Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Debbie Dingell Makes History
Democrat Debbie Dingell’s commanding victory on Election Day in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District marked the first time in electoral history that a non-widowed female candidate will directly succeed her husband in either legislative chamber. (John Dingell is retiring in January…
Read MoreMinnesotans Elect Oldest Governor, US House Delegation in State History
Plus, with his reelection, Al Franken is poised to become Minnesota’s second oldest Senator since statehood in his second term.
Read MoreThe Day After: How the Dow Jones ‘Reacts’ to Election Day Results
Gains in the stock market last Wednesday after the GOP wave were only slightly above the historical average; the biggest day-after drops in the market have occurred after the election of Democratic presidents.
Read MoreRock Bottom: Democrats Hit Multiple Low Water Marks in US Senate Elections
Ten of the 34 states with U.S. Senate races in 2014 found the Democratic Party endure one of its three worst performances in the direct election era.
Read MoreAll in the Family
The South Dakota State Senate will have three new Republican members in 2015 – each of whom has a parent that will represent the same district in the State House. Representatives Brock Greenfield, David Novstrup, and Jenna Haggar won election…
Read MoreMassachusetts Republican US House Losing Streak Tops 100
It has been 20 years since the last time Republicans won a U.S. House race in the Bay State; the GOP losing streak has now reached a nation-worst 101 in a row.
Read MoreMitch McConnell Notches Another Win for US Senate Floor Leaders
Floor leaders in the U.S. Senate have won reelection 87 percent of the time since the position was created in 1920.
Read MoreMark Pryor Loss Makes US Senate History
Pryor is the first of 89 U.S. Senators to lose a general election coming off a victory in which there was no major party opponent on the ballot.
Read MoreScott Brown Becomes 1st US Senate Nominee to Lose to 2 Women
Brown is just the fourth U.S. Senate candidate in history to face major party female nominees in three different cycles; he is also the first to lose in two of them.
Read MoreInhofe Wins Record-Setting 5th US Senate Election in Oklahoma
The oldest U.S. Senator in Oklahoma history now has the most victories from the state in races to the nation’s upper legislative chamber.
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