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Kyrsten Sinema and a Brief History of US Senators Placing 3rd (Or Worse)
Fewer than 10 incumbents from the nation’s upper legislative chamber have placed outside of the top two candidates on the general election ballot.
Read MorePolitical Whiplash: Massachusetts Voters Hit Unusual Mark
How often has a 60+ percent gubernatorial vote for one party flipped to 60+ percent for the other in the next cycle?
Read MoreLibertarians Set Multiple Party Records in 2022 Gubernatorial Races
The nation’s largest third party set record highs in races for governor in seven states.
Read MoreDeSantis, Gordon, Green Set Gubernatorial Records
Major party records fall in Florida, Hawaii, and Wyoming this cycle.
Read MoreConnecticut Democrats Set New US House Electoral Record
The party breaks a mark set by Republicans in the state more than a century ago.
Read MoreEllison, Blaha Survive 2nd Closest Races for AG, Auditor in Minnesota History
It had been 66 and 88 years respectively since the state had hosted elections as competitive as these 2022 contests.
Read MoreMassachusetts Democrats Extend US House Streak to 137
Bay State Democrats have now won 96 more consecutive elections to the chamber than any other non-Southern state.
Read MoreMinnesota DFL Eyes Rare Split-Ticket Scenario in 2022
The party has never won the governorship whilst losing the office of attorney general.
Read MoreTry, Try Again: A Brief History of Rematches in Minnesota’s US House Elections
Only seven of 56 congressional rematch challenges between major party nominees have been successful since the DFL merger in 1944.
Read MoreHofmeister Could Land Historic Win in Oklahoma
Democrats have never won the Sooner State governorship without additional executive offices down the ballot.
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