Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Stranger Things Have Happened
Four-term U.S. Representative Mo Brooks added his name to the growing list of Republicans vying for appointed U.S. Senator Luther Strange’s seat in 2017’s special election. Brooks is the sixth GOPer slated to appear on the mid-August primary ballot – one shy of the party record. The high water mark is currently the seven Republicans…
Read MoreJeff Johnson and a History of 2nd-Chance Minnesota Gubernatorial Candidates
There have been more than five-dozen losing Gopher State gubernatorial hopefuls who ran again for the office; only five have been successful.
Read MoreJon Husted and a History of Ohio Secretaries of State Running for Governor
Only one sitting or ex-secretary of state has won the governorship in Ohio history.
Read More1 in 7 US Representatives Have Won Special Elections to the Chamber
By June, more than five-dozen U.S. Representatives will have won election to the House via specials.
Read MoreHave 2 Sitting US Senators from the Same State Simultaneously Run for President?
Could Minnesota make history in 2020? Don’t count on it.
Read MoreRos-Lehtinen to Exit US House 6th in All-Time Service Among Women
Only one Republican woman will have served longer in the chamber than the Florida congresswoman at the end of this term.
Read MoreCollin Peterson and the Longest Congressional Tenures in Minnesota History
The 7th CD U.S. Representative currently sits at #7 on Minnesota’s all-time congressional service list.
Read MoreLuther Strange and a Brief History of the Electoral Fate of Appointed US Senators
Only 54 percent of appointed U.S. Senators running to keep their seat have been victorious over the last half-century.
Read MoreI Can’t Quit You: Utah 1 of 2 States Never to Have US Representative Resign
No member of the U.S. House has quit their office from Alaska and Utah; no U.S. Senator has resigned from Arizona and Hawaii.
Read MoreDo US House Special Elections Foreshadow Partisan Waves?
Since 1942, parties that gained at least 10 U.S. House seats in a general election were seven times more likely to have netted seats than lost seats in that cycle’s preceding specials.
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