Category Archive: States

Alaska Senate: Democrats Reach Into The Red

Ohio Senate: Can Husted Hold On?

When Do “Whale” Donors Keep Campaigns Afloat?

Report Shorts (March 26, 2026)

Illinois Primary Results: Democrats Nominate Likely New Members

House Overview (March 12, 2026): Alabama – Iowa

House Overview (March 12, 2026): Kentucky – New York

House Overview (March 12, 2026): North Carolina – Wisconsin

Senate Report Shorts (March 12, 2026)

Oklahoma Senate: Mullin Appointment Could Create Ripple Effect

Montana Senate: Daines’ Drop Inserts Uncertainty

Texas, North Carolina Kick off 2026 Primaries

First-Time Candidates Enter the Ring in Key House Race

Texas: Republicans, Democrats Face Critical Early Primaries

Report Shorts (Feb. 19, 2026)

House: Money Isn’t Enough to Save Incumbents in Wave Elections

Georgia Senate: Republicans Try to Take Back Ground

Georgia Senate: Republicans Try to Take Back Ground

Pennsylvania 8: Paiging the Incumbent

Pennsylvania 8: Paiging the Incumbent

Report Shorts (Feb. 5, 2026)

Podcast Episode 64: ICE Shootings + Minnesota Politics w/ Ryan Faircloth of Star Tribune

2026 Senate Overview

2026 Senate Overview

2026 Senate Overview (Jan. 22, 2026): North Carolina – Wyoming

Report Shorts (January 22, 2026)

Alaska Senate: Peltola Puts Seat on Battleground

Georgia 14 Special: Greene New Deal

Wyoming Senate: Cowboy State Roundup

Report Shorts (Jan. 8, 2026)

Governor Report Shorts (Jan. 8, 2026)

Wyoming Senate: Lummis Not Seeking Re-election

North Carolina Senate: Tar Heel Target

New Jersey 11 Special: A Morris & Essex Mess

Report Shorts (Dec. 18, 2025)

2026 House Overview (Dec. 5, 2025): Alabama – Iowa

2026 House Overview (Dec. 5, 2025): Kentucky – New York

2026 House Overview (Dec. 5, 2026): North Carolina – Wisconsin

Attorney Married to Ex-NFL Star Explores Run For Congress

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like … a Traditional Midterm Election

Maryland 6: Trone Polls Primary Matchup Against Incumbent McClain Delaney?

Nebraska 2: High Stakes in Omaha

Federal Court Strikes Down New Texas Map

Tennessee 7: Democrats in the Green?

House & Governor Report Shorts (Nov. 20, 2025)

Could Democrats Break the Texas Gerrymander?

A Detailed Analysis of Utah’s New Congressional Map

Washington 3: Same Place, Different Face

Report Shorts (Nov. 6, 2025)

Maine 2: Open Seat Shifts Toward Republicans

12 Initial Takeaways from Tuesday’s Elections

New Jersey and Virginia: Key Counties to Watch

Is Graham Platner Solving the Wrong Problem for Maine Democrats?

A Detailed Analysis of Ohio’s New Congressional Map

A Detailed Analysis of North Carolina’s New Congressional Map

2026 Senate Overview (Oct. 23, 2025): Alabama – Kansas

2026 Senate Overview (Oct. 23, 2025): Kentucky – New Mexico

2026 Senate Overview (Oct. 23, 2025): North Carolina – Wyoming

Report Shorts (Oct. 23, 2025)

New Hampshire Senate: Sununu Bid Boosts Republican Chances

Maine 2: Turning LePage on Golden?

Arizona 6: Send the Marine

Report Shorts (Oct. 9, 2025)

Arizona 1: Open Seat Shifts to Toss-up

Tennessee 7 Special: Upset in the Making?

