U.S. Senate
Weiner Has Political Pedigree for NYC Mayoral Run (But So Did Hearst)
The former congressman once again seeks to become the 12th ex- or sitting member of the U.S. House or U.S. Senate to subsequently serve as mayor of New York City.
Read MoreSestak Seeks First US Senate Rematch in Pennsylvania History
If Sestak wins the 2016 Democratic nomination he will be the first major party candidate to secure a rematch in a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race in the popular vote era.
Read MoreHerseth Sandlin and the US House to Senate Pathway
Just 10 of the 44 female U.S. Senators in history first served in the House of Representatives and three of the last 13 since 2002.
Read MoreFrom Helena to D.C.? Schweitzer Would Make History in Montana
No ex- or sitting Montana governor has ever gone on to win a U.S. Senate (or U.S. House) race.
Read MoreThe Longest-Held Republican US Senate Seats
Kansas, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming claim seven of the Top 10 spots on the list.
Read MoreAppointment for Defeat? Schatz Could Lose Hawaii Senate Seat
More than two-thirds of the 190 appointed U.S. Senators since 1913 have not been elected to their seat the next time it was on the ballot.
Read MoreBaucus Retirement Opens Up 2nd Longest Democratic-Held Senate Seat
It has been 36,577 days (March 3, 1913) since the last time a Republican sat in Montana’s Class II U.S. Senate seat, behind only Louisiana’s Class II seat (47,534 days, March 3, 1883).
Read MoreJoe Miller, You Will Be Challenged
Fifty-one Republican candidates have run in the 19 Alaska U.S. Senate primaries conducted since 1960.
Read MoreScott Brown: To New Hampshire with Love?
Nearly 40 percent of New Hampshire U.S. Senators in state history have been educated in Massachusetts and more than one in six were born in the Bay State.
Read MoreSeeing Red: A Brief History of Republican Domination in South Dakota
Republicans are eying to control all partisan statewide elected offices in the Mount Rushmore State for the first time since 1962.
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