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How Many US Representatives Will Win Senate Seats in 2020?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 30, 2019 | 2

Fourteen have been elected to the senate during the last three cycles.

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Justin Amash and a Review of Non-Major Party Michigan US House Candidacies

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 9, 2019 | 0

Only two third party or independent candidates to the chamber have won 10 percent of the vote over the last 100 years from the Wolverine State.

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Could Jason Lewis Make History in 2020?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 20, 2019 | 5

No ex-Minnesota U.S. Representative has ever come back to win a U.S. Senate election in the direct election era.

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Greg Gianforte and a Brief History of Montana US Reps Running for Governor

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 12, 2019 | 0

Gianforte is just the second sitting U.S. Representative from Montana to seek the governorship in state history.

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Lawmaker, Mayor, and WWII Veteran Don Fraser Passes

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 3, 2019 | 1

The Minneapolis politician lived to become the fourth oldest former U.S. Representative in state history and the seventh to reach the age of 90.

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Cheney vs. Lummis for Wyoming US Senate?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 14, 2019 | 4

The 2020 cycle could mark the first time a pair of Wyoming U.S. Senate hopefuls had previous service in the nation’s lower legislative chamber.

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Iowa GOP Seeks 1st Unseating of Freshman US Rep in More Than a Half-Century

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 9, 2019 | 2

Iowa freshmen U.S. Representatives have won their last 22 reelection bids since 1968.

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North Carolina’s 9th CD Race Not Only US House Election Do-Over Due to Fraud

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 5, 2019 | 2

The U.S. House