National Politics
Doug 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 MoreWill Phil Bredesen Roll the Dice and Run for US Senate?
Bredesen could become the first sitting or ex-Democratic governor from Tennessee – and just the second from either major party – to win a U.S. Senate seat in the direct election era.
Read MoreJim Bennett Notches 2nd Best 3rd Party Showing in Contested Utah US House Race in 85 Years
Only one Utahan has won more support in a race involving both major party nominees out of 127 U.S. House third party and independent candidates to appear on the ballot since 1932.
Read MoreMitt Romney (Patiently) Eyes History-Making US Senate Run
A Hatch retirement could give Romney the longest stretch between losing and winning U.S. Senate campaigns among major party nominees in the chamber’s history.
Read MoreHow Often Do 1-Term US Senators Retire?
Jeff Flake is the eighth member of the chamber to call it quits after a single full term this century and the 43rd to do so since 1914.
Read MoreJeff Flake Becomes 1st Arizona US Senator Not to Seek 2nd Term
Flake will tie Ralph Cameron for the shortest tenure in the chamber in state history.
Read More9th Time’s a Charm: Can Democrats Win Alabama’s US Senate Special Election?
Only five of 55 U.S. Senate partisan winning streaks of eight in a row have been halted in the subsequent contest during direct election era.
Read MoreDino Rossi Could Notch Rare Trifecta with 2018 US House Bid
Only two major party candidates from Washington have lost general election bids for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House since statehood.
Read MorePennsylvania to hold Nation-Leading 41st US House Special Election Since 1941
No state has held more special elections to the chamber since the year the U.S. entered WW II, and only four states have held them at a higher rate.
Read MoreTom Price’s Historically Short HHS Tenure
Price lasted less than a quarter of the time on the job than the average HHS secretary.
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