U.S. Senate
Sharron 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.
Read MoreBig Seats to Fill: US Senate Seats Held by Presidents
Four current members of the U.S. Senate hold seats once occupied by two former presidents; three future presidents once served alongside each other in the chamber.
Read MoreTed Strickland’s Unusual Pathway to the US Senate
Only three former governors coming off failed reelection bids have gone on to win a U.S. Senate seat during the last 70+ years.
Read MoreThe Decline of South Dakota Democrats
Democrats are losing elections across the Mount Rushmore State at a pace not seen since the Eisenhower administration.
Read More2018 US Senate Elections at a Glance
The Democrat caucus will need to defend 25 of the 33 seats on the ballot in three years.
Read MoreWill New Hampshire Split Its Vote in 2016?
In only eight of 16 cycles over the last 100 years has a party run the table in Granite State Presidential, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial races; Democrats have only pulled off this political hat trick once.
Read MoreCould Democrats Lose the Presidency and Still Win the Senate?
The party losing the presidency has made gains in the U.S. Senate nine times over the last century – but never large enough gains to overcome the Democratic Party’s current deficit.
Read MoreUS Senators Slow to Respond to Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban
Just five U.S. Senators – all Democrats – have issued formal press releases denouncing Trump’s proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country.
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