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Joe Miller Shatters Libertarian US Senate Record While 8 Others Set New State Party Marks
The nation’s third largest political party notched by far its most successful election cycle in races to the nation’s upper legislative chamber.
Read MoreNew Hampshire to Have All-Democratic Congressional Delegation for 1st Time Since 1852 Cycle
Democrats had never simultaneously held all U.S. Senate and House seats in New Hampshire since the birth of the Republican Party.
Read MoreHoeven Sent: GOP US Senator Records Biggest Blowout in North Dakota History
Hoeven has now been elected by the #1 and #4 biggest margins in North Dakota U.S. Senate elections.
Read MoreMinnesota Hosts 2 Photo-Finish US House Elections for 1st Time Since 1892
Only 15 Minnesota U.S. House races have been decided by less than a percentage point in state history with only two cycles yielding two such contests.
Read MoreKentucky Democrats Suffer Worst Showing in Presidential Election Since 1860
The 32.7 percent won by Hillary Clinton is the second lowest level of support by a Democratic presidential nominee in the state since 1828.
Read MoreDow Jones Notches 3rd Largest Post-Presidential Election Gains in Over 100 Years
Donald Trump’s victory has seen the Dow rise at a rate eclipsed just twice over the last 27 presidential election cycles.
Read MoreVote for ‘None of These Candidates’ Reaches Record High in Nevada
That can happen with two historically unpopular major party presidential candidates and a state law that gives voters a chance express support for no one.
Read MoreClinton Hits New Low for Democrats in West Virginia
Meanwhile, Trump breaks a statewide 152-year old state record set by Abraham Lincoln in 1864 for the best ever showing in the state.
Read MoreMassachusetts Democrats Poised to Extend Historic US House Election Streak
At 101 in a row, the Bay State already owns by far the largest Democratic winning streak to the chamber among Northeastern, Midwestern, and Western states and passed Virginia for #10 on the all-time list last cycle.
Read MoreClinton Could Get Elected Alongside Lowest Percentage of Democratic US Reps
Democrats need to net 13 seats with a Clinton victory to avoid setting a party low water mark for the fewest U.S. Representatives elected alongside their presidential nominee.
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