Continuing our look at Michigan, while the Democrats won the open Gubernatorial race there by a comfortable 10% last year, the Senatorial result was something better for Republicans. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) was initially elected… Read More
Net Favorabilty Changes in Presidential Election Cycles
I saw a conversation back and forth earlier this morning on the negative favorability ratings for nearly every Democratic nominee. A tweet by CNN contributor Harry Enten caught my eye: YouGov’s latest poll: Dems lead… Read More
What The 2018 Texas Senate Results May Tell Us About Beto O’Rourke’s Chances In 2020
Today, the already crowded field for the 2020 Democratic nomination grew as ex-Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced his candidacy. With O’Rourke entering the race, it may be worth looking at how he fared last year. Elected… Read More
2019 U.S. House Special Elections Recap
There are three vacant seats in the U.S. House, all of them held by Republicans, that will be filled through special elections this year. One is due to an incumbent’s death, one due to a… Read More
Michigan 2018: Democrats Fix Their Road to Lansing
After a lackluster showing throughout the region in 2014, Democrats picked up a trio of Governorships in the Great Lakes states in 2018. Two of these states (Illinois & Wisconsin) were gained by defeating Republican… Read More
The Caucus Map Shrinks in 2020
As we race towards 2020, state governments and parties have been changing their calendars. But some have gone a step further, switching from caucuses to primaries. The 2016 cycle saw a total of twenty states… Read More
The Baseline Problem
When Election Twitter explores the result of a special or regular election, comparisons to previous elections inevitably arise, as this niche world obsessed with numbers attempts to deduce what has changed, and, for the multitude… Read More
Over Three-Quarters of House Members Have Filed for Re-Election
Jon Prevo is tracking candidate filings for Decision Desk HQ in the run up to 2020. He took a quick glance at the data for us this week. In order to run for re-election, Congressional… Read More
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Preview
Note: Supreme Court elections in Wisconsin are officially nonpartisan, but they have seen some of the fiercest ideological fights in the state, and activists on the left and right, along with their political party counterparts,… Read More
Chicago Mayoral Election – Precinct analysis and looking ahead to the runoff
On Tuesday, Chicago held the first round of their mayoral election. DDHQ extensively covered the election, including posting a nifty precinct-level map of results. The map features not just this week’s results, but also some… Read More