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Idaho GOP to Host Largest Gubernatorial Primary Field in Party History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 14, 2018 | 2
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With seven Republican candidates on the ballot Tuesday, only 1936’s Democratic primary with eight candidates served up a bigger field.

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2018 Cycle Finds Many Young Women Gubernatorial Hopefuls

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 13, 2018 | 2
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Six women under 40 are currently seeking major party gubernatorial nominations this year.

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Democrats and Republicans Currently Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 28 States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 20, 2017 | 0
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Only one region of the country is regularly seeing both parties win U.S. Senate seats in the vast majority of its states.

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Record Partisan Gubernatorial Winning Streaks On the Line in 2018

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 20, 2017 | 4
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Record partisan winning streaks in races for governor can be extended, broken, or tied in 15 states holding elections in 2018.

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Yawners: 9 States Without a Close US Senate Race in 30+ Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 30, 2017 | 1
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Maryland’s last close Senate election took place during Nixon’s first midterm with four other states also not hosting a competitive contest since the 1970s.

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The Top 50 Longest Serving Governors in US History (Updated)

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 29, 2017 | 4
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Jerry Brown is poised to end up #3 on the all-time list of statehood gubernatorial service.

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Ahlquist Could Become 1st Political Outsider to Win Idaho Governorship

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 1, 2017 | 2
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Each of the 30 men to serve as governor of the Gem State previously held public office or a party leadership position.

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115th Congress Has Largest Number of Single-Party State Delegations Since 1950s

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 3, 2017 | 7
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Since the passage of the 17th Amendment all but seven states have been represented by a single party in the U.S. House and Senate for at least one Congress.

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Utah Could Be Won with Lowest Support in Presidential Electoral History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 20, 2016 | 1
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With no candidate polling outside of the low 30s, Utah’s winner could break a 104-year old record for the lowest percentage of the vote to carry a state.

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The Worst Statewide Performances by Winning Democratic Presidential Nominees

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 17, 2016 | 2
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Even victorious Democratic nominees have a few rotten eggs on their electoral scorecards, with 10 failing to win even 30 percent of the vote across nearly three-dozen states.

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