Double-Take: Minnesotans Treated to More Congressional Rematches in 2018
Near-miss 2016 candidates are not going quietly into the political night in the Gopher State.
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US Representatives Not Lining Up to Flip Gubernatorial Seats in 2018
Only 1 of 49 U.S. Representatives are seeking to flip gubernatorial seats in states carried by their party’s presidential nominee last year.
Where Are All the Senate Bids by GOP US Representatives?
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.
Ashford vs Bacon II: A History of Nebraska US House Rematch Elections
12 percent of Nebraska elections to the chamber have featured rematches between major party nominees; challengers have won 1 in 3 of these races but none in the last half-century.
Parnell vs Norman: 3rd Closest South Carolina US House Race Since 1800s
In an unusually competitive race, Democrats failed to pick up a GOP-held seat in the Palmetto State for a nation-leading 61st election in a row.
Georgia Hosts Rare Competitive US House Election with Ossoff-Handel Runoff
Since 1964, the average victory margin in a Georgia U.S. House race has been 50 points; just 1 of the last 69 races since 2008 has been decided by less than five points.
It’s All Relative: Wisconsin US Representatives Edition
Herb Kohl’s nephew is seeking to become the first Badger State U.S. Representative since the 19th Century to be preceded by a relative in the chamber.
Will Trump Presidency Derail Gianforte’s Montana US House Bid?
Montana Republicans have won only 33 percent of statewide races since Hoover when their party controls the White House.
Can South Carolina Democrats End the Party’s Biggest Congressional Pick-Up Drought?
Palmetto State Democrats have failed to flip a GOP-held U.S. House seat in a nation-leading 60 consecutive contests.
1 in 7 US Representatives Have Won Special Elections to the Chamber
By June, more than five-dozen U.S. Representatives will have won election to the House via specials.