Held Senate Seat
It has been 36,577 days (March 3, 1913) since the last time a Republican sat in Montana’s Class II U.S. Senate seat, behind only Louisiana’s Class II seat (47,534 days, March 3, 1883).
Read MoreIceberg: Split-Ticket Voting Leaves GOPers Cold in Two Northern US Senate Races
North Dakota’s Rick Berg and Montana’s Denny Rehberg were the latest Republican victims of a rich history of split-ticket voting in their respective states.
Read MoreProjections: 2012 U.S. Senate Races
Early expectations of a Republican takeover of the nation’s upper legislative chamber may have lost steam, but close races still abound.
Read MoreProjections: 2012 Gubernatorial Races
Western states to provide high drama late Tuesday down the ballot.
Read MoreLibertarian Candidates Surging in US Senate Contests
Libertarian hopefuls in Michigan and Missouri are on pace to notch the best ever showing for a non-major party U.S. Senate candidate in their respective states.
Read MoreRomney Still Slow off the Blocks
While all eyes were on Wisconsin this week, Mitt Romney turned in more sluggish performances in presidential primaries held on Tuesday. Despite effectively sealing the nomination nearly two months ago, Romney failed to crack the 70 percent mark in two…
Read MoreWill Any Century-Long Streaks End in 2012 U.S. Senate Races?
More than a dozen states have never popularly elected a GOP Senator while voting for a Democratic presidential nominee in the same cycle; will any break with tradition in 2012?
Read MoreWhy Jon Tester Can Survive an Obama Loss in Montana in 2012
Montana leads the nation in producing victorious Democratic Senate nominees in the face of Republicans carrying the state’s Electoral College votes
Read MoreRehberg Would Make GOP History by Defeating Tester in MT US Senate Race
Sitting at-large representatives have unseated U.S Senators just 17 percent of the time over the last 100 years – a feat never accomplished by a Republican
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