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How Often Do Governors Get Elected to At-Large US House Seats?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 24, 2022 | 5

Sarah Palin is contemplating a bid that could add her name to a short list in the annals of U.S. elections.

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Could Missouri Democrats Pick Up a Senate Seat in 2022?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 17, 2022 | 4

Two of the six Democratic U.S. Senate pick-ups in the Show-Me State have occurred during GOP-friendly cycles.

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Minnesota’s 1st CD Special Poised for Record Number of Candidates

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 11, 2022 | 0

Barring any candidate withdrawals by Wednesday, voters will have more Republican and Democratic choices than in any congressional district primary election in state history.

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How Bright Is the Democratic Future in Arizona?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 4, 2022 | 2

The party has a non-trivial chance at ending one of the nation’s longest electoral droughts.

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Jim Inhofe’s US Senate Tenure By the Numbers

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 27, 2022 | 4

Inhofe is one of six current members of the chamber to have notched record-setting service from their state.

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Ohio U.S. Senate Primaries By the Numbers

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 17, 2022 | 1

The 2022 GOP primary is poised for its first competitive race in more than half a century and first winner shy of 40 percent in 60 years.

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Two-Dozen States Did Not Have Any US House Seats Flip Over the Last Decade

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 27, 2022 | 1
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Two and one-half times more states failed to see a single U.S. House seat flip over the last 10 years compared to the previous decade.

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Ohio’s Outgoing Congressional Map Makes the Record Books

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 21, 2022 | 2

Ohio is just the 2nd State with at least 15 U.S. Representatives to not see the partisan control of a single U.S. House seat flip during a redistricting cycle.

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Mandela Barnes Seeks Electoral First in Wisconsin

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 9, 2022 | 1

No sitting or former lieutenant governor has won a U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin history.

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The Largest Democratic US House Winning Streaks in Each State

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 4, 2022 | 5
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In 2022, Massachusetts Democrats are poised to climb to 8th on the all-time list with 137 straight victories, passing two Southern states.

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