Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
No 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…
Read MoreIs the US House In Its Unstable Era?
Partisan control of the chamber could flip for the third time in five cycles for the first time in 75 years.
Read MoreBrown Sets Ohio Record
In last week’s Ohio primary, Sherrod Brown set a state record for the most support received in a contested U.S. Senate primary in his race against technologist Ron Kincaid. The former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator won 89.5 percent of the primary vote – breaking incumbent John Glenn’s record of 87.6 percent set in 1986 en…
Read MoreWill Democrats Flip a US House Seat in Wisconsin in 2026?
Wisconsin Democrats have netted an average of one seat per cycle across the 23 midterm elections held during Republican presidencies.
Read MoreSherrod Brown and a Review of US Senators Holding Both Senate Seats
The tenure of fewer than two-dozen U.S. Senators includes service in each of their state’s seats during the direct election era.
Read MoreDo Kansas Democrats Smell Blood in the Water?
The party is poised to field a record number of U.S. Senate primary candidates against a well-funded GOP incumbent despite a near century electoral drought.
Read MoreMidwestern States Most Likely to Vote Against President’s Party in US Senate Elections
Midwestern states hold the Bottom Five and eight of the Bottom 10 slots in backing the party of the sitting president in U.S. Senate elections.
Read MoreMark Sanford and a Review of South Carolina US Reps Serving Interrupted Terms
It has been more than 130 years since the last time a South Carolinian was elected to a third nonconsecutive U.S. House term.
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