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Mariannette Miller-Meeks: Try, Try Again in 2014?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 13, 2014 |

Recycled losing major party nominees have won just 17 of 92 U.S. House races in Iowa history in subsequent races, with those running for a third time winless in nine attempts.

A Year in Smart Politics

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 31, 2013 |

A look back at which political institutions were covered the most at Smart Politics in 2013.

Iowa to Send Historically Unseasoned US House Delegation to 114th Congress

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 19, 2013 |

Iowans will send their least experienced delegation to the 114th Congress since the 1970s and fourth least experienced since the end of World War II.

Status Quo in Uncompetitive Alabama 1st CD Special

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 18, 2013 |

Only one Democrat has won 40 percent of the vote in 25 Yellowhammer State 1st CD races since 1966.

The Final Six: Which State Will Next Elect Its 1st Woman to the US House?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 16, 2013 |

Six states have yet to elect a woman to the U.S. House of Representatives, but one is poised to be crossed off that list in 2014.

Steve Stockman’s 12 Percent Solution

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 13, 2013 |

Only 4 of 31 Texas U.S. Senate candidacies by sitting or ex-U.S. Representatives have been successful in the direct election era.

Massachusetts Republicans Lose 92nd Consecutive US House Race

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 11, 2013 |

Bay State Republicans have lost 92 contests in a row and picked off just 2 of 294 Democratic-held Massachusetts U.S. House seats since 1944.

Can Pennsylvania Democrats Pick Up Any US House Seats with Corbett Loss?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 26, 2013 |

If Pennsylvania Democrats win the governor’s mansion without netting two U.S. House seats, the party will set a record for shortest gubernatorial coattails in congressional races in state history.

Déjà Vu: Wisconsin’s 2014 US House Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 22, 2013 |

Wisconsin has elected the same U.S. House delegation in back-to-back cycles just 12 times since statehood in 1848 but is likely to do so next November.