U.S. Senate
Craig O’Dear Launches Improbable Independent Bid in Missouri’s 2018 US Senate Race
Only one non-major party U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri history has won five percent of the vote.
Read MoreMarsha Blackburn and a Review of Tennessee US Reps Running for Senate
Sitting and ex-Tennessee U.S. Representatives have been victorious in eight of 22 U.S. Senate bids over the last century.
Read MoreA Brief History of Narrowly-Divided Partisan Control of the US Senate Since 1959
Since 2001, a caucus’ control of the nation’s upper legislative chamber has been as slim as two or fewer seats 35 percent of the time.
Read MoreWill a Short Campaign Calendar Hurt Tina Smith’s Chances in 2018?
Appointees who had less than a year to run for their seat have historically fared notably better than those who had more than a year – but not in recent decades.
Read MoreHow Do Failed Presidential Hopefuls Fare As US Senate Candidates?
More than a dozen candidates who unsuccessfully ran for president since 1972 later ran for the U.S. Senate – just three were victorious.
Read MoreMichele Bachmann and a Brief History of Minnesota US Reps Running for Senate
Sitting or former U.S. Representatives have been elected to the U.S. Senate by Minnesotans in only four of 20 candidacies.
Read MoreEight Is Enough: Alabama Democrats Make the Record Books
Doug Jones’ victory marks just the sixth time out of 56 attempts that an eight-election partisan U.S. Senate winning streak has come to an end during the direct election era.
Read MoreMinnesota to Become 6th State with Women Holding Both US Senate Seats
After Tina Smith is sworn in, four states will have all-female U.S. Senate delegations.
Read MoreThe Shortest-Serving U.S. Senators in Alabama History
Ten of the state’s 41 men and women who were sworn into the chamber served less than one year.
Read MoreMinnesota 2018: How Often Do States Host Elections for Both US Senate Seats?
Next year will be the 55th time in which a state simultaneously hosts elections for each of its U.S. Senate seats; in only eight cases has the electorate split its vote between two parties.
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