Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
How Many US Representatives Will Win Senate Seats in 2020?
Fourteen have been elected to the senate during the last three cycles.
Read More24 States Currently Have Record Partisan US Senate Winning Streaks
Only two of these states are located in the Midwest.
Read MoreHow Many States Will Trump Carry With 60+ Percent in 2020?
Just two winning presidential candidates have never hit the 60 percent mark in a single state.
Read MoreWill Trump Pass Carter and Bush 41 for 1st Term Cabinet Exits?
With Acosta’s forthcoming exit, Trump has tied Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush with eight exits by original department heads.
Read MoreJustin Amash and a Review of Non-Major Party Michigan US House Candidacies
Only two third party or independent candidates to the chamber have won 10 percent of the vote over the last 100 years from the Wolverine State.
Read MoreHow Many States Will Split Their Presidential and US Senate Vote in 2020?
The 2016 cycle was the first in history in which no state saw its voters split its ticket for these two offices.
Read MoreWill a Maine US Senator Lose for the First Time Since the 1970s?
Only nine states have had a longer stretch since the last time an incumbent lost a bid for another term.
Read MoreCould Jason Lewis Make History in 2020?
No ex-Minnesota U.S. Representative has ever come back to win a U.S. Senate election in the direct election era.
Read MoreHow Unique Is Steve Bullock’s Political Resume?
Just four out of 53 Democratic candidates since 1996 were sitting statewide officeholders in states last won by the GOP presidential nominee As one of just a few bona fide Democratic candidates who failed to qualify for the initial debates, Montana’s Steve Bullock is doubling down on his importance to the 2020 field – touting…
Read MoreGreg Gianforte and a Brief History of Montana US Reps Running for Governor
Gianforte is just the second sitting U.S. Representative from Montana to seek the governorship in state history.
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