U.S. Senate
Patrick Murphy and a Brief History of US Senate Bids by Florida US Reps
Sitting or ex- Florida U.S. Representatives have won U.S. Senate seats in just two of 17 attempts since 1970.
Read MoreWill Maryland’s 2016 Democratic US Senate Primary Be a Race for the Ages?
A look at Maryland’s 35 previous Democratic U.S. Senate primaries by the numbers suggests Edwards and Van Hollen candidacies are unlikely to deter other 2016 hopefuls.
Read MoreMaryland US Representatives Eye Mikulski’s Senate Seat
Maryland U.S. Senators have paid their dues in the lower chamber at the fifth highest rate in the nation; a former U.S. Representative has held Mikulski’s seat for 107 of the last 130 years.
Read MoreJoe Sestak and Retread Pennsylvania US Senate Candidates By the Numbers
Only two failed U.S. Senate nominees from the Keystone State have sought a return to the chamber prior to Sestak – neither were victorious.
Read MoreWill Dan Coats Retire from the US Senate (Again)?
None of the eight Indiana U.S. Senators who served longer than Coats left the chamber on their own terms.
Read MoreStrickland Would Be Oldest True Freshman US Senator Popularly Elected to Full Term
Only a dozen U.S. Senators have been seated in the chamber for the first time at the age of 75+ years: nine were appointed, two were elected by state legislatures, and one won a special election.
Read MoreRuss Feingold: An Unlikely Return to the Senate in 2016?
Only two defeated U.S. Senators have come back to win an election to the chamber since the mid-1950s.
Read MoreWhich States Are Likely to Split Their Presidential-US Senate Vote in 2016?
States have split their ballot only 29 percent of the time in presidential and U.S. Senate elections over the last century; 6% in NC, 11% in WI and 16% in IL (key 2016 battlegrounds).
Read MoreGoing Home? Joe Manchin Eyes Rare Electoral Feat in 2016
In 2016, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin may become just the sixth former governor in the last 100 years who then won a U.S. Senate seat only to return to his gubernatorial post.
Read MoreA Brief History of Illinois US Reps Running for Senate
Just eight sitting or ex-U.S. House members from Illinois have run for the U.S. Senate over the last 24 elections since 1944; the last time two or more faced off in a Senate primary was 1938.
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