New Mexico
A Review of US Senate Elections without Two Major Party Candidates
Voters in at least one and in as many as four states will not have candidates from both major parties on the ballot in 2026’s U.S. Senate elections.
Read MoreNumber of Single-Party State Congressional Delegations Reaches 70+ Year High
The 119th Congress will have the most states represented by just one party on Capitol Hill since the 83rd Congress and largest number of all-GOP delegations since the 71st.
Read MoreLibertarians Set Multiple Party Records in 2022 Gubernatorial Races
The nation’s largest third party set record highs in races for governor in seven states.
Read MoreFive Naysayer States to Watch in 2022’s Gubernatorial Elections
Democrats have had particular difficulty winning governorships in the Midwest during Democratic presidential administrations.
Read MoreHow Many US Representatives Will Win Senate Seats in 2020?
Fourteen have been elected to the senate during the last three cycles.
Read MoreWill a Westerner Finally Land on a Democratic Presidential Ticket in 2020?
Democrats have never nominated a westerner for their presidential or VP slots across the 42 cycles since the first western state voted in a presidential election.
Read MoreMartha McSally and a Brief History of Failed US Senate Nominees Later Appointed to the Chamber
Less than 10 failed U.S. Senate nominees in the direct election era were later rewarded with an appointment to a senate seat.
Read MoreLargest Number of All-Democratic State Delegations Headed to Congress in 50+ Years
Fourteen states will be represented by a single party on Capitol Hill – seven Democratic and seven Republican; one party controls all but one seat in 13 other states.
Read MoreA Brief History of New Mexico Women US House Nominees
A record four women were nominated by major parties to the U.S. House from New Mexico this cycle; female nominees have won 41 percent of such races in state history.
Read MoreRecord Partisan Gubernatorial Winning Streaks On the Line in 2018
Record partisan winning streaks in races for governor can be extended, broken, or tied in 15 states holding elections in 2018.
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