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How Will Wisconsin Democrats Fare After 2022’s Congressional Redistrcting?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 22, 2021 | 1

The party could win its lowest number and percentage of U.S. House seats since the early 1950s.

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Will Adam Laxalt Add His Name to a Short List in 2022?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 18, 2021 | 3

Only two major party nominees in Nevada history have lost both gubernatorial and U.S. Senate elections.

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Ron Kind to Retire with 10th Longest Wisconsin US House Tenure

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 12, 2021 | 2

Only four Badger State Democrats lasted longer in the chamber than Kind.

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Poliquin vs Golden II: A Brief History of Maine US House Rematches

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 9, 2021 | 0

Defeated candidates have come back to win only one in eight rematch elections from Maine to the nation’s lower legislative chamber since statehood.

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In Which States Are Women Elected to the US House at the Highest Rate?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 2, 2021 | 3
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Women have won seats in Western states at nearly twice the rate as those in any other region.

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A Brief History of Wisconsin US House Rematch Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 22, 2021 | 1
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Nearly one in six U.S. House elections in the Badger State since 1848 have been rematches between major party nominees, with challengers successful 19 percent of the time.

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Which States Are US Senate Battlegrounds?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 16, 2021 | 1
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Just 10 states have hosted U.S. Senate contests decided by single digits during its last two elections.

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Pennsylvania’s 2022 US Senate Field Approaching Record Numbers

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 8, 2021 | 5

Only one of the 39 previous Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election cycles has seen more than eight cumulative major party candidates on the primary ballot.

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Dean Heller Eyes Electoral First In Nevada

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 27, 2021 | 10

No sitting or former Nevada U.S. Senator has ever appeared on a gubernatorial primary or general election ballot.

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Could Ohio Split Its 2022 Ticket for Governor and US Senate?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 20, 2021 | 1

The victories by DeWine and Brown in 2018 marked the first such split vote in the state in nearly half a century.

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