Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Kristi Noem and a Review of Gubernatorial Bids by South Dakota Republican Women
Noem is the fourth woman to land on the GOP primary ballot for governor in the Mount Rushmore State.
Read MoreEric Greitens Records 4th Shortest Tenure By An Elected Missouri Governor
It has been nearly 160 years since the last time an elected Show-Me State governor exited office as quickly as Greitens.
Read MoreMontana US Senate Primary: Preview and Historical Review
Treasure State Republicans may produce their 11th plurality winner for the office in next Tuesday’s primary; each of the previous 10 lost the general election.
Read MoreHow Well Will the GOP Fare in New England’s 2018 Gubernatorial Races?
Despite a seemingly Democratic-friendly cycle, Republicans may add to gubernatorial majority in the region.
Read MoreA Brief History of Idaho Women US House Nominees
Women have been nominated to the U.S. House by major parties during Idaho in 12 of the last 14 election cycles; Cristina McNeil is the 17th to be nominated in state history.
Read MoreStacey Abrams Notches 3rd Best Showing in Contested Georgia Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Since 1898
Only two Democratic gubernatorial nominees who faced primary challengers over the last 120 years garnered a larger percentage of the vote than Abrams.
Read MoreDon Blankenship’s 3rd Party US Senate Campaign Would Shatter West Virginia Record
Non-major party candidates have left the faintest of footprints in Mountain State U.S. Senate races over the decades.
Read MoreKara Eastman and a Brief History of Nebraska Women US House Nominees
The 2018 cycle ties a state record set in six previous cycles with two women receiving major party nominations to the nation’s lower legislative chamber.
Read MorePennsylvania GOP Hosts 2nd Most Competitive Gubernatorial Primary in 85+ Years
Scott Wagner’s 7-point win ranks as the fifth closest race in the GOP race for governor during the direct primary era.
Read MoreTaking the Night Off
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ran unopposed in his 2018 renomination bid to become just the third Democrat without a challenger since the state’s first gubernatorial primary in 1914. Wolf joins attorney John Hemphill (1930) and Governor Ed Rendell (2006) among the 27 nominees selected during the direct primary era. Meanwhile, Republican gubernatorial nominees have run…
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