U.S. House
Cynthia Lummis Mulling Unusual Gubernatorial Bid in Wyoming
Only 2 of the 43 men and women to serve in Congress from Wyoming have subsequently been elected governor; none have even landed on the primary ballot in more than 65 years.
Read MoreA Brief History of Kansas US House Special Elections
It has been 66 years since Kansas last held a special election to the U.S. House – fifth longest streak in the nation.
Read MoreKristi Noem’s Multifaceted Historic Gubernatorial Bid
No sitting member of the U.S. House from South Dakota has ever appeared on a gubernatorial primary or general election ballot; just two ex-U.S. Representatives ever ran for the office.
Read MoreMinnesota Sends Oldest US House Delegation in State History to 115th Congress
For the first time in Minnesota history, every member elected to the state delegation was 50+ years old.
Read More115th Congress Has Largest Number of Single-Party State Delegations Since 1950s
Since the passage of the 17th Amendment all but seven states have been represented by a single party in the U.S. House and Senate for at least one Congress.
Read MoreBetty Price Could Make History with Georgia 6th CD Special Election Bid
Price could become the first female U.S. Representative to succeed her husband in a special election under circumstances other than his death.
Read MoreJim Hagedorn: Two Strikes, But Not Out
Hagedorn could become just the second Minnesotan to win a U.S. House seat after losing the first two times to the same candidate in back-to-back-to-back cycles.
Read MoreMinnesota Eyes Rare US House Special Election in 2017
The Gopher State has held 160 U.S. House contests since its last special election in 1977 – third most in the nation.
Read MoreNew Hampshire to Have All-Democratic Congressional Delegation for 1st Time Since 1852 Cycle
Democrats had never simultaneously held all U.S. Senate and House seats in New Hampshire since the birth of the Republican Party.
Read MoreMinnesota Hosts 2 Photo-Finish US House Elections for 1st Time Since 1892
Only 15 Minnesota U.S. House races have been decided by less than a percentage point in state history with only two cycles yielding two such contests.
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