Wisconsin
Feingold vs Johnson II Would Mark 1st US Senate Rematch in Wisconsin History
While there has never been a U.S. Senate rematch election in the Badger State, seven defeated major party nominees have run again; all failed and only three made it back to the general election ballot.
Read MoreWhich States Own the Best Track Record in Backing Eventual GOP Presidential Nominees?
Nine states (each with primaries) have an unblemished record in voting for the eventual Republican nominee since 1976 – and not all host contests on the back end of the calendar.
Read MoreRuss Feingold: An Unlikely Return to the Senate in 2016?
Only two defeated U.S. Senators have come back to win an election to the chamber since the mid-1950s.
Read MoreWhich States Are Likely to Split Their Presidential-US Senate Vote in 2016?
States have split their ballot only 29 percent of the time in presidential and U.S. Senate elections over the last century; 6% in NC, 11% in WI and 16% in IL (key 2016 battlegrounds).
Read MoreCould Scott Walker Become Wisconsin’s Strongest Presidential Candidate in History?
No Wisconsin presidential candidate has won more than two primaries or more than 41 delegates at a major party’s national convention.
Read MoreRepublicans Winning Midwestern Governorships at Near Record Rate
At 82 percent this decade, the GOP is enjoying its highest winning percentage in gubernatorial elections in the region since the 1920s.
Read MoreNo Wiggle Room: The 2014 Gubernatorial Elections Are Lousy with Toss-ups
The eight tightest gubernatorial races in the country all involve incumbents and the 2014 cycle could yield the most gubernatorial races decided by less than a point since at least 1900.
Read MoreWill Burke vs Walker Be an Election for the Ages?
It’s a tall order: more than half of Wisconsin’s elections for governor have been decided by single digits in state history, including more than 20 percent by less than four points.
Read MoreWill Wisconsin’s Tight Gubernatorial Race Impact Its US House Contests?
A study of 55 election cycles finds evidence that Badger State congressional races are more competitive when gubernatorial elections are close.
Read MoreWisconsin Gubernatorial Pathways: How Does Burke’s Measure Up?
Eleven of the last 12 Badger State governors were previously elected to state government dating back to the mid-1950s.
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