U.S. House
The Rise of GOP Primary Challengers in Minnesota US House Races
The rate of Republican incumbents facing primary challengers has tripled during the last decade compared to the previous 40 in the Gopher State.
Read MoreThe Unlikely Candidacy of Idaho’s Richard Stallings
Stallings seeks to become the oldest candidate ever elected to the U.S. House from Idaho as he eyes the second congressional rematch of his political career.
Read MoreEdwin Edwards’ Long, Winding Political Road
One out of 12 Louisiana U.S. Representatives have exited and then returned to the chamber, including a 32-year hiatus by one Pelican State congressman.
Read MoreCollin Peterson By the Numbers
Peterson will crack the Top 10 list for the oldest U.S. Representatives in Minnesota history by the end of this term; only five others have served longer in the chamber.
Read MoreGender Equality in the US House: A State-by State Quarter-Century Report Card (1989-2014)
A study of 5,325 congressional elections finds the number of female U.S. Representatives has more than tripled over the last 25 years, but the rate at which women are elected to the chamber still varies greatly between the states.
Read MoreWill Overby’s Candidacy Ignite Florida Libertarians in 2014?
Overby is just the fifth candidate to appear on the ballot as a Libertarian in a Florida U.S. House race.
Read MoreAdvantage Sink? Women Win US House Specials at More Than 2x Rate of General Elections
Since 1980, women have won nearly a quarter of the nation’s 141 U.S. House special elections (and 58 percent of contests featuring only one female major party nominee), compared to just 11 percent of general election races.
Read MoreRalph Hall Could Become Just 2nd Ever Texas GOP US Rep to Lose Nomination Bid
If he loses a May runoff, Hall would become only the second of 258 incumbent Republican U.S. House members from the Lone Star State to fail to secure their party’s nomination since statehood.
Read MoreDebbie Dingell Eyes Historic Win in 2014
Dingell could become the first non-widowed woman to immediately take over a spouse’s seat in Congress.
Read MoreJohn Dingell By the Numbers
The Michigan Congressman has served with 2,448 U.S. Representatives to date including 24 named ‘Smith’ and 86 percent of all women elected to the chamber in U.S. history.
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