West Virginia
Dean Heller Attempts Rarity With Gubernatorial Bid
Since 1900, only seven defeated U.S. Senators subsequently won the governorship of their state.
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.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreGeorgia Democrats Eye US Senate Electoral Rarity
Only two times in U.S. Senate history have both incumbents from the same state been unseated in the same cycle.
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 MoreLibertarian Gubernatorial Nominees Set Record Highs in Four States
The nation’s third largest party continues to make bigger footprints in multiple statewide races.
Read MoreDon Blankenship’s 3rd Party US Senate Campaign Would Shatter West Virginia Record
Non-major party candidates have left the faintest of footprints in Mountain State U.S. Senate races over the decades.
Read MoreJoe Manchin Turns in 3rd Weakest US Senate Renomination Bid In West Virginia History
It had been 78 years since an incumbent from either party garnered less support in a Mountain State U.S. Senate primary.
Read MoreA Brief Look at State Executive Officials without Partisan Allies
John Perdue of West Virginia joins a half-dozen other officeholders who are currently surrounded by state executive officials from the opposing political party.
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.
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