Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Dean Heller Attempts Rarity With Gubernatorial Bid
Since 1900, only seven defeated U.S. Senators subsequently won the governorship of their state.
Read MoreMajor Parties Have Record Gubernatorial Winning Streaks in 18 States
One more state could join this list during the 2022 cycle.
Read MoreIowa GOP Eyes 5th Straight US Senate Win
Only once in the direct election era have Iowa Republicans won more than four consecutive elections for the office.
Read MoreWill Tim Walz Face a DFL Challenger in 2022?
No DFL gubernatorial nominee has run unopposed through the party convention and primary since the 1944 merger.
Read MoreRebecca Kleefisch and a Review of Wisconsin Gubernatorial Bids by Lieutenant Governors
Just three sitting or former lieutenant governors in the state first became governor via the ballot box.
Read MoreJackley Eyes Historic Return to South Dakota’s AGs Office
No former attorney general has been elected to, nominated for, or even been a candidate again for the office in state history.
Read MoreA Review of State Executive Partisan Outliers
One party controls every elected executive office in all but 14 states.
Read MoreHow Will Wisconsin Democrats Fare After 2022’s Congressional Redistrcting?
The party could win its lowest number and percentage of U.S. House seats since the early 1950s.
Read MoreWill Adam Laxalt Add His Name to a Short List in 2022?
Only two major party nominees in Nevada history have lost both gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections.
Read MoreRon Kind to Retire with 10th Longest Wisconsin US House Tenure
Only four Badger State Democrats lasted longer in the chamber than Kind.
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