Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of February 10th - February 14th.
   
872 candidates responded to our Candidate Connection survey in 2019
Do you try to understand more about political candidates than what you learn in advertisements or policy statements? If so, our Candidate Connection survey is for you. It asks candidates in federal, state, and local races about more than issues.
Sanders, Trump win New Hampshire presidential primaries
Bernie Sanders won the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday night. With 94% of precincts reporting, Sanders received 26% of the vote, followed by Pete Buttigieg with 24% and Amy Klobuchar with 20%. President Donald Trump won the Republican primary with 86% support. He is projected to earn at least 20 of the state’s 22 delegates. Bill Weld came in second with 9% of the vote.
Incumbent state supreme court judges won re-election 93% of the time since 2008
Every state, plus the District of Columbia, has at least one supreme court. These courts do not hear trials of cases. They hear appeals of the decisions made in the lower trial or appellate courts. But, how judges get on these courts varies depending on the state.
Harvard the most attended higher education institution among top four state executives
At Ballotpedia, we define the top four state executive offices as governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. There are 192 officials nationwide that hold one of these top state executive positions. Our team of researchers and writers recently completed another analysis focusing on where top state executives went to school.
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