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Minnesota Primary Day Over the Decades
Primary day has moved five times in Minnesota since the first statewide primary in September 1902.
Read MoreMariannette Miller-Meeks and a Brief History of Retread Iowa U.S. House Nominees
The state senator is just the third three-time loser of a U.S. House election in Iowa to be nominated for a fourth time.
Read MoreRecord Number of Kansas US Senate Primary Candidates in 2020 GOP Contest
Eleven Republicans are vying to replace Pat Roberts; in only two other cycles have more than four GOPers appeared on a U.S. Senate primary ballot across 41 cycles.
Read MoreWhat Is the Floor For Ilhan Omar’s Primary Support?
Only six of 290 Minnesota U.S. Representatives since the DFL merger in 1944 failed to win at least 60 percent of the primary vote.
Read MoreCould the GOP Make Gains in the US House Even If Trump Loses?
It may seem unlikely in 2020, but almost half the cycles in which partisan control of the White House has flipped, the outgoing party still made gains in the lower legislative chamber.
Read MoreDon’t Sleep On Ohio
Ohio is on the brink of becoming just the third state in history to vote for the winning presidential candidate in 15 consecutive cycles.
Read MoreWhich State Will Be the Most Competitive in the 2020 Presidential Election?
Odds are strong that the state will be from the Southern or Midwest regions.
Read MoreIntroducing the Minnesota Historical Election Archive
A Smart Politics companion site two years in the making houses nearly 20,000 searchable election returns – the largest collection of Minnesota election results.
Read MoreRecord Number of US Senate Candidates On 2020 Kentucky Primary Ballot
18 total candidates and seven challengers taking on an incumbent – both state records.
Read MoreThe Historic Democratic Debacle in Arkansas’ 2020 US Senate Race
Arkansas is now the fifth state in history in which each major party has not fielded a U.S. Senate nominee at least once.
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