In one of this week's marquee contests, conservatives managed to flip a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Brian Hagedorn upset Lisa Neubauer by just about 6,000 votes. Thanks in large part to the work of Decision Desk HQ's reporters, I've broken down the court race by municipality. As usual, Hagedorn won by carrying much of the state's geographic area, though … [Read more...] about Wisconsin 2019 Supreme Court By Municipality (Part 1)
Race Update
A Quick Update on Wisconsin
Compared to Hillary Clinton's anemic support in Western Wisconsin, Judge Lisa Neubauer did well. But in the Milwaukee suburbs that had seemed to sour on Republicans in 2018, she fell far short. While we're waiting for our own Miles Coleman to parse through the precinct data from last night's contests for some excellent maps, let's go over what happened last night in … [Read more...] about A Quick Update on Wisconsin
Updates on Upcoming Races
While a lot of focus is on 2020, there are still federal, state and municipal elections we here at DDHQ are covering this year. A trio of important contests are decided next week: the Chicago Mayoral runoff, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, and Pennsylvania's Special State Senatorial election in District 37. Here's the latest in each contest. Chicago Mayoral … [Read more...] about Updates on Upcoming Races
Election Night Recap for 3/19/2019
Between federal and major statewide contests, the various contributors to DDHQ keep their eyes on local elections and specials. Here's a rundown of the major ones from last night. Jacksonville- Municipal Elections The top of the ticket wasn't even contested this go-around, in stark contrast to the 2015 race which saw Republican Lenny Curry narrowly defeat … [Read more...] about Election Night Recap for 3/19/2019
Reflections on the Iowa 2018 Midterms
Iowa was among the most closely watched states during the 2018 midterms, following Donald Trump's 10-point victory in this once solidly Democratic state. Heavily white midwestern states like Iowa once composed the Democratic "Blue Wall," and Democrats' chances to unseat Trump in 2020 hinge on their ability to get states like Iowa back into their column. Democrats' most … [Read more...] about Reflections on the Iowa 2018 Midterms