U.S. Senate
Democrats Eye Largest Western US Senate Delegation in 55 Years
A pair of pick-ups would bring the party a decisive 17-9 majority in the Western states.
Read MoreArizona Eyes First All-Democratic US Senate Delegation In Nearly 70 Years
Only four states have had longer periods since Democrats last held both seats.
Read More1918: The Year 7 US Senators Died in Office
Though none of these seven deaths were attributed to Spanish flu.
Read MoreBullock Attempts to Make History With 2020 US Senate Bid
No sitting or former Montana governor has been elected to the U.S. Senate.
Read MoreFlip the Presidency, Flip the Senate?
The political party flipping the White House has only made gains in the U.S. Senate in six of 11 cycles over the last century.
Read MoreBellwether States for Partisan Control of the US Senate
Seven states have elected U.S. Senators into the majority party of the subsequent Congress 70+ percent of the time over the last century, but no state has done so in each of its last four elections.
Read MoreCantwell and Murray to Join Elite 20-20 Club Next Year
The Democratic duo from the Evergreen State will become just the second state delegation of women U.S. Senators to serve 20+ years together.
Read MoreArkansas Democrats Poised to Make History
The 12-year gap between no GOP and Democratic Arkansas U.S. Senate nominees will be the shortest in the direct election era.
Read MoreHickenlooper’s Unusual 2020 US Senate Run
Only one (non-U.S. Senator) presidential candidate has ended the bid to run for the U.S. Senate in the same cycle since 1972.
Read MoreKennedy Eyes Unseating Markey In Rare Democratic Primary Ousting
Since 1982, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senators have won 263 of 266 nomination bids.
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