Walter Jones Ranks 2nd for North Carolina GOP US House Service
Only Howard Coble served longer among the five-dozen Republicans elected to the office in state history.
North Carolina
McCready vs Harris and a Brief History of North Carolina US House Vacancies
The current vacancy is one of just three in the state to occur at the onset of a new congress.
The Magnificent Six
Just six governors hail from a different party than their state’s U.S. Senate delegation; 34 governors are from the same party.
Doug Ducey Will Become 14th Governor to Appoint 2 US Senators Since 1913
Only three other governors have made more than one appointment to the chamber during the last 64 years.
The Longest Partisan State Attorney General Streaks in the Nation
The impressive Democratic electoral winning streak in Minnesota is not even the fifth biggest for the party across the country.
Number of Plurality-Winning US Senators Nears Century-Long High
Doug Jones’ victory last month brings the total of senators elected to the chamber with a plurality of the vote to 14 – tied for the most in 95+ years.
Democrats and Republicans Currently Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 28 States
Only one region of the country is regularly seeing both parties win U.S. Senate seats in the vast majority of its states.
History Gives Luther Strange Long Odds in US Senate Primary Runoff
No appointed US Senator has ever won a primary runoff and only two incumbents who placed second in the initial primary have done so.
The Most Competitive States for US Senate Elections
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.
The Closest US Senate Races in All 50 States
History suggests the nation is overdue for a record-setting U.S. Senate nail-biter and there are plenty of states that could serve up extremely close contests on November 8th.