Utah
Democrats and Republicans Currently Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 28 States
Only one region of the country is regularly seeing both parties win U.S. Senate seats in the vast majority of its states.
Read MoreJim Bennett Notches 2nd Best 3rd Party Showing in Contested Utah US House Race in 85 Years
Only one Utahan has won more support in a race involving both major party nominees out of 127 U.S. House third party and independent candidates to appear on the ballot since 1932.
Read MoreMitt Romney (Patiently) Eyes History-Making US Senate Run
A Hatch retirement could give Romney the longest stretch between losing and winning U.S. Senate campaigns among major party nominees in the chamber’s 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.
Read MoreMitt Romney Prepares for Unusual US Senate Bid
Only one statehood governor in U.S. history has subsequently served in the U.S. Senate from another state.
Read MoreThe New GOP US Senate Primary Targets
GOP U.S. Senators who faced bona fide renomination battles over the last four cycles averaged 74 years of age, were 28 years older than their opponent, and had served 24+ years in the chamber; not so in 2018.
Read MoreWhat Size Footprint Will Jim Bennett Leave on Utah’s 3rd CD Special Election?
Only one third party or independent Utah U.S. House candidate has won 10+ percent of the vote in 80+ years in a race with both major party nominees on the ballot.
Read MoreYawners: 9 States Without a Close US Senate Race in 30+ Years
Maryland’s last close Senate election took place during Nixon’s first midterm with four other states also not hosting a competitive contest since the 1970s.
Read MoreI Can’t Quit You: Utah 1 of 2 States Never to Have US Representative Resign
No member of the U.S. House has quit their office from Alaska and Utah; no U.S. Senator has resigned from Arizona and Hawaii.
Read MoreChaffetz Loss in 2018 Would Be Biggest US House Upset in Utah History
No Utah U.S. Representative who won their seat by 25+ points has ever been defeated in the subsequent general election.
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