A Detailed Analysis of Missouri’s New Congressional Map

Iowa Senate: Democrats Reach for Open Seat

Michigan 7: Longing for Lansing

Report Shorts (Sept. 25, 2025)

2026 House Overview (Sept. 11, 2025): Alabama – Iowa

2026 House Overview (Sept. 11, 2025): Kentucky – New York

2026 House Overview (Sept. 11, 2025): North Carolina – Wisconsin

Senate & Governor Report Shorts (Sept. 11, 2025)

Iowa Senate: Ernst Out, Republicans Still Favored

2025-2026 Gubernatorial Overview (Aug. 28, 2025): Alabama – Illinois

2025-2026 Gubernatorial Overview (Aug. 28, 2025): Iowa – New Mexico

2025-2026 Gubernatorial Overview (Aug. 28, 2025): New York – Wyoming

House & Senate Report Shorts (Aug. 28, 2025)

A Detailed Analysis of Texas’ New Congressional Map

A Detailed Analysis of California’s (Maybe) New Congressional Map

Parties Engage in Redistricting Arms Race

Report Shorts (August 14, 2025)

Ohio Senate: Brown Decision Shifts Race Out of Solid

2026 Senate Overview (July 24, 2025): Alabama – Kansas

2026 Senate Overview (July 24, 2025): Kentucky – New Mexico

2026 Senate Overview (July 24, 2026): North Carolina – Wyoming

Arizona 7 Special: All in the Family

Pennsylvania 10: Familiar Faces

California 13: Republican Reclamation?

Report Shorts (July 10, 2025)

Nebraska 2: Without Bacon, Are Republicans Cooked?

North Carolina Senate: Tillis Decision Creates Open Seat

Illinois Senate: Race of Three, Who Will It Be?

Alabama Senate: Put Me in Coach

Report Shorts (June 20, 2025)

New Jersey Governor: Sherrill and Ciattarelli Were Born to Run

Missouri 2: Cardinal Pitcher Adam Wainwright Recruited to Challenge Ann Wagner

2026 House Overview (June 5, 2025): Alaska – Iowa

2026 House Overview (June 5, 2025): Kentucky – New York

2026 House Overview (June 5, 2025): North Carolina – Wisconsin

Senate & Governor Report Shorts (June 5, 2025)

Pennsylvania 7: Long Road Ahead in the Lehigh Valley

Arizona 7 Special: The Tussle in Tucson

Report Shorts (May 15, 2025)

New Hampshire Senate: Same Races, Familiar Faces

Wisconsin 3: Drifting Red or Drifting Blue?

Report Shorts (May 1, 2025)

Illinois Senate: Durbin’s Retirement Sets Up Crowded Democratic Primary

2026 Senate Overview (April 17, 2025): Alabama – Kansas

2026 Senate Overview (April 17, 2025): Kentucky – New Mexico

2026 Senate Overview (April 17, 2025): North Carolina – Wyoming

Report Shorts (April 17, 2025)

Special Elections Confirm Changed Political Environment

House Redistricting Status Update

Four Districts that Could Feature Sleeper House Races

New Jersey Governor: Garden State Gaggle

Florida Special Elections Come Into Focus

Colorado 8: Centennial State Showdown

Iowa 1: Third Time’s a Charm?

Report Shorts (March 20, 2025)

New Hampshire Senate: Shaheen Retirement Creates Open Seat

2026 House Overview (March 7, 2025): Alabama – Iowa

2026 House Overview (March 7, 2025): Kansas – New York

2026 House Overview (March 7, 2025): North Carolina – Wisconsin

Report Shorts (March 7, 2025)

Kentucky Senate: Life After McConnell

Michigan Senate: Open for Candidates

New York 21 Special: Delayed Opportunity

Report Shorts (Feb. 20, 2025)

Minnesota Senate: Smith Decision Creates Open Seat

2026 Gubernatorial Overview (Feb. 6, 2025): Alabama – Illinois

2026 Gubernatorial Overview (Feb. 6, 2025): New York – Wyoming

Report Shorts (Feb. 6, 2025)

