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Dave Reichert: Retirement of the Battleground King

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 9, 2017 | 2

Reichert is one of just two current members of the chamber to win elections by single digits in the first four election cycles of his congressional career.

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Double-Take: Minnesotans Treated to More Congressional Rematches in 2018

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 20, 2017 | 0

Near-miss 2016 candidates are not going quietly into the political night in the Gopher State.

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Collin Peterson and the Longest Congressional Tenures in Minnesota History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 30, 2017 | 3

The 7th CD U.S. Representative currently sits at #7 on Minnesota’s all-time congressional service list.

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Minnesota Democrats Could Endure 1st Cycle with 2 Open US House Seats

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 27, 2017 | 0

Only 13 Democratic U.S. Representatives in state party history have opted not to run for reelection – no two in the same cycle.

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Walz, Nolan Could Become 1st DFL US Representative to Win Gubernatorial Nomination

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 27, 2017 | 3

No sitting or ex-DFL U.S.House member has ever won their party’s gubernatorial nomination – or even competed in the primary.

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Will Keith Ellison Get a Serious Primary Challenger if He Loses DNC Chair?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 24, 2017 | 0

Only one DFL U.S. Representative in party history has faced more primary opponents than Minnesota’s 5th CD U.S. Representative.

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Minnesota Sends Oldest US House Delegation in State History to 115th Congress

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 17, 2017 | 0

For the first time in Minnesota history, every member elected to the state delegation was 50+ years old.

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Jim Hagedorn: Two Strikes, But Not Out

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 13, 2016 | 3

Hagedorn could become just the second Minnesotan to win a U.S. House seat after losing the first two times to the same candidate in back-to-back-to-back cycles.

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Minnesota Eyes Rare US House Special Election in 2017

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 9, 2016 | 2

The Gopher State has held 160 U.S. House contests since its last special election in 1977 – third most in the nation.

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Minnesota Hosts 2 Photo-Finish US House Elections for 1st Time Since 1892

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 15, 2016 | 1

Only 15 Minnesota U.S. House races have been decided by less than a percentage point in state history with only two cycles yielding two such contests.

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