Ohio
The Quick Rebound: A Brief History of Defeated US Senators Elected in the Next Cycle
Since 1914, less than a dozen U.S. Senators have been unseated and subsequently elected back to the chamber two years later.
Read MoreTim Ryan 2022: No Incumbent, No Problem?
In the annals of odd electoral facts, Democrats have never won a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio when an incumbent didn’t run for reelection.
Read More117th Congress Will Have Fewest Split US Senate Delegations in History
The chamber will see a record low in the direct election era, even if each party wins a seat in Georgia.
Read MoreDon’t Sleep On Ohio
Ohio is on the brink of becoming just the third state in history to vote for the winning presidential candidate in 15 consecutive cycles.
Read MoreHow Many Midwestern States Does the 2020 Democratic Nominee Need to Carry to Win the Presidency?
Democratic nominees have won the White House in every cycle since the formation of the Republican Party in which they carried at least half of the region’s states.
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 MoreDoug Ducey Will Become 14th Governor to Appoint 2 US Senators Since 1913
Only three other governors have made more than one appointment to the chamber during the last 64 years.
Read MoreMidwestern Naysayers: Which States Are Least Likely to Elect US Senators from the President’s Party?
Each of the Top 5 and eight of the Top 10 states which have most frequently elected U.S. Senators from a party other than the sitting president are located in the Midwest; five host contests in 2018.
Read MoreHow Often Do Seats Flip in Rematches of US House Special Elections?
Over the last 50 years, 41 losing nominees in special elections landed a rematch in the subsequent general election – only six were victorious and just two since 1981.
Read More2020 Midwestern Reapportionment Preview
The 12-state region will see its collective delegation decrease in size for the 10th consecutive decade, although at its lowest rate in a half-century.
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