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Full House in Missouri’s Republican Gubernatorial Race

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 17, 2015 | 0
Photo of Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder

The 2016 field is one of the largest in state party history and is poised to provide one of the closest nomination battles since primary elections began in Missouri in 1912.

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Minnesota Twins Record by Gubernatorial Administration

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 6, 2015 | 0
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The Twins are turning heads in 2015, but baseball during the Dayton years has seen the club at its lowest in franchise history.

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Culver Could Become 1st Iowa Governor Elected to US House Since 1800s

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 15, 2015 | 0
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Only two Hawkeye State governors have won election to the nation’s lower legislative chamber with the last doing so in the late 19th Century.

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Could Gary Herbert Lose in 2016?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 11, 2015 | 1
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It has been 100 years since the last elected governor from the Beehive State lost a renomination bid.

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Kentucky 2015 Gubernatorial Primary Results by the Numbers

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 20, 2015 | 2
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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
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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
Photo of Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway

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
Photo of Kentucky Republican Matt Bevin

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

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