Virginia
Which GOP Presidential Candidates Will Still Be Left Standing for Their Home State Primary?
Only two of 12 Republican candidates in 2012 were actively campaigning at the time of their home state’s contest.
Read MorePresidential Winning Streaks in Minnesota and Virginia
Meet the only two states that have backed both Republican and Democratic presidential nominees in at least 10 consecutive cycles since statehood (though in different eras).
Read MoreA Year in Smart Politics
A look back at some of the reports that made headlines from Smart Politics in 2014.
Read MoreA Year in Smart Politics
A look back at some of the reports that made headlines from Smart Politics in 2014.
Read MoreCantor Just 2nd Virginian to Quit Among 100+ to Lose US House Seat
Virginia U.S. Representatives have lost renomination or reelection bids more than 100 times since statehood but Cantor is just the second to subsequently resign and the first to do so after a failed renomination bid.
Read MoreWhich States Have the Most Undecided Voters in 2014 US Senate Races?
Open seat races in Michigan and Iowa have led the way with the highest percentage of undecided voters in 2014 polling among the 16 states with key U.S. Senate contests.
Read MorePatriotic Exits? 35 Members of Congress Who Died on July 4th
Four members of the U.S. House died on Independence Day while in office; North Carolina and Pennsylvania delegations have had the most pass on the 4th of July.
Read MoreEric Cantor’s Loss Is Worse Than You Think
Cantor is the first Virginia Republican U.S. Representative to lose a renomination bid since 1888 after more than 160 successful attempts and the first to fail from either party in 48 years.
Read MoreEric Cantor 1st House Majority Leader to Lose Renomination Bid in History
Cantor’s loss in the Virginia primary Tuesday is the first failed renomination bid after 54 successful attempts by sitting majority leaders of the nation’s lower legislative chamber.
Read MoreWhich States Are Bellwethers for Partisan Control of the US Senate?
Two states – Rhode Island and Nevada – have elected U.S. Senators into the majority party of the subsequent Congress 75+ percent of the time over the last 100 years; Virginia has done so in each of the last six elections.
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