Author: Aidan Sterk

Aidan Sterk explores the political structure and system of Australia.

In the off-year elections of 2023 in the state of Virginia, after current Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s surprise victory in 2021, the state saw elections for its legislative chambers. The legislative chambers were the only elections on the ballot there, as the governor is elected to a non-consecutive four-year term. In the 2023 elections for the Virginia House of Delegates, multiple Youngkin-supported candidates faced off against candidates chosen by Virginia Democrats in one of the most closely watched elections of the 2023 cycle. Before the election was held, Republican had a narrow majority of 52-48 seats that they had earned…

Despite hopes of reclaiming the chamber, Republicans only won two of the three seats needed to secure the Virginia Senate in 2023.

Aidan Sterk explains the basics of Canadian federalism and Canadian politics, including the major parties and provinces.

Aidan Sterk reviews two district pickups Republicans achieved during the 2022 midterms in Mississippi.

Aidan Sterk reviews the results of the 2023 Mississippi State Senate elections, which saw both parties flip a district.

Voters in Mississippi nearly elected their first Democratic Governor in decades, but Republicans easily held all other statewide offices.

In the 2023 Kentucky elections, Republicans failed to unseat incumbent Democratic Governor Andy Beshear in the gubernatorial race.

Oregon Republicans gained two seats in the 2022 midterms, but failed to come close to breaking the Democratic majority.

Oregon Democrats narrowly held on in the Gubernatorial race, fending off a strong Republican challenge in a three-way race.