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Derrick Van Orden and a Brief Electoral History of Wisconsin Freshman US Reps

Doug Mastriano Eyes Unusual US Senate Bid in Pennsylvania

Democrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 26 States

Jay Inslee: Moving Up the Ranks

A Record Out of Reach? Dianne Feinstein to Retire with Most Votes in US Senate Electoral History

I Can’t Quit You: Omar, Swalwell, Schiff Still Identify As Serving On Foreign Affairs, Intelligence Committees

Archive for November 2010

Republican Dominance over Upper Midwestern Governorships through the Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 30, 2010 | 1

Republicans have controlled the governor’s mansions of IA, MN, ND, SD, and WI for over 72 percent of the time since 1846

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Wisconsin Closes 3rd Least Competitive Congressional Redistricting Period in State History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 29, 2010 | 1

Average margin of victory in Wisconsin’s U.S. House races since 2002 is 37.4 points – eclipsed by only two other redistricting periods

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Minnesota to Have Only Democratic Upper Midwestern Governor for First Time Since 1954

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 24, 2010 | 1

Dayton one of four Minnesotan ‘lone Democratic wolves’ to govern in the five-state region since the Dakotas achieved statehood in 1889

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Iowa’s Schizophrenic 2010 Electorate

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 23, 2010 | 3

A Democratic majority U.S. House delegation from Iowa is sent to D.C. under historic circumstances in 2011

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Media Myth Exposed: Loss of Democratic Governorships Not Key to Obama’s 2012 Battleground State Prospects

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 22, 2010 | 1

Since 1968, Democratic presidential candidates have had the same success rate in carrying states with Democratic governors as Republican governors – 33 percent

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Bachmann Survives Sixth Closest Victory Among 2010 Republican House Incumbents

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 19, 2010 | 4

Fellow controversial Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) at #3; Bachmann had the narrowest victory among GOP incumbents in 2008

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Murkowski Wins More Votes Than All Statewide Write-in Candidates in Alaska History Combined

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 17, 2010 | 1

Only 94,926 Alaskans had cast their ballot for statewide write-in candidates over the previous 52 years; Murkowski eclipses 100,000

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Are Democrats Becoming a Two-State Party?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 17, 2010 | 4

Percentage of Democratic U.S. House Seats from California and New York soars to a record high of 28.1 percent after the 2010 elections

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Heath Shuler Would Be Greenest (and Youngest) Floor Leader in U.S. House History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 16, 2010 | 0

If elected, Shuler would become the first majority or minority leader with less than five terms of service in the U.S. House and the first elected below the age of 45

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Did an Independent Turn South Dakota’s 2010 U.S. House Race?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 15, 2010 | 0

B.Thomas Marking turns in the best performance by a South Dakota U.S. House independent or third party candidate in 80 years

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