Iowa caucuses to be held on February 3rd

Voters will convene for the Iowa caucuses in one week—on Feb. 3—in the first presidential nominating event of the 2020 cycle. Since 1976, only one Democrat or Republican has finished outside of the top three candidates in Iowa—Sen. John McCain (R) in 2008—and went on to win their party’s nomination.

Eighteen states have one party that has won a record number of consecutive gubernatorial elections

One-party dominance of a statewide office over a long period of time is hard to do. But in 18 states, one party has won the governorship in more consecutive elections than at any time in the state’s history. The longest of these streaks—for Democrats in Oregon and Republicans in Utah—each go back 10 elections.

Ballotpedia’s New Virtual Debate Platform: Candidate Conversations

Candidate Conversations is an online platform that allows voters to see their ballot-qualified candidates participate in a virtual conversation with the goal of letting voters get to know their candidates as people.

Gates wins runoff for Texas House District 28

Gary Gates (R) defeated Elizabeth Markowitz (D) 58-42 in the runoff election for Texas House District 28, according to unofficial results. Political analysts and news outlets described the race as a possible bellwether for the 2020 general elections.

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