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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

MN Local

12 Reasons Minneapolis’ Mayoral Election Is More Interesting Than Yours

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 4, 2013 | 0

35 candidates. Two Bobs, two Marks, two Christophers, two Johns, two Jameses. Captain Jack Sparrow and The Rock. Ranked choice voting. Welcome to elections in the City of Lakes.

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Minneapolis Projected to End 2010 with 2nd Lowest Number of Homicides in 25 Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 15, 2010 | 0

Despite media cries of a murder rampage in January, the number of homicides in Minneapolis is on pace to tie its second lowest tally since 1986

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The Sky Is Not Falling: Minneapolis 2010 Homicide Tally Settling at Decade-Long Average

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 23, 2010 | 3

Despite rash of homicides in January, number of murders in Minneapolis projected by end of 2010 right at 10-year average

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How Predictive is the Recent Spate of Minneapolis Homicides?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 12, 2010 | 2

Episodic events at the beginning of the year should not be cast as signs that the City is in the midst of a violent crime frenzy

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Should RT Rybak Run His Gubernatorial Campaign as a Tough-on-Crime Democrat?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 4, 2009 | 2

Minneapolis October ’09 Crime Rate Falls 10 Percent from a Year Ago Despite 27 Percent Rise in Unemployment

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Was Ranked Choice Voting a Success in Minneapolis?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 5, 2009 | 1

Less than half utilized 2nd choice option in mayoral race; voter turnout down by 25,000+ from 2005

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Chris Coleman Posts Largest St. Paul Mayoral Victory in a Quarter Century

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 4, 2009 | 2

Coleman received 68.7 percent of the vote – one tenth of a percentage point higher than his 2005 victory when he unseated Randy Kelly

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How Competitive Can Eva Ng Make the 2009 St. Paul Mayoral General Election?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 17, 2009 | 0

Barack Obama won all 104 precincts in St. Paul, winning 75.6 percent of the vote and notching a 53.2-point margin of victory over McCain city-wide

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Minneapolis Index Crime Rate Falls 18 Percent from April 2008

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 12, 2009 | 0

The Minneapolis Police Department’s official Uniform Crime Report data for April 2009 finds crime in Minnesota’s largest city down 18 percent from one year ago. The 18 percent 12-month drop is the largest in the city dating back more than…

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Political Luminaries Rally in Support of Ranked Choice Voting at FairVote Minnesota Fundraiser

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 15, 2009 | 1

More than two hundred Minnesotans – from party leaders, to legislators, to mayors, to city council members, to interested citizens – rallied in support of ranked choice voting at a fundraising event held for FairVote Minnesota in Minneapolis Tuesday evening….

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