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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 February 2017

Walz, Nolan Could Become 1st DFL US Representative to Win Gubernatorial Nomination

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 27, 2017 | 3

No sitting or ex-DFL U.S.House member has ever won their party’s gubernatorial nomination – or even competed in the primary.

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Will Keith Ellison Get a Serious Primary Challenger if He Loses DNC Chair?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 24, 2017 | 0

Only one DFL U.S. Representative in party history has faced more primary opponents than Minnesota’s 5th CD U.S. Representative.

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Georgia Democrats Hope for Rare Pick-Up in 6th CD Special

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 22, 2017 | 1

It has been 145 years and 30 contests since the last time a party picked up a Georgia U.S. House seat in a special election.

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President’s Day Special: Trump Ties William Harrison for Presidential Tenure

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 20, 2017 | 1

The next benchmark for administrative longevity in the White House is James Garfield who Trump would reach in August.

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Rick Nolan Would Shatter Mark for Oldest Governor in Minnesota History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 16, 2017 | 2

No major party gubernatorial candidate from the Gopher State has even been nominated for the office at 70+ years old.

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Clint Roberts and a Brief Look at 1-Term South Dakota US Representatives

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 14, 2017 | 2

More than 30 percent of the three-dozen men and women to serve in the U.S. House from the Mount Rushmore State did so for only one term.

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2018: A Tale of Two Parties

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 12, 2017 | 1

The partisan gap between the number of seats Democrats and Republicans will defend in 2018’s U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races is at its largest in more than half a century.

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Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby and the Longest-Serving US Senate Delegation Pairs in History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 10, 2017 | 0

The Alabama duo served alongside one another for the 27th longest stretch in the chamber’s history.

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Free Advice? Trump Takes Office with Most Collective Experience of Living Ex-Presidents in History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 7, 2017 | 1

For the first time, the collective tenures of living ex-presidents has eclipsed 30 years.

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Cynthia Lummis Mulling Unusual Gubernatorial Bid in Wyoming

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 5, 2017 | 5

Only 2 of the 43 men and women to serve in Congress from Wyoming have subsequently been elected governor; none have even landed on the primary ballot in more than 65 years.

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