Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
The 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.
Read MoreCould Liz Cheney Lose Her GOP Primary in 2022?
Wyoming U.S. Representatives have failed to win their party’s nomination only once out of 53 attempts.
Read MoreCould Tony Evers Buck History in 2022?
A Democrat in the White House spells trouble at the ballot box for the party’s Wisconsin gubernatorial nominees – even incumbents.
Read MoreHow Often Do Elevated Governors Win Gubernatorial Elections?
Only a slight majority of governors-via-succession who attempted to hold their seat in the subsequent election have been successful since 1900.
Read MoreIlhan Omar Records Worst Minnesota US Rep Showing Vis-à-Vis Top of the Ticket in a Generation
Omar ran 15.7 points behind Biden in her district – more than twice the deficit of any other Gopher State U.S. Representative since (at least) the 2000 cycle.
Read MoreTrump 1st President Since Carter to Win Majority of Gubernatorial Elections
Only seven of 21 presidents since William McKinley saw their party win a majority of elections for governor during their presidency.
Read MoreBlue Pairings with the Peach State
A brief look at the last time all-Democratic U.S. Senate delegations simultaneously represented Georgia and other states.
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