Author: David Luchs
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Record-long gubernatorial winning streaks are ongoing in 18 states
More than one-third of states are in the midst of a record-long gubernatorial winning streak (when multiple consecutive gubernatorial elections in a state are won by candidates from the same party). The longest-running winning streaks—for Oregon Democrats and Utah Republicans—each go back 10 elections. There are 12 record-long Republican winning streaks and six record-long Democratic…
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In the past decade, two lieutenant governors have challenged their state's governor for re-election; two more could do so this year
Since 2010, two gubernatorial elections have featured an incumbent governor running against the state's lieutenant governor. This year, gubernatorial elections in North Carolina and Vermont each have the potential to feature the incumbent and the state's lieutenant governor. Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party/Democratic) announced Monday that he would run for governor this…
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RNC outraises DNC for seventh consecutive month; fundraising gap between major party House and Senate committees narrows
The Republican National Committee (RNC) outraised its Democratic counterpart by more than two-to-one for a seventh consecutive month, while the Democratic House committee outraised its Republican counterpart, according to December 2019 campaign finance reports filed with the FEC. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $6.2 million and spent $3.2 million last month, while the…
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Andrew Yang leads in pageviews for a second consecutive week
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Andrew Yang's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 1,605 views for the week of December 22-28. Yang's pageview figure represents 14.5% of the presidential campaign pageviews for the week. Bernie Sanders…
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Since 1776, 217 state governors have resigned their office
Since 1776, 217 state governors have resigned before completing their terms. Before serving as president, Andrew Johnson (D) resigned twice as governor of Tennessee (once in 1857 and once in 1865), so there have been 218 gubernatorial resignations. Of the 218 resignations, more than three-quarters (166) happened because the governor was elected or appointed to…
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Andrew Yang leads in pageviews for the first time since October; Amy Klobuchar has highest week-over-week pageview jump
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Andrew Yang's campaign page on Balloptedia received 2,421 views for the week of December 15-21. Yang's pageview figure represents 11.7% of the pageviews for the week. Amy Klobuchar had 10.1%…
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Tom Steyer leads in pageviews for a second consecutive week
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Tom Steyer's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 3,282 views for the week of December 1-7. Steyer's pageview figure represents 9.1% of the pageviews for the week. Andrew Yang had 8.8%…
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Previewing the 2020 gubernatorial elections: a look back at the most recent election by state
Eleven states are holding elections for governor in 2020, including seven of the 26 states with Republican governors and four of the 24 states with Democratic governors. New Hampshire and Vermont last elected a governor in 2018, while the other nine last held a gubernatorial election in 2016. Here's what happened in the most recent…
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Tom Steyer leads in pageviews for the first time this year
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Tom Steyer's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 4,081 views for the week of November 24-30. Steyer's pageview figure represents 11.8% of the pageviews for the week. Pete Buttigieg had…
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Pete Buttigieg leads in pageviews for the first time since June, Williamson is seventh Democratic candidate to reach 100,000 pageviews
Each week, we report the number of pageviews received by 2020 presidential campaigns on Ballotpedia. These numbers show which candidates are getting our readers' attention. Pete Buttigieg's campaign page on Ballotpedia received 4,382 views for the week of November 17-23. Buttigieg's pageview figure represents 10.3% of the pageviews for the week. Tulsi Gabbard had…