U.S. Senate
It’s All Relative: Massachusetts US Senate Edition
One-quarter of all Bay State U.S. Senators were preceded by a family member in Congress; Joe Kennedy III would become the 14th.
Read MoreGlenn Wins Colorado GOP US Senate Primary Against Record-Breaking Field
The five-candidate field was the largest across the 78 Democratic and Republican primaries conducted for the office in the state since 1912.
Read MoreCould a Feingold Victory Help Flip a US House Seat for Wisconsin Democrats?
Badger State Democrats have the rare opportunity to pick up seats in both legislative chambers this November.
Read MoreA Review of States Electing Governors and US Senate Delegations from Different Parties
After the 2016 election, 10 states could have a Republican governor and two Democratic U.S. Senators; only one state currently has the reverse.
Read MoreHistory Suggests Rubio Should Win Reelection Despite Failed Presidential Campaign
Since 1972, all seven sitting U.S. Senators who ran for reelection in the cycle of their failed presidential bid won another term – each by double digits.
Read MoreWarren, Brown VP Pick Could Create Rare Vacancy
Only five out of nearly 200 U.S. Senate vacancies since 1913 were caused by a voluntary resignation that resulted in a change in partisan control of the seat.
Read MoreFlorida Republicans Headed for Historic US Senate Primary Battle
Barring multiple last minute withdrawals from the race, the 2016 GOP U.S. Senate field to replace Marco Rubio will be the largest in party history.
Read MoreA Brief History of States with 2 Senators Sharing 1 Surname
Only twice in U.S. history have both of a state’s U.S. Senate delegation members shared the same last name.
Read MoreThe Potential Pitfall of Selecting Sherrod Brown as Clinton’s VP
If Democrats win the White House and net just four U.S. Senate seats this November, they will lose their majority status in the chamber by January 20th should Clinton pick Brown, Cory Booker, or Elizabeth Warren as her running mate.
Read MoreGOP Has Most US Senators Seeking Reelection in 90 Years
The last time 20 or more Republican U.S. Senators ran for reelection was in 1926 – the party lost seven seats that cycle including six freshmen.
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