Wisconsin
Rebecca Bradley Continues Incumbency Dominance in Wisconsin Supreme Court Elections
Just six sitting justices from the Badger State have been defeated at the ballot box over the last 164 years.
Read MoreWisconsin: The Nation’s Presidential Primary Bellwether Since 1972
Wisconsin is the only state to back the eventual nominee from both parties in every cycle since 1972, save for a non-binding Democratic beauty contest primary in 1984.
Read MoreTop of the Ticket Woes for 2016 Republican-Controlled US Senate Seats?
Florida, Wisconsin, and North Carolina are three of 18 states never to split their ticket by voting for a Democratic presidential nominee and a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in the same cycle.
Read MoreReid Ribble’s Unusual Exit from Congress
Prior to Ribble, each of the last 50 three-term U.S. Representatives from Wisconsin sought reelection or higher office dating back more than 90 years to 1924.
Read MoreWhy a 2016 Tea Party Primary Challenge Against Paul Ryan Will Fail
Only one Wisconsin U.S. Representative has lost a primary since 1950 and just four others have won by less than double-digits.
Read MoreCould Scott Walker Win a 3rd Term in Wisconsin?
The last 12 two-term governors who sought reelection over the last 20 years were all victorious with more than 70 percent winning a third term since the late 1700s.
Read MoreRoger Kittelson Could Make History in Minnesota’s 2nd CD Race
The little-known Democrat would be the first major party candidate to appear on a U.S. House general election ballot in both the Gopher and Badger States.
Read MoreHouse Speaker Elections by the Numbers
More than 550 men and women have received votes for the speakership since the 1st Congress out of nearly 41,000 votes cast.
Read MoreRyan Would Be 13th Wisconsinite to Win House Speaker Votes in State History
The high water mark of support for a Wisconsin Congressman is 17 votes for progressive Republican Henry Cooper set during the contentious 1923 election.
Read MoreWill Feingold or Johnson Get a US Senate Primary Challenger?
Both major party nominees have run unopposed in just three of the 37 Wisconsin U.S. Senate primaries in state history.
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