Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s Unusually Long 7th CD Vacancy
The seven-plus month vacancy caused by Sean Duffy’s resignation is the fourth longest in the history of the state due to resignation or death.
Read MoreWisconsin’s 2020 State Supreme Court Election By the Numbers
Kelly’s loss was just the fifth out of 63 elections for incumbent justices on Wisconsin’s high court over the last 100 years.
Read MoreStates, States Everywhere But Nary a Bellwether in Sight
Wisconsin saw its streak backing the eventual Democratic presidential nominee in every primary since 1972 end when voters backed Bernie Sanders in 2016.
Read MoreHow Many Midwestern States Does the 2020 Democratic Nominee Need to Carry to Win the Presidency?
Democratic nominees have won the White House in every cycle since the formation of the Republican Party in which they carried at least half of the region’s states.
Read MoreThe Longest and Largest US House Special Election Droughts
Wisconsin’s 108-election streak – sixth in the nation – will shortly come to an end.
Read MoreWisconsin’s 2020 US House Delegation Will Be Its Greenest In At Least 65 Years
The state has sent 22 of its Top 25 most experienced delegations to D.C. over the last 50 years.
Read MoreSean Duffy Becomes 1st Wisconsin US Rep to Resign for Non-Political Reasons
Each of the previous four members of the U.S. House from Wisconsin quit after being elected or appointed to higher political office.
Read MoreWisconsin’s 2019 Supreme Court Election Is 4th Closest Race in State History
Two of the state’s most competitive races for the Court took place this decade.
Read MoreThree Midwestern States Host Most Competitive Gubernatorial Elections in More Than a Half-Century
Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin each had unusually close races for governor this cycle.
Read MoreWisconsin Democrats Land Rare Sweep of Constitutional Offices in 2018
There were no blowouts, but Democrats managed to run the table for just the fifth time in 75 cycles since statehood, and the third time since the early 1890s .
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