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Election Profile: Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 31, 2010 | 0
Photo of Minnesota U.S. Representative John Kline

Gopher State’s 2nd CD’s 14.5-point average margin of victory sine 2002 is the 36th smallest in the country

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Election Profile: Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 31, 2010 | 0
Photo of Minnesota U.S. Representative Erik Paulsen

Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District has not voted for a DFL candidate since 1958 – a string of 25 consecutive elections

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Election Profile: Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 31, 2010 | 1
Photo of Minnesota U.S. Representative Betty McCollum

The DFL has carried the 4th District in every race from 1948 through 2008

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Election Profile: Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 31, 2010 | 2
Photo of Minnesota U.S. Representative Keith Ellison

Ellison enjoyed the largest margin of victory for a one-term incumbent in the history of the Gopher State in 2008

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Election Profile: Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 31, 2010 | 1
Photo of Minnesota U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann

The fight for Bachmann’s seat has seen $16.2 million in campaign contributions across all candidates – the most of any U.S. House race in the nation by more than $6 million

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Election Profile: Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 31, 2010 | 0
Photo of Minnesota U.S. Representative Collin Peterson

In 2008, the Congressman enjoyed the largest margin of victory of his career – 44.5 points over Republican Glen Menze

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Election Profile: South Dakota’s At-Large Congressional Seat

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 30, 2010 | 0
Photo of South Dakota U.S. Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

Democrats won the first seven at-large races, and 11 of 15 overall, since the number of South Dakota’s representatives dropped from two to one in 1982

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Election Profile: Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 30, 2010 | 0
Photo of Wisconsin U.S. Representative Paul Ryan

Wisconsin’s 1st CD has a +2 GOP Partisan Voting Index tilt; Ryan’s vote total on Election Day will reflect an advantage of at least 10 times that amount

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Election Profile: Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 30, 2010 | 0
Photo of Wisconsin U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin

Baldwin’s district is the 71st most Democratic in the nation

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Election Profile: Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 30, 2010 | 0
Photo of Wisconsin U.S. Representative Ron Kind

Wisconsin’s 3rd CD has been the 157th most Democratic U.S. House District in the nation over the last two presidential election cycles

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