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The Quick Rebound: A Brief History of Defeated US Senators Elected in the...
Since 1914, less than a dozen U.S. Senators have been unseated and subsequently elected back to the chamber two years later Georgia Republican David Perdue’s journey from U.S. Senator, to losing...
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A Brief History of Ex-Governor US Senate Delegations
There have been three-dozen pairs of ex-governor U.S. Senate delegations during the direct election era, including two in the 117th Congress Republicans have so far seen five U.S. Senators up for...
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Dean Heller Attempts Rarity With Gubernatorial Bid
Since 1900, only seven defeated U.S. Senators subsequently won the governorship of their state Earlier this summer, Smart Politics profiled the expected gubernatorial candidacy of Dean Heller detailing...
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Republicans Seek Rare Back-to-Back US Senate Wins in Three States in 2024
GOP wins in Montana, West Virginia, or Wisconsin would give the party rare wins in two consecutive elections to the nation’s upper legislative chamber Republicans are salivating at the number of...
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Will Joe Manchin Run for Governor Again?
Only two ex-governors have attempted a comeback in state history Just as the door to elected statewide office for Democrats in West Virginia seemed to be shut and sealed, reports came out last week...
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How Many Low Water Marks Will West Virginia Democrats Reach in 2024?
The 2020 cycle saw the party turn in century-plus worst showings for six statewide offices The steep and swift decline of the Democratic Party in West Virginia rivals perhaps that of any other state in...
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In How Many States Will Harris Fail to Win 30 Percent of the Vote?
Democratic futility in statewide presidential elections has outpaced that by the GOP by more than four to one across the nation’s 50 states since 1964 In the 2020 election, Joe Biden not only increased...
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How Many US Senate Seats Will Flip in November?
The 2024 cycle could become just the third in history with partisan control changing in just one state With challenging parties within striking distance of winning several U.S. Senate seats this cycle,...
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Trump Breaks Republican Presidential Nominee Records in Three States
Trump also won the largest percentage of the vote by any party’s presidential nominee in two of these states While the final vote tallies will not be certified for a few weeks, it appears Donald...
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Number of Single-Party State Congressional Delegations Reaches 70+ Year High
The 119th Congress will have the most states represented by just one party on Capitol Hill since the 83rd Congress and largest number of all-GOP delegations since the 71st Recent Smart Politics reports...
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