Wisconsin
A Brief History of Wisconsin US Senate Primary Challengers
Mary Jo Walters will attempt to achieve what no primary challenger has accomplished against a sitting Democratic Wisconsin U.S. Senator: win even 15 percent of the primary vote.
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 MoreEvers vs Walker Sets Up Unusual Wisconsin Gubernatorial Election
Only three times in Badger State history have two sitting statewide officials squared off in a race for governor.
Read MoreWhere Are All the Senate Bids by GOP US Representatives?
Only one of the 73 Republican U.S. House members from Trump states with Democratic US Senators on the 2018 ballot has mounted a challenge.
Read MoreHow Many Trump States Will Back Democratic US Senate Nominees in 2018?
The 10 Trump states with Democratic incumbents have voted for senate nominees from the opposing party of the sitting president 62 percent of the time over the last 50 years.
Read MoreIt’s All Relative: Wisconsin US Representatives Edition
Herb Kohl’s nephew is seeking to become the first Badger State U.S. Representative since the 19th Century to be preceded by a relative in the chamber.
Read MoreWill Cuomo, Walker, Malloy Extend Gubernatorial Three-Peat Streak?
Governors seeking their third consecutive four-year term have won nine elections in a row since 1994 and 20 of 24 dating back to 1970.
Read MoreWhich 1st Term US Senator Will Lose in 2018?
At least one first-term incumbent has been defeated in 48 of the 52 election cycles during the direct election era.
Read MoreDean Heller: Ripe for the Picking?
Heller is the only Republican among the 15 U.S. Senators who serve states in which their party holds a minority of U.S. House seats; a dozen (including Heller) are up for reelection in 2018.
Read More2018 Poised to Shatter Record for Female US Senators Seeking Reelection
Up to 11 women could run for reelection to the chamber in two years; the chamber’s all-time record is just six.
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