Alaska
On the Hot Seat: US Senate Plurality-Vote Winners
Nearly 40 percent of plurality vote winners of U.S. Senate contests have lost their seat in the next election; three are on the ballot in 2014 (Begich, Franken, Merkley).
Read MoreJoe Miller, You Will Be Challenged
Fifty-one Republican candidates have run in the 19 Alaska U.S. Senate primaries conducted since 1960.
Read MoreRecord Book Near Misses in the 2012 Presidential Election
The Romney-Obama contest ranked among the Top 5 most competitive races ever in three states (AK, FL, NC) and the Top 5 least competitive in six (HI, MD, OK, UT, WV, WY).
Read MoreThe Western Front: Gary Johnson’s Libertarian Stronghold
The Top 12 states with the largest average Libertarian vote totals in presidential elections are all located in the western region of the country, led by Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming.
Read MoreUS House Tenure Varies Wildly Across the 50 States Throughout History
U.S. Representatives from western states serve an average of 2.9 years longer than those from northeastern states throughout history.
Read MoreRon Paul’s Hotbeds of Financial Support: New Hampshire, Nevada, Wyoming, and Alaska
Paul’s Top 4 states in large donor per capita individual contributions are identical in 2012 from his 2008 presidential bid.
Read MoreWhich States Have the Longest-Serving U.S. House Delegations?
Alaska, Massachusetts, and Michigan boast the longest average length of service; Democrats average 5+ years more experience than Republicans
Read MoreMurkowski Wins More Votes Than All Statewide Write-in Candidates in Alaska History Combined
Only 94,926 Alaskans had cast their ballot for statewide write-in candidates over the previous 52 years; Murkowski eclipses 100,000
Read MoreWhen Alaska and Delaware Come Full Circle
Republican Party leaders and Tea Party Express rail against Murkowski’s write-in bid whilst supporting O’Donnell who similarly launched ’06 write-in campaign after GOP primary loss
Read MoreRun, Murkowski, Run? A Historical Review of Alaskan Statewide Write-in Campaigns
No Alaskan candidate for statewide office has won more than 27 percent in a write-in campaign
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