U.S. Senate
The 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.
Read MoreWill There Still Be 20 Women in the US Senate After 2016?
While female candidates have opportunities to pick up seats this November, some face challenging general election odds while others face stiff competition to win their party’s primary.
Read MoreMike Pompeo Eyes Historic Hurdle in Kansas US Senate Race
No popularly elected U.S. Senator from Kansas has ever lost a renomination bid.
Read More115th Congress Could Have Fewest Split US Senate Delegations in History
If the nation’s six most competitive seats flip in 2016, the upper legislative chamber will tie its mark for the lowest number of states with split delegations in the direct election era.
Read MoreStates Still in Search of Major Party US Senate Candidates
Democrats and Republicans in four states are still looking for candidates as filing deadlines loom just days or weeks away.
Read MoreWill Patrick Leahy Break Robert Byrd’s US Senate Service Record?
Vermont’s other U.S. Senator is also on the ballot in 2016 – and is climbing the list of all-time service in the nation’s upper legislative chamber.
Read MoreSharron Angle Runs Again in the Land of 2nd Chances
Angle’s candidacy marks the 37th time a losing U.S. Senate candidate ran again for a seat from the Silver State, of which seven were successful.
Read MoreTop of the Ticket Woes for 2016 Republican-Controlled US Senate Seats?
Florida, Wisconsin, and North Carolina are three of 18 states never to split their ticket by voting for a Democratic presidential nominee and a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in the same cycle.
Read MorePat Toomey: Last of the “Bork 8” Seats to Flip in 2016?
Eight U.S. Senators went against the majority of their party during the controversial 1987 Robert Bork confirmation vote; seven of their seats have since flipped for good in subsequent elections.
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