Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Elusive Women U.S. Senate Nomination Milestones
One of the two major parties in 15 states have never nominated a woman to the U.S. Senate.
Read MoreA Brief History of Ex-Governor US Senate Delegations
There have been three-dozen pairs of ex-governor U.S. Senate delegations during the direct election era, including two in the 117th Congress.
Read MoreDemocrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in Two-Dozen States
Fifteen state party records will be on the line during the 2022 cycle.
Read MoreWisconsin Democrats Seek Rare Back-to-Back Cycle Sweeps in 2022
Only once in party history have Democrats won all partisan executive offices two times in a row in the Badger State.
Read MoreA Brief History of Six-Term US Senators
More than 40 U.S. Senators have won election to six or more terms in the history of the nation’s upper legislative chamber including six serving in the 117th Congress.
Read MoreRavnsborg Could Become 3rd South Dakota AG to Have Term Cut Short
To date, none of the state’s 31 Attorneys General have resigned in scandal.
Read MoreThe Quick Rebound: A Brief History of Defeated US Senators Elected in the Next Cycle
Since 1914, less than a dozen U.S. Senators have been unseated and subsequently elected back to the chamber two years later.
Read MoreMinnesota Democrats Eye Longest Statewide Winning Streak Record in 2022
If the DFL wins all four statewide elections next November, the party will have swept all such races for the last 14 years – a state record.
Read MoreReturning Home: How Often Do US Senators Become Governor?
Since the turn of the 20th Century, governors-turned-U.S. Senators outnumber U.S. Senators-turned-governors by more than 7:1.
Read MoreTim Ryan 2022: No Incumbent, No Problem?
In the annals of odd electoral facts, Democrats have never won a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio when an incumbent didn’t run for reelection.
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