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Kentucky 2015 Gubernatorial Primary Results by the Numbers

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 20, 2015 | 2

A tale of two parties: the Kentucky GOP primary for governor was the most competitive in state history while Jack Conway won in the biggest ever blowout on the Democratic side.

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Will Governor Tomblin Become Congressman Tomblin After 2016?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 19, 2015 | 1

Only one West Virginia governor in history has subsequently served in the U.S. House.

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A Brief History of Kentucky Democratic Gubernatorial Primaries

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 28, 2015 | 0

Jack Conway is poised to post the best showing by a Kentucky Democratic candidate in a contested gubernatorial primary in state history

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A Brief History of Kentucky Republican Gubernatorial Primaries

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 27, 2015 | 0

Only four of the party’s two-dozen gubernatorial races have been decided by single digits with only two first-place finishers receiving less than 50 percent of the vote.

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John Gregg Eyes Rare Rematch Against Mike Pence in 2016

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 6, 2015 | 0

Gregg vs Pence II would just be the second gubernatorial rematch in Indiana history and the first since 1834.

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Undesirable Exits: Not All Long-Serving Governors Went Out On Their Own Terms

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 13, 2015 | 1

Forty percent of the longest-serving governors in U.S. history left office far short of a storybook ending.

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Could Scott Walker Become Wisconsin’s Strongest Presidential Candidate in History?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 9, 2015 | 2

No Wisconsin presidential candidate has won more than two primaries or more than 41 delegates at a major party’s national convention.

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Kitzhaber Resignation Would Make History in Oregon

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 6, 2015 | 0

No Oregon governor has ever exited office before the end of his term under a cloud of scandal.

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Going Home? Joe Manchin Eyes Rare Electoral Feat in 2016

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 4, 2015 | 0

In 2016, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin may become just the sixth former governor in the last 100 years who then won a U.S. Senate seat only to return to his gubernatorial post.

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Wyoming and Tennessee: The Nation’s Political Naysayers?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 28, 2015 | 1

Ten states have voted against the party of the sitting president in every gubernatorial election since at least 1994 led by Wyoming and Tennessee; just two states have voted for the president’s party during that span.

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