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Two-Dozen States Did Not Have Any US House Seats Flip Over the Last Decade

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 27, 2022 | 1
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Two and one-half times more states failed to see a single U.S. House seat flip over the last 10 years compared to the previous decade.

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Ohio’s Outgoing Congressional Map Makes the Record Books

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 21, 2022 | 2

Ohio is just the 2nd State with at least 15 U.S. Representatives to not see the partisan control of a single U.S. House seat flip during a redistricting cycle.

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The Largest Democratic US House Winning Streaks in Each State

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 4, 2022 | 5
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In 2022, Massachusetts Democrats are poised to climb to 8th on the all-time list with 137 straight victories, passing two Southern states.

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Connecticut Democrats Poised to Make History in 2022

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 26, 2021 | 3

Another sweep across the state’s five congressional districts in November would give the party the largest partisan winning streak in the state during the two-party era.

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Louie Gohmert and a Review of Texas Primaries for Attorney General

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 30, 2021 | 1

Gohmert is just the third sitting or former U.S. Representative to run for AG in Texas – and the first from the GOP.

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A Brief History of Wyoming 3rd Party US House Candidacies

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 22, 2021 | 1

Just three non-major party candidates from the Cowboy State have won 10 percent of the vote in races for the at-large seat.

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How Will Wisconsin Democrats Fare After 2022’s Congressional Redistrcting?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 22, 2021 | 1

The party could win its lowest number and percentage of U.S. House seats since the early 1950s.

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Ron Kind to Retire with 10th Longest Wisconsin US House Tenure

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 12, 2021 | 2

Only four Badger State Democrats lasted longer in the chamber than Kind.

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Poliquin vs Golden II: A Brief History of Maine US House Rematches

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 9, 2021 | 0

Defeated candidates have come back to win only one in eight rematch elections from Maine to the nation’s lower legislative chamber since statehood.

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In Which States Are Women Elected to the US House at the Highest Rate?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 2, 2021 | 3
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Women have won seats in Western states at nearly twice the rate as those in any other region.

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