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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 June 2014

Could Dayton Be the Lone Democratic Victor in 2014 Midwestern Gubernatorial Races?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 30, 2014 | 0

At least one other Midwestern state has voted a Democrat into office each of the 15 times Minnesotans have elected a Democratic governor since statehood.

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South Dakota Democrats Field 4th All-Female Gubernatorial Ticket in US History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 27, 2014 | 0

Only three previous major party gubernatorial tickets in history had female nominees for both governor and lieutenant governor; none have reached 40 percent.

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Cochran Advances: Six-Term US Senators Improve to 16-2 in Renomination Bids

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 25, 2014 | 1

Twice as many members of the chamber’s Six-Term Club have died in office (four) than lost their party’s nomination to a seventh term (two).

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A Third Party Revolution in Utah?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 24, 2014 | 0

More third party and independent candidates have run for Congress in the Beehive State during the last quarter-century (84) than during the previous 93 years (77).

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Inhofe Eyes Record-Breaking Election Win in 2014

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 23, 2014 | 0

The senior senator from Oklahoma is looking to win a record fifth U.S. Senate election this fall and would become the longest-serving member in the chamber from the Sooner State mid-way through his next term.

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Kevin McCarthy Becomes Least Tenured Floor Leader in US House History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 20, 2014 | 0

At less than four terms, McCarthy has served 423 fewer days in the chamber than any floor leader in U.S. House history and almost 10 years less than the average leader.

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Will Obama Stop Referring to Washington as the “Redskins?”

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 18, 2014 | 0

A monumental trademark decision Wednesday may put pressure on the president to stop using the “disparaging” name as he has in the past.

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Republican US Senators Hitting Historic Lows in Primaries

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 18, 2014 | 2

Four Republicans have already set state records for low water marks by a sitting GOP U.S. Senator in a primary election – after just eight contests

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How Are the Plurality Winners Doing?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 16, 2014 | 0

Nearly 40 percent of plurality winners of U.S. Senate elections lose their seat in the next election cycle. Will that happen to any of the three such incumbents on the ballot in 2014? Recent polling suggests Democrats Al Franken of…

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Eric Cantor’s Loss Is Worse Than You Think

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 16, 2014 | 0

Cantor is the first Virginia Republican U.S. Representative to lose a renomination bid since 1888 after more than 160 successful attempts and the first to fail from either party in 48 years.

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