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Which US Senate Seats Will Flip in 2014? A Survey of Media Rankings

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 1, 2014 | 1

Media election forecasters can only agree on one slot of the Top 12 U.S. Senate seats most likely to change control after the November elections.

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Could Dayton Be the Lone Democratic Victor in 2014 Midwestern Gubernatorial Races?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 30, 2014 | 0

At least one other Midwestern state has voted a Democrat into office each of the 15 times Minnesotans have elected a Democratic governor since statehood.

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Ernst Surges After History-Making Primary Win

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 9, 2014 | 0

Ernst is in a dead heat with Bruce Braley on the heels of setting the mark for the largest victory by a non-incumbent in a contested Iowa Republican U.S. Senate primary.

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Ernst Eyes Outright Primary Victory in Iowa GOP US Senate Race

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 3, 2014 | 1

Only one out of 68 Democratic and Republican U.S. Senate primaries has gone to a special nominating convention in Hawkeye State history.

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Could Terry Branstad Lose?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 23, 2014 | 0

Sitting Republican governors have won reelection 90 percent of the time they have appeared on the general election ballot in the Hawkeye State.

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Iowa Republicans Surrender Record Number of State House Seats in 2014

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 14, 2014 | 0

Iowa Republicans failed to field candidates in a party record 32 State House districts this cycle – shattering the previous GOP high water mark by 39 percent.

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West Virginia, Utah Eye All-GOP US House Delegations in 2014

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 28, 2014 | 1

It has been more than 90 years since the last time Republicans had a monopoly on every U.S. House seat in the Mountain State.

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Could Republicans Sweep All 9 Midwestern Gubernatorial Elections in 2014?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 26, 2014 | 1

It has only happened one time in the last 90+ years, but the political climate just might allow the GOP to claim all nine Midwestern governorships on the ballot this November.

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks: Try, Try Again in 2014?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 13, 2014 | 0

Recycled losing major party nominees have won just 17 of 92 U.S. House races in Iowa history in subsequent races, with those running for a third time winless in nine attempts.

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Iowa to Send Historically Unseasoned US House Delegation to 114th Congress

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 19, 2013 | 1

Iowans will send their least experienced delegation to the 114th Congress since the 1970s and fourth least experienced since the end of World War II.

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