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Minnesota US House Delegation Ripe for a Partisan Shake-Up

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 18, 2016 | 2

Only four times over the last 100 years has the Gopher State seen each of its U.S. House seats remain under the same partisan control in two straight cycles.

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Rematches Abound in 2016 US House Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 26, 2016 | 2

Nearly five-dozen U.S. House races in 2016 involve the same two major party candidates from 2014 including one matchup in Missouri with nominees squaring off for the sixth consecutive cycle.

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Déjà Vu: Ohio’s 2016 US House Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 18, 2016 | 0

Every Ohio U.S. Representative is poised to win reelection in November – the first time incumbents would sweep the state in back-to-back cycles in Ohio history.

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Frank Guinta Wins Renomination with Record Low Support for New Hampshire US Representative

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 14, 2016 | 1

Only one Granite State U.S. Representative has lost renomination since 1914, and even he received more support than Guinta on Tuesday.

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1 in 7 US House Races Have Only One Major Party Candidate on November Ballot

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 8, 2016 | 3

New Hampshire has both the largest (179 in a row) and longest (since 1856) streaks of fielding U.S. House nominees from both major parties; Minnesota, Idaho, and Montana also have streaks north of 100.

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Upper Midwestern Democrats Could Make Historic US House Gains in 2016

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 23, 2016 | 1

Democrats could pick off five of the 11 Republican-held seats held in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (46 percent) – the second highest rate for the party in history.

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Liz Cheney Records 4th Lowest Support for Wyoming GOP US House Nominee Since 1912

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 18, 2016 | 1

Just eight out of 53 Republican nominees over the last century failed to win a majority of the vote; Tuesday’s nine-candidate field was the largest in state history by either party.

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Minnesota US Representatives Extend Renomination Streak to 198

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 11, 2016 | 0

U.S. House members from the Gopher State have also won 291 of 292 primaries since 1942.

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Tom Emmer Records Weakest Minnesota GOP US House Primary Win in 50+ Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 10, 2016 | 1

No incumbent Minnesota Republican U.S. House member had won less than 80 percent of the primary vote since 1962.

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Majority of Wisconsin US Reps Face Primary Challengers for 1st Time Since 1950

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 9, 2016 | 0

Approximately five in six incumbents have run unopposed for their party’s nomination in the Badger State over the last six-plus decades.

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