Archive for 2010
Upper Midwestern Republicans Reach Five-Decade High in State House Seats
After the 2010 election, GOP holds 311 of 497 lower chamber seats in IA, MN, ND, SD, and WI (62.2 percent) – the highest level since 1968 election (68.0 percent)
Read MoreMinnesota GOP Scores 4th Biggest Increase in State House Seats Nationwide
Only New Hampshire, Alabama, and Michigan gained a larger percentage of House seats in 2010 than Minnesota Republicans (+18.7 percent)
Read MoreMinnesota Republicans Notch 3rd Biggest Increase in State Senate Seats Nationwide
Only New Hampshire and South Dakota gained a larger percentage of Senate seats in 2010 than Minnesota GOPers (+23.9 percent)
Read MoreEx-Con Traficant Tops Independent & 3rd Party Candidates in Contested 2010 U.S. House Races
Former 9-term congressman and federal convict wins 16.1 percent in bid for his old seat – best among alternative party candidates in 2010 in districts contested by both Democrats and Republicans
Read MoreEx-Con Traficant Tops Independent & 3rd Party Candidates in Contested 2010 U.S. House Races
Former 9-term congressman and federal convict wins 16.1 percent in bid for his old seat – best among alternative party candidates in 2010 in districts contested by both Democrats and Republicans
Read MoreLocation of Democratic National Convention Unlikely to Boost 2012 Vote in Host State
Since 1832, Democratic presidential nominees have suffered a 2.4-point average decline in host state’s adjusted margin of victory (or loss) vis-à-vis the national vote compared to the previous election cycle
Read MoreRace, Not Party, Defines Charlie Rangel Censure Vote
Just 25 percent of racial minorities in the U.S. House (and only 1 black) voted for Rangel censure, compared to 92 percent of whites and 87 percent of white Democrats
Read MoreHistory Gives Klobuchar a 2 in 3 Chance to Win Reelection in 2012
10 of 15 freshmen Minnesota U.S. Senators have won reelection to a second term since popular vote contests began 100 years ago
Read MoreCravaack Bolsters Military Record of Minnesota’s U.S. House Delegation
With Chip Cravaack’s election to Congress, half of Minnesota’s 2011 U.S. House delegation has a military background, compared to 36 percent of the 134 U.S. Representatives elected since statehood
Read MoreRepublican Dominance over Upper Midwestern Governorships through the Years
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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