Governorships
How Big will Barrett Score in Dane and Milwaukee Counties?
Holding 2010 totals constant for the state’s other 70 counties, Barrett would need to carry 75.1 percent of the vote in Wisconsin’s two most populated counties to beat Walker on Tuesday (up from 64.1 percent in 2010).
Read MoreWisconsin Poised to Extend Competitive Gubernatorial Election Streak
Wisconsin is expected to join Rhode Island, Iowa, and Minnesota on Tuesday for the only states currently with four or more consecutive elections decided by single digits.
Read MoreCould An Independent Swing Wisconsin’s Gubernatorial Recall Election?
Only two independent candidates have ever won more than 1 percent of the vote across 73 Wisconsin gubernatorial elections since 1848; both of these candidates were former Republican officeholders.
Read MoreWalker’s Odds: How Often Do Wisconsin Gubernatorial Incumbents Win Reelection?
Governors in the Badger State have kept their job in 34 of 46 contests since statehood, or 74 percent of the time.
Read MoreGovernor vs. Governor vs. Governor
The last election cycle saw five ex-governors attempt to win back their old jobs, with success stories in California (Jerry Brown), Iowa (Terry Branstad), and Oregon (John Kitzhaber). But in 1904, the State of Wisconsin saw three governors on the…
Read MoreBarrett vs. Walker II: A History of Wisconsin Gubernatorial Rematch Elections
Losing gubernatorial candidates have come back for rematches against victorious Republicans and beat them two times out of the six rematches in Wisconsin history.
Read MoreAngus King Embarks On Well-Trodden Pathway to Maine US Senate Seat
Nine sitting or former governors have been elected U.S. Senator in the Pine Tree State including four during the popular vote era.
Read MoreCould Heath Shuler or Brad Miller Buck History in North Carolina’s Gubernatorial Race?
Only four sitting North Carolina U.S. Representatives or U.S. Senators have won a gubernatorial election in state history, and only one in the last 100 years.
Read MoreScott Walker Faces 3rd Shortest Wisconsin Gubernatorial Tenure if Recalled
Only an acting governor and a governor who died on a Civil War relief expedition will have served fewer days in office than Walker.
Read MoreThe Top Five Smart Politics Reports of 2011
A look back at some of the most illuminating and controversial of the 200+ Smart Politics reports published this year.
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