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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

Illinois

Pritzker Cruises to State Record in Illinois Primary

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 29, 2022 | 0

The Democrat appears to have recorded the most support in a contested primary by an Illinois governor.

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Alaska, Illinois Could See Unusual Three-Peat This November

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 28, 2022 | 3

Over the last 50 years, governors have been knocked out of office in three straight elections in just four states.

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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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Biden Wins Presidency With Record-Tying Low of Four Midwestern States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 10, 2020 | 1

Overall even victorious Democratic nominees have barely carried a majority of states in the 12-state region.

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States, States Everywhere But Nary a Bellwether in Sight

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 17, 2020 | 2

Wisconsin saw its streak backing the eventual Democratic presidential nominee in every primary since 1972 end when voters backed Bernie Sanders in 2016.

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How Many Midwestern States Does the 2020 Democratic Nominee Need to Carry to Win the Presidency?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 19, 2019 | 3

Democratic nominees have won the White House in every cycle since the formation of the Republican Party in which they carried at least half of the region’s states.

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How Low Will Bruce Rauner Go?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 25, 2018 | 3

Illinois governors have failed to win a majority of the vote in more than half of their reelection bids.

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How Big of a Footprint Will Sam McCann Leave in Illinois’ 2018 Gubernatorial Race?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 20, 2018 | 2

Less than 1 in 10 third party or independent candidates for governor in Illinois history have won five percent of the vote.

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Rauner Records Weakest Primary Performance by an Illinois GOP Governor in 90 Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 21, 2018 | 2

No elected governor from either party in the Prairie State has survived a narrower primary victory since the first such contest in 1908.

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2020 Midwestern Reapportionment Preview

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 4, 2018 | 0

The 12-state region will see its collective delegation decrease in size for the 10th consecutive decade, although at its lowest rate in a half-century.

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