U.S. Senate
Franken and Klobuchar: Minnesota’s 5th Longest-Serving US Senate Delegation
More than half of Minnesota U.S. Senators have not exited the chamber on their own terms.
Read MoreDoug 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 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 MoreCan Florida Republicans Finally Win Back-to-Back US Senate Races?
The Sunshine State is one of only three in which the Republican Party has failed to win consecutive races to the nation’s upper legislative chamber.
Read MoreHistory Gives Luther Strange Long Odds in US Senate Primary Runoff
No appointed US Senator has ever won a primary runoff and only two incumbents who placed second in the initial primary have done so.
Read MoreA Brief History of Wisconsin US Senate Primary Challengers
Mary Jo Walters will attempt to achieve what no primary challenger has accomplished against a sitting Democratic Wisconsin U.S. Senator: win even 15 percent of the primary vote.
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