South Dakota
Number 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 MoreCould Democrats Break Through in South Dakota?
The South Dakota GOP has won 26 consecutive elections to statewide executive offices.
Read MoreJohn Thune Rolls Despite Record-Tying Field
The 2022 race was just the second time in state history a South Dakota U.S. Senator faced more than one candidate in the primary.
Read MoreA Brief Review of Primary Challenges to South Dakota Governors
Gubernatorial incumbents have faced primary opponents nearly half of the time in the state.
Read MoreThe Largest Active GOP Statewide Winning Streaks
Republicans in nine states have currently won at least two-dozen statewide elections in a row.
Read MoreOn Shaky Gubernatorial Ground?
Three sitting governors were victorious with the lowest percentage of the vote in their state in more than 80 years.
Read MoreJackley Eyes Historic Return to South Dakota’s AGs Office
No former attorney general has been elected to, nominated for, or even been a candidate again for the office in state history.
Read MoreWhich States Will Be Gubernatorial Battlegrounds in 2022?
Less than a quarter of the states have currently hosted elections for governor decided by single digits in back-to-back cycles.
Read MoreElusive Women U.S. Senate Nomination Milestones
One of the two major parties in 15 states have never nominated a woman to the U.S. Senate.
Read MoreA Brief History of Ex-Governor US Senate Delegations
There have been three-dozen pairs of ex-governor U.S. Senate delegations during the direct election era, including two in the 117th Congress.
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