Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Ilhan Omar’s Unusually Large Pool of Primary Challengers
It’s been more than 85 years since a Minnesota U.S. Representative has drawn four primary challengers.
Read MoreArizona Eyes First All-Democratic US Senate Delegation In Nearly 70 Years
Only four states have had longer periods since Democrats last held both seats.
Read MoreWisconsin’s 2020 State Supreme Court Election By the Numbers
Kelly’s loss was just the fifth out of 63 elections for incumbent justices on Wisconsin’s high court over the last 100 years.
Read MoreWill the 2020 Presidential Election See A Decline in Voter Turnout?
There have been six cycle-to-cycle drops in the raw presidential vote in U.S. history.
Read More1918: The Year 7 US Senators Died in Office
Though none of these seven deaths were attributed to Spanish flu.
Read MoreThe Waiting Game: Primary Postponements in the Age of COVID-19
The current 18-day gap between presidential primaries in 2020 does not even rank in the Top 15 cycles for the longest period between primaries.
Read MoreLate But Not Forgotten? A Brief History of June Presidential Primaries
Eighteen states have held primaries in June since 1912; Kentucky’s primary on June 23rd is the second latest in U.S. history.
Read MoreBullock Attempts to Make History With 2020 US Senate Bid
No sitting or former Montana governor has been elected to the U.S. Senate.
Read MoreFlip the Presidency, Flip the Senate?
The political party flipping the White House has only made gains in the U.S. Senate in six of 11 cycles over the last century.
Read MoreAmy Klobuchar’s Historic Experience in Elected Office
No woman running for president in the modern primary era has served longer in elected office than the Minnesota U.S. Senator.
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