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Deaths in the US Senate by the Numbers

Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Looms

Will Amy Klobuchar Draw a Top-Tier GOP Challenger in 2024?

Blake Masters and a History of Retread Arizona US Senate Candidates

Introducing the Minnesota Historical Candidate Biographical Database

Was California a ‘Blue State’ in 1980?

Presidency

Francis Suarez Records 6th Shortest Presidential Campaign Since 1972

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 5, 2023 | 1

The Miami mayor is one of 15 candidates to drop out shy of 100 days on the campaign trail.

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Was California a ‘Blue State’ in 1980?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 27, 2023 | 2

Chris Christie makes a pitch that he can lead his party to victory down the political path blazed by Ronald Reagan.

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When Will the 1st Republican Presidential Candidate Drop Out of the Race?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 20, 2023 | 1

Nearly as many candidates had exited at this point during the 2020 cycle than cumulatively from 1972 through 2016.

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Dean Phillips and a Review of Minnesota US Reps Running for President

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 8, 2023 | 2

Only one sitting U.S. Representative has run for the nation’s highest office in Minnesota history.

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The Most Recent Major Party Presidential Candidates in All 50 States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 10, 2023 | 6

All but four states have fielded at least one major party candidate for the White House during the modern primary era.

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Will Wisconsin Make History With Another 2024 Presidential Nail-Biter?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 30, 2023 | 2

No state’s popular vote winner has been decided by less than a percentage point in three straight cycles during the two-party era.

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Florida Sets Modern GOP Record with Three Presidential Hopefuls

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 15, 2023 | 9

Though the massive 2020 Democratic field raised the bar for the number of same-state candidates.

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Doug Burgum and a Brief History of North Dakota Presidential Candidates

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 8, 2023 | 5

Burgum is the first candidate to launch a bonafide major party White House campaign from the Peace Garden State.

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How Big Will the 2024 GOP Presidential Field Get?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 4, 2023 | 4

More Republican candidates will have launched bids by the end of the first week of June than in any previous election cycle in party history.

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How Late Will Biden Challengers Enter the Democratic Field?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 28, 2023 | 4

Prior to 2024, only one of the non-fringe candidates to launch campaigns against their party’s president in the modern primary era did so prior to July in the year before the election.

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