Yawners: 9 States Without a Close US Senate Race in 30+ Years
Maryland’s last close Senate election took place during Nixon’s first midterm with four other states also not hosting a competitive contest since the 1970s.
Maryland’s last close Senate election took place during Nixon’s first midterm with four other states also not hosting a competitive contest since the 1970s.
The Nevada lawmaker hopes to become the first female freshman U.S. Representative to win a Senate seat.
Only three times in Badger State history have two sitting statewide officials squared off in a race for governor.
Near-miss 2016 candidates are not going quietly into the political night in the Gopher State.
Only 1 of 49 U.S. Representatives are seeking to flip gubernatorial seats in states carried by their party’s presidential nominee last year.
New Mexico Republicans have attempted to win a third consecutive gubernatorial election five times since statehood; all have failed (all with GOP presidents in office).
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.
Just three of the party’s 23 primaries for governor since the merger 73 years ago have been decided by single digits.
Just seven states have had an average victory margin of less than 10 points over the last three decades with North Carolina leading the pack.
Four states hold gubernatorial elections in 2018 where winners have fallen short of garnering the support of a majority of voters in at least the…