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Can South Carolina Democrats End the Party’s Biggest Congressional Pick-Up Drought?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 21, 2017 | 3

Palmetto State Democrats have failed to flip a GOP-held U.S. House seat in a nation-leading 60 consecutive contests.

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1 in 7 US Representatives Have Won Special Elections to the Chamber

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 7, 2017 | 0

By June, more than five-dozen U.S. Representatives will have won election to the House via specials.

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Ros-Lehtinen to Exit US House 6th in All-Time Service Among Women

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 2, 2017 | 0

Only one Republican woman will have served longer in the chamber than the Florida congresswoman at the end of this term.

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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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Do US House Special Elections Foreshadow Partisan Waves?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 19, 2017 | 0

Since 1942, parties that gained at least 10 U.S. House seats in a general election were seven times more likely to have netted seats than lost seats in that cycle’s preceding specials.

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Study: 1 in 5 US House Seats Flipped in Special Elections Since 1941

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

A outright win by Jon Ossoff on Tuesday will end a pick-up drought of 19 specials in a row – tied for the largest streak since WWII.

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Thompson vs Estes II and a History of Kansas US House Rematch Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 13, 2017 | 1

Nearly one-quarter of major party nominees seeking rematches in U.S. House elections in the Sunflower State have been successful.

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Will There Be Divided Government After 2018?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 10, 2017 | 2

The six-year stretch of divided government during the 112th-114th Congresses was tied for the third longest period in U.S. history.

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34th CD Race Sets Record for Number of California US House Special Election Candidates

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 5, 2017 | 1

The race to fill Xavier Becerra’s seat has five more candidates on the ballot than the previous high in California set during 2006’s 50th CD contest.

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Iowa GOP Seeks Clean Sweep of Congressional Delegation for 1st Time Since 1954

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 2, 2017 | 1

It has been more than 60 years since the last time Republicans held all U.S. House and Senate seats in the Hawkeye State.

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