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Democrats Amass 144 Consecutive US House Victories in Four Northeastern States
Democratic nominees have won 144 U.S. House contests in a row in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and Rhode Island As Republicans become more and more scarce in the northeast, Democrats in a few...
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The Most Competitive States for Gubernatorial Elections Since 1900
New Mexico’s races have been the most narrowly decided followed by Indiana and Ohio; Illinois captures top honors since the Reagan Revolution with Rhode Island the one to watch since the Republican...
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The Five-Timers Club: Gubernatorial Edition
Thirty-seven governors in U.S. history were elected into office at least five times but only 10 served in the 20th or 21st Centuries; four members of the Club are alive today Justin Timberlake recently...
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Gubernatorial Scorecard: The Last 10 Elections by State
Democrats have stumbled to their third worst record in the country in Rhode Island but have won 31 of 40 gubernatorial races in Kentucky, Georgia, West Virginia, and Wyoming With gubernatorial...
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Chafee Just 4th Rhode Island Governor Since 1790 to Pass On 2nd Term
Facing a tough reelection bid in 2014, Lincoln Chafee throws up the white flag – a historical rarity among 1st term Rhode Island governors Independent turned Democrat Lincoln Chafee announced on...
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Landslides Ahead: Major Parties Still Lack 2014 US Senate Candidates in 8 States
It has been 96 years since the last time a major party did not field a candidate in eight or more U.S. Senate races With just a shade over 300 days remaining until Election Day, and months less until...
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Which States Are Bellwethers for Partisan Control of the US Senate?
Two states – Rhode Island and Nevada – have elected U.S. Senators into the majority party of the subsequent Congress 75+ percent of the time over the last 100 years; Virginia has done so in each of the...
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Will a New Female Governor Be Elected in 2014?
Up to five female major party nominees will be on the ballot this November attempting to win their first gubernatorial election For each of the last seven cycles dating back to 2000, at least one woman...
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Plurality-Winning Governors Elected At Century-Long High Water Mark
The rate of gubernatorial candidates elected without the support of a majority of voters is at its highest level since the 1910s The 2014 election cycle fell far short of the projected upheaval in the...
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Lincoln Chafee Becomes First Rhode Islander to Run for President
Prior to 2016, no major party Rhode Island politician had made a White House bid – despite 70 governors, 48 U.S. Senators, and 74 U.S. Representatives serving the Ocean State over the last 225 years...
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Ted Strickland’s Unusual Pathway to the US Senate
Only three former governors coming off failed reelection bids have gone on to win a U.S. Senate seat during the last 70+ years Democratic hopes of taking back the U.S. Senate in 2016 will likely rely...
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Pat Toomey: Last of the “Bork 8” Seats to Flip in 2016?
Eight U.S. Senators went against the majority of their party during the controversial 1987 Robert Bork confirmation vote; seven of their seats have since flipped for good in subsequent elections...
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Could Rhode Island Host Its 1st Ever Competitive GOP Primary?
No Republican presidential primary has been decided by less than 20 points in state history with winners landing north of 60 percent of the vote in every cycle When thinking of states that have hosted...
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Bill Clinton Was Not the Youngest Ex-Governor in History
Contrary to what he said during his DNC speech Tuesday, the former Arkansas governor did not even rank in the Top 10 youngest ex-governors when he lost his 1980 election bid During Bill Clinton’s...
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Will Democrats Sweep the Northeast Yet Again?
The 11 Northeastern states could tie the nation’s all-time regional mark for the most consecutive cycles backing a political party’s presidential nominee Donald Trump may not have a chance at carrying...
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Democrats Could Notch Best Gubernatorial Election Cycle in Party History
If a handful of toss-up races all end up in the Democratic column, the party will have its strongest showing in races for governor since its formation nearly 190 years ago Speculation about the...
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Which State Is the Most Northeastern in Presidential Elections?
Connecticut has voted in concert with the region overall at a higher rate than any other Northeastern state since 1828; Maryland and Vermont have done so the least This is the fourth in a series of...
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115th Congress Has Largest Number of Single-Party State Delegations Since 1950s
Since the passage of the 17th Amendment all but seven states have been represented by a single party in the U.S. House and Senate for at least one Congress When the 115th Congress convenes on Tuesday,...
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Will Minnesota’s Competitive Gubernatorial Election Streak Continue in 2018?
Minnesota’s elections for governor have been decided by single digits in five consecutive cycles – the longest streak in state history While DFL U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is projected to cruise to...
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Fung vs. Raimondo II? A History of Rhode Island Gubernatorial Rematch Elections
Only six out of more than two-dozen major party nominees have successfully knocked an incumbent out of office in a gubernatorial rematch Cranston Mayor Allan Fung announced this week that he is running...
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