West Virginia
Record 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 MoreRecord-Setting 3rd Party and Independent Candidacies Abound in 2012 US Senate Races
Five candidates set all-time statewide records for non-major party candidates in U.S. Senate races this cycle.
Read MoreIndiana, North Carolina, and West Virginia Test Romney and Paul Support
Tuesday’s primaries are three of the nine contests in the 2008 and 2012 cycles held when the presumptive GOP nominee and Ron Paul were the only active candidates left in the race.
Read MoreMeet the ‘Other Bachmann’
All about Michele’s long forgotten namesake in the U.S. House.
Read MoreDemocrats Hold Edge Over GOP for Average Years of Service in U.S. House
Despite 30 percent of its caucus elected since 2006, Democrats have served almost 1 more year per member on average than Republicans
Read MoreBrown Victory in Massachusetts Would End 3rd Longest GOP U.S. Senate Drought in Nation
Only West Virginia and Hawaii have gone more years without electing a Republican to a U.S. Senate seat
Read MoreMinnesota Has 2nd Largest Increase in Prison Population in the Nation This Decade
Only West Virginia saw its state and federal prison population increase at a higher rate from 2000-2008
Read MoreThe Numbers: West Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon and Beyond
While there has been no doubt for more than a month that Barack Obama would win the pledged delegate count in the race for the Democratic nomination, a higher than projected turnout in West Virginia’s primary padded Hillary Clinton’s victory…
Read MoreWest Virginia Primary Results Live Blog Tonight
Smart Politics will blog live Tuesday night as the primary results from West Virginia come in. Some questions Smart Politics will track tonight in measuring the impact of Clinton’s expected big victory: What is the voter turnout? Will a large…
Read MoreLive Blog: West Virginia Primary
6:30 p.m. CNN characterizes Hillary Clinton will win West Virginia by “a wide margin.” MSNBC states exit polls show Clinton will win by a 2:1 margin. Clinton now has won 17 states, plus Florida, Michigan, and American Samoa. 6:36 p.m….
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