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Political Records/Trivia
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| Contributor | J.R. |
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| Last Modified | McCord 2014 November 12, 2012 01:43am |
| Description | Because a lot of users here (like Plum, Bobby, Karma, etc.) like these sorts of facts and lists.
Current facts:
Ohio has voted for the electoral vote presidential winner in every election since 1964, giving it the current record for longest accuracy in presidential elections.
Hawaii is the only state with no former Senators living.
Since Jimmy Carter's election in 1976 the Commonwealth of Virginia has elected a governor of the opposite party of the President - New Jersey has done the same following Bush 41's election in 1988.
Since the 1940s the State of Pennsyvania has alternated party control of the governor's mansion every eight years.
South Dakota holds the current record for longest single-party control of the governor's mansion: all governors have been Republican since 1978. (The state with the longest Democratic streak is Washington which has had Democratic governors since 1984.)
The following Senate seats have elected members of only one party since the adoption of the 17th Amendment:
MT Class II: Currently held by Max Baucus.
HI Class III: Currently held by Daniel Inouye.
The states of Iowa and Mississippi have never had either a female governor, senators, or representative.
The most Democratic congressional districts in the country are New York's 15th and 16th at D+41, while the most Republican districts are Alabama's 6th and Texas's 13th with a PVI of R+29.
The most Republican congressional district to be represented by a Democrat is Utah's 2nd, which has a Cook PVI of R+15. The district is represented by Jim Matheson. The most Democratic congressional district to be represented by a Republican is Illinois's 10th, which has a PVI of D+6. The district is represented by Bob Dold.
Former facts:
Lousiana has never popularly elected a Republican Senator. BROKEN IN 2004 BY DAVID VITTER.
In Pennsylvania, a Democrat has never been elected Attorney General since the post became an elected post in 1980. BROKEN IN 2012 BY KATHLEEN G. KANE |
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