Virginia Governor: Historic No Matter What

The Primary is the Ballgame in Two Florida House Specials

Report Shorts (Jan. 24, 2025)

Florida and Ohio Appointments Fill Out Senate Battlefield

2026 Senate Overview (Jan. 9, 2025): Alabama – Kansas

2026 Senate Overview (Jan. 9, 2025): Kentucky – New Mexico

2026 Senate Overview (Jan. 9, 2025): North Carolina – Wyoming

Florida 20: House Ethics Committee Releases Initial Cherfilus-McCormick Report

California 45: Tran Melts Steel’s Advantage

Nebraska 2: Bacon Cooks Democrats Again

House Report Shorts (December 5, 2024)

2024 Senate Results Recap

Outlier or Early Warning? Late Iowa Poll Confounds

Senate Report Shorts (October 31, 2024)

Pennsylvania 8 Poll: Carry On, Cartwright

Senate Report Shorts (October 18, 2024)

House Report Shorts (October 18, 2024)

2024 Presidential Battlegrounds: Wisconsin

Arizona 2 Poll: Sleeper Race Awakens

Senate Report Shorts (October 10, 2024)

House Report Shorts (October 10, 2024)

Gubernatorial Report Shorts (October 10, 2024)

North Carolina 1 Poll: Down Ballot Democrats Ahead

Senate Report Shorts (September 26, 2024)

House Report Shorts (September 26, 2024)

Gubernatorial Report Shorts (September 26, 2024)

North Carolina Governor Slips From Republicans

Montana 1 Poll: Tranel and Tester on the Edge

Senate Report Shorts (Sept. 12, 2024)

House Report Shorts (Sept. 12, 2024)

Gubernatorial Report Shorts (Sept. 12, 2024)

Trump, Harris Face Off in Philadelphia with the White House on the Line

Oregon 5 Poll: Chavez-DeRemer in the Hot Seat

Senate Report Shorts (August 29, 2024)

2024 Presidential Battlegrounds: Arizona

Gubernatorial Report Shorts (August 29, 2024)

Key Primary Results in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Washington, and Wisconsin

Senate Report Shorts (August 16, 2024)

2024 Presidential Battlegrounds: North Carolina

Presidential: Walz Joins Harris on Democratic Ticket

The Political Calculations and Consequences of Harris’s Vice Presidential Considerations

Michigan 7 Poll Underscores Challenges for Democrats

Nebraska 2: Omaha Tiebreaker

Key Primary Results in Colorado, New York, South Carolina and Utah

2024 House Overview (June 20, 2024): Alaska – Iowa

2024 House Overview (June 20, 2024): Kansas – New York

2024 House Overview (June 20, 2024): North Carolina – Wisconsin

Virginia, Oklahoma, Georgia Runoff Primary Results

Primary Results in Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina, and Ohio 6 Special

New Mexico Senate: Domenici Digs Deep

New York 19: Riley vs. Molinaro Rematch

House: Key Primary Results from Iowa, Montana, New Jersey and New Mexico

North Carolina 1: Tar Heel Target

2024 Presidential Battlegrounds: Pennsylvania

House: Key Primary Results from Georgia, Oregon, Idaho, and Kentucky

Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia Unveil Key Primary Results

2024 Senate Overview: Republicans Poised to Make Gains

2024 Senate Overview (May 9, 2024): Arizona – Maine

2024 Senate Overview (May 9, 2024): Maryland – Ohio

2024 Senate Overview (May 9, 2024): Pennsylvania – Wyoming

2024 Presidential Battlegrounds: Nevada

Report Shorts (May 9, 2024)

Presidential Rating Change: Nevada Shifts to Toss-up

2024 Gubernatorial Overview: Small Cycle, Big Turnover

Arizona 6: Twice the Charm in Tucson?

2024 Presidential Battlegrounds: Georgia

Report Shorts (April 26, 2024)