Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Daugaard Sets Record for Largest Gubernatorial Win in South Dakota History
All eyes were on the state’s U.S. Senate race in 2014, but Dennis Daugaard quietly orchestrated the biggest gubernatorial victory in the state’s 125-year history.
Read MoreJohn Dingell Served with 2,453 US Representatives
The Michigander served alongside 86 percent of all female U.S. Representatives elected to the chamber through the 113th Congress.
Read MorePlurality-Winning Governors Elected At Century-Long High Water Mark
The rate of gubernatorial candidates elected without the support of a majority of voters is at its highest level since the 1910s.
Read MoreTwo Female US Senators Lose Seats in 2014 for First Time in History
Despite losses by Mary Landrieu and Kay Hagan this cycle, female U.S. Senators have been reelected to the chamber at nearly the same rate (84 percent) as males (87 percent) over the last quarter-century.
Read MoreSenate Will Have Historic Number of Ex-US Reps in 114th Congress
With a Cassidy victory in Louisiana, the 114th Congress will convene with more U.S. Senators who previously served in the U.S. House than in any Congress dating back to at least 1899.
Read MoreAshton Carter Would Become 7th Defense Secretary Without Military Service
Three in 10 defense secretaries never served in the uniformed military including five of the last 13.
Read MoreBrown and Kitzhaber Join the Exclusive 4×4 Club
Less than a dozen governors in U.S. history have been elected to four four-year terms – all since 1970.
Read MoreRepublicans Winning Midwestern Governorships at Near Record Rate
At 82 percent this decade, the GOP is enjoying its highest winning percentage in gubernatorial elections in the region since the 1920s.
Read MoreLarry Pressler Wins the Silver
Larry Pressler may have fallen short in his long-shot, underfunded, and understaffed bid to return to the nation’s upper legislative chamber, but he did end up notching the best showing for a non-major party South Dakota U.S. Senate candidate in…
Read MoreStrike Three for Miller-Meeks
Iowa Republicans had a banner day on November 4th, picking up both a U.S. Senate seat and one U.S. House seat, but Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ defeat in her third attempt to oust Democrat Dave Loebsack in the 2nd CD means the…
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