U.S. Senate
Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby and the Longest-Serving US Senate Delegation Pairs in History
The Alabama duo served alongside one another for the 27th longest stretch in the chamber’s history.
Read MoreCynthia 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 MoreWest Virginia GOP Seeks Rare Unseating of Democratic US Senator in 2018
Joe Manchin is attempting to win the 21st consecutive U.S. Senate reelection bid by a Mountain State Democrat.
Read More114th Congress Just 3rd in History to Have No Turnover in US Senate
Each of the three congresses have convened during the last 20 years.
Read MoreDean Heller: Ripe for the Picking?
Heller is the only Republican among the 15 U.S. Senators who serve states in which their party holds a minority of U.S. House seats; a dozen (including Heller) are up for reelection in 2018.
Read More2018 Poised to Shatter Record for Female US Senators Seeking Reelection
Up to 11 women could run for reelection to the chamber in two years; the chamber’s all-time record is just six.
Read MoreHassan and Shaheen and a Brief History of Ex-Gubernatorial US Senate Delegations
The New Hampshire duo becomes the seventh set of ex-governors from the same state to simultaneously serve in the U.S. Senate in the 21st Century.
Read MoreLisa Murkowski Becomes 1st Three-Time US Senate Plurality Winner
You can win over some of the people some of the time, but Murkowski has not won over a majority of Alaskan voters any of the time.
Read MoreJoe Miller Shatters Libertarian US Senate Record While 8 Others Set New State Party Marks
The nation’s third largest political party notched by far its most successful election cycle in races to the nation’s upper legislative chamber.
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.
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