A one-term former governor and peanut farmer from Georgia, Jimmy Carter was hardly the front-runner heading into the 1976 presidential election. He tied for 12 th in early polling among a crowded ...

Carter’s election was the last time Louisiana was bluer than New York, and the last time Arkansas was bluer than Massachusetts. West Virginia was the third-best state for Democrats in 1976.

For each of the past three election cycles, state senators have died and then won reelection to their seats. In 2008, Pennsylvania state Sen. James Rhoades won reelection despite having died in a ...

He's made the correct prediction in 10 recent presidential elections, except for the razor-thin George W. Bush victory in the 2000 election over Al Gore, who Lichtman predicted would be the winner.