Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Minnesota Again Eyes Multiple US House Rematches in 2020
The Gopher State has hosted 26 rematch elections among major party nominees since 1990 – only three such challengers have been successful.
Read MoreWill Kentucky Host a Rare Competitive Gubernatorial Election in 2019?
The GOP is trying to win back-to-back races in the Bluegrass State for the first time in 120 years – more than doubling the next longest drought in the nation.
Read MoreThe Longest and Largest US House Special Election Droughts
Wisconsin’s 108-election streak – sixth in the nation – will shortly come to an end.
Read MoreWisconsin’s 2020 US House Delegation Will Be Its Greenest In At Least 65 Years
The state has sent 22 of its Top 25 most experienced delegations to D.C. over the last 50 years.
Read MoreTwo For the Price of One
Political observers get to follow the returns of two U.S. House special elections held today in North Carolina (NC-03 and NC-09). The last time two specials were held on the same day in the same state outside of a November midterm or presidential Election Day was on May 3, 2008 when Republican Steve Scalise and…
Read MoreMichelle Fischbach and a Brief History of Minnesota LGs Running for US House
Six sitting or former lieutenant governors from the Gopher State have later appeared on the ballot for a U.S. House seat.
Read MoreSean Duffy Becomes 1st Wisconsin US Rep to Resign for Non-Political Reasons
Each of the previous four members of the U.S. House from Wisconsin quit after being elected or appointed to higher political office.
Read MoreHickenlooper’s Unusual 2020 US Senate Run
Only one (non-U.S. Senator) presidential candidate has ended the bid to run for the U.S. Senate in the same cycle since 1972.
Read MoreKennedy Eyes Unseating Markey In Rare Democratic Primary Ousting
Since 1982, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senators have won 263 of 266 nomination bids.
Read MoreDemocratic Presidential Field Bracing For Early Autumn Exits
Over the last dozen cycles, more presidential candidates have ended their campaigns in September and October (13) than November and December (eight) with only four doing so in August.
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