Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Hickenlooper Stumbles Across the Finish Line
John Hickenlooper was renominated by Democrats in Colorado on Tuesday, but with what is currently the second lowest support across the 28 renomination attempts by U.S. Senators in the state over the last 110+ years. Hickenlooper received 53+ percent of the vote – less than eight points ahead of State Representative Julie Gonzales – with…
Read MoreColorado’s Gubernatorial Primary by the Numbers
The state’s GOP race is poised to result in the most closely decided primary for the office in state history.
Read MoreMaryland’s Gubernatorial Primary By the Numbers
Dan Cox wins the largest GOP gubernatorial primary in Maryland history to set up the fifth general election rematch during the direct primary era.
Read MoreRick Jackson and a Brief History of Georgia Gubernatorial Primary Runoffs
Second place primary finishers have won more than half of gubernatorial runoffs over the last 100+ years.
Read MoreLindsey Graham Notches Weakest GOP Primary Win By South Carolina US Senator
Graham has drawn 15 of the 20 primary challengers to Republican U.S. Senate incumbents in state history.
Read MoreCould Iowa Democrats Win 2026’s Gubernatorial and US Senate Races?
Iowa has had open seats for governor and the U.S. Senate in just two of the previous 30 cycles in which both offices have been on the ballot since 1914.
Read MoreKen Paxton and a Review of Texas US Senate Primary Runoffs
Paxton received the largest support in a Texas U.S. Senate runoff for a second place primary finisher.
Read MoreNo Mitch, No Problem: Kentucky Republicans Set Party Record
A record number of Republicans are vying for their party’s U.S. Senate nomination this cycle.
Read MoreCoasting to the Finals
For just the second time in state history, the Democratic and Republican nominees are running unopposed in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial primaries with Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro and GOP state Treasurer Stacy Garrity advancing to the general election on Tuesday. The only other cycle in which neither party held a contested primary for the office was in…
Read MorePillen Makes It 19 for 19
In Nebraska’s Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, incumbent Jim Pillen cruised to a 66.2-point victory in a five-candidate field as he seeks a second term this November. Pillen’s victory marked the 19th successful renomination bid by a sitting Nebraska GOP governor out of 19 attempts dating back to the state’s first primary in 1908 when…
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