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Derrick Van Orden and a Brief Electoral History of Wisconsin Freshman US Reps

Doug Mastriano Eyes Unusual US Senate Bid in Pennsylvania

Democrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 26 States

Jay Inslee: Moving Up the Ranks

A Record Out of Reach? Dianne Feinstein to Retire with Most Votes in US Senate Electoral History

I Can’t Quit You: Omar, Swalwell, Schiff Still Identify As Serving On Foreign Affairs, Intelligence Committees

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How Often Do Governors Get Elected to At-Large US House Seats?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 24, 2022 | 4

Sarah Palin is contemplating a bid that could add her name to a short list in the annals of U.S. elections.

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Major Parties Have Record Gubernatorial Winning Streaks in 18 States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 20, 2021 | 1

One more state could join this list during the 2022 cycle.

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A Review of Republican Gubernatorial Three-Peat Droughts

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 13, 2021 | 0

The GOP has a chance to win three straight gubernatorial elections for the first time ever in two states this cycle.

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Elusive Women U.S. Senate Nomination Milestones

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 25, 2021 | 1
Image of US Senate Seal

One of the two major parties in 15 states have never nominated a woman to the U.S. Senate.

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The Rise of Single-Party State Congressional Delegations

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 3, 2021 | 1

The 117th Congress matches a 60-year high in the number of states represented by just one party on Capitol Hill.

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Libertarians, Third Parties Set Multiple Records in 2020 US Senate Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 22, 2020 | 1

Nine third party or independent candidates made the record books in U.S. Senate elections across the nation.

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The Historic Democratic Debacle in Arkansas’ 2020 US Senate Race

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 18, 2020 | 5

Arkansas is now the fifth state in history in which each major party has not fielded a U.S. Senate nominee at least once.

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Bellwether States for Partisan Control of the US Senate

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 21, 2020 | 3

Seven states have elected U.S. Senators into the majority party of the subsequent Congress 70+ percent of the time over the last century, but no state has done so in each of its last four elections.

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Arkansas Democrats Poised to Make History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 13, 2019 | 3

The 12-year gap between no GOP and Democratic Arkansas U.S. Senate nominees will be the shortest in the direct election era.

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Which States Have Never Elected Lieutenant Governors to the Governorship?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 17, 2019 | 5

Just six of the 43 states with stand-alone offices of lieutenant governor have yet to see a former or sitting lieutenant governor become governor at the ballot box.

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