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How Many US House Seats Will Pennsylvania Democrats Gain in 2018?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 24, 2018 | 0

The party has only netted congressional seats in the Keystone State during just three of the last 26 general elections since 1966.

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Paul Ryan and the Longest-Serving US Representatives in Wisconsin History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 17, 2017 | 2

Ryan is currently #20 in all-time service and will sit at #17 at the close of the 115th Congress.

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Can Pennsylvania Democrats End Their Worst US House Streak in 85 Years?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 29, 2017 | 0

The last time the party won less than 30 percent of U.S. House seats during a three-cycle stretch in the state was 1928-1930-1932.

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Is a Minnesota US Representative Due for Defeat at the Ballot Box?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 22, 2017 | 2

There have been only three longer stretches during which no Gopher State U.S. House member was defeated over the last 135 years.

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Jim Bennett Notches 2nd Best 3rd Party Showing in Contested Utah US House Race in 85 Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 9, 2017 | 0

Only one Utahan has won more support in a race involving both major party nominees out of 127 U.S. House third party and independent candidates to appear on the ballot since 1932.

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Dino Rossi Could Notch Rare Trifecta with 2018 US House Bid

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 16, 2017 | 2

Only two major party candidates from Washington have lost general election bids for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House since statehood.

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Pennsylvania to hold Nation-Leading 41st US House Special Election Since 1941

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 11, 2017 | 0

No state has held more special elections to the chamber since the year the U.S. entered WW II, and only four states have held them at a higher rate.

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Democrats Eying Pick-Ups On the Plains

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 30, 2017 | 1

It’s been a quarter century since Democrats won U.S. House seats in both Kansas and Nebraska.

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Class of 1992: Still Going Strong

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 13, 2017 | 0

Eighteen freshmen U.S. Representatives from the 103rd Congress remain in office – more than each of the subsequent four classes.

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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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