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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 April 2015

Bernie Sanders Becomes 5th Presidential Candidate in Vermont History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 30, 2015 | 2

Can the Vermont U.S. Senator eclipse George Edmunds and Howard Dean as the strongest ever Green Mountain State presidential hopeful?

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A Brief History of Kentucky Democratic Gubernatorial Primaries

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 28, 2015 | 0

Jack Conway is poised to post the best showing by a Kentucky Democratic candidate in a contested gubernatorial primary in state history

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A Brief History of Kentucky Republican Gubernatorial Primaries

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 27, 2015 | 0

Only four of the party’s two-dozen gubernatorial races have been decided by single digits with only two first-place finishers receiving less than 50 percent of the vote.

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Will 3rd Time Be a Charm for Bill McCollum in Florida?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 24, 2015 | 0

A 2016 run would make McCollum just the second Floridian to attempt a third U.S. Senate campaign after two failed attempts; McCollum would also become the oldest newly elected Senator in state history.

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Will New Hampshire Get Shea-Porter vs Guinta IV in 2016?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 22, 2015 | 0

Never before have two Granite State U.S. House candidates squared off in four general elections – let alone four in a row.

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Feingold vs Johnson II Would Mark 1st US Senate Rematch in Wisconsin History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 20, 2015 | 1

While there has never been a U.S. Senate rematch election in the Badger State, seven defeated major party nominees have run again; all failed and only three made it back to the general election ballot.

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Which States Own the Best Track Record in Backing Eventual GOP Presidential Nominees?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 17, 2015 | 1

Nine states (each with primaries) have an unblemished record in voting for the eventual Republican nominee since 1976 – and not all host contests on the back end of the calendar.

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Will Rubio or Bush Emerge As the Strongest Florida Presidential Candidate in History?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 15, 2015 | 1

Only a handful of Floridians have run for president since statehood 170 years ago – few made even the slightest footprint.

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50 US Senators Who Ran for President Since 1972

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 13, 2015 | 0

Sitting or former U.S. Senators from 31 states ran for president more than 60 times from 1972 to 2012 with only one winning the White House; more than a half-dozen are gearing up to run in 2016.

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McCain Poised to Become Arizona’s #2 Longest-Serving Senator

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 9, 2015 | 0

If reelected, McCain will pass Barry Goldwater in Senate service, but would need to win a seventh term in 2022 and serve until November 5, 2028 to pass Carl Hayden.

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