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Minnesota Democrats Could Endure 1st Cycle with 2 Open US House Seats

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 27, 2017 | 0

Only 13 Democratic U.S. Representatives in state party history have opted not to run for reelection – no two in the same cycle.

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Chaffetz Loss in 2018 Would Be Biggest US House Upset in Utah History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 15, 2017 | 3

No Utah U.S. Representative who won their seat by 25+ points has ever been defeated in the subsequent general election.

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The 115th Congress: Feeling Special

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 10, 2017 | 1

Not since before World War II have five U.S. House special elections been conducted during the first six months of a new Congress.

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Can Rob Quist Win Montana’s US House Special Election?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 6, 2017 | 5

Democrats have won 55 percent of statewide elections in Montana over the last quarter-century, but the party’s 11-cycle losing streak for the state’s at-large U.S. House seat is its longest in history.

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Walz, Nolan Could Become 1st DFL US Representative to Win Gubernatorial Nomination

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 27, 2017 | 3

No sitting or ex-DFL U.S.House member has ever won their party’s gubernatorial nomination – or even competed in the primary.

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Will Keith Ellison Get a Serious Primary Challenger if He Loses DNC Chair?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 24, 2017 | 0

Only one DFL U.S. Representative in party history has faced more primary opponents than Minnesota’s 5th CD U.S. Representative.

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Georgia Democrats Hope for Rare Pick-Up in 6th CD Special

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 22, 2017 | 1

It has been 145 years and 30 contests since the last time a party picked up a Georgia U.S. House seat in a special election.

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Clint Roberts and a Brief Look at 1-Term South Dakota US Representatives

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 14, 2017 | 2

More than 30 percent of the three-dozen men and women to serve in the U.S. House from the Mount Rushmore State did so for only one term.

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Cynthia Lummis Mulling Unusual Gubernatorial Bid in Wyoming

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 5, 2017 | 5

Only 2 of the 43 men and women to serve in Congress from Wyoming have subsequently been elected governor; none have even landed on the primary ballot in more than 65 years.

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A Brief History of Kansas US House Special Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 24, 2017 | 0

It has been 66 years since Kansas last held a special election to the U.S. House – fifth longest streak in the nation.

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