The Top 50 Longest Serving Governors in US History (Updated)
Jerry Brown is poised to end up #3 on the all-time list of statehood gubernatorial service.
Iowa
Iowa GOP Seeks Clean Sweep of Congressional Delegation for 1st Time Since 1954
It has been more than 60 years since the last time Republicans held all U.S. House and Senate seats in the Hawkeye State.
Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby and the Longest-Serving US Senate Delegation Pairs in History
The Alabama duo served alongside one another for the 27th longest stretch in the chamber’s history.
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.
Record Number of GOP US Senate Nominees Could Get Elected in States Won by Clinton
Republicans would break a party record if eight U.S. Senate nominees are elected from states voting Democratic for president.
Will Wisconsin Follow Iowa’s Trump Surge?
The two Midwestern states have voted in unison in presidential elections nearly 90 percent of the time.
Upper Midwestern Democrats Could Make Historic US House Gains in 2016
Democrats could pick off five of the 11 Republican-held seats held in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (46 percent) – the second highest rate for the party in history.
A Strong Performance By Trump Might Not Save Some GOP US Senators
Since 1972, 12 of the 27 Republican U.S. Senators to lose during presidential election cycles did so while the GOP White House nominee carried their state.
Number of Female Lieutenant Governors to Increase After 2016
Midwestern states account for 40 percent of the cumulative female lieutenant gubernatorial service in U.S. history along with the three longest current streaks (Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin).
Iowa US Representatives Extend Primary Winning Streak to 191
With Steve King easily brushing aside a top-tier GOP challenger on Tuesday, it has now been 66 years since the last incumbent from the Hawkeye State lost a renomination bid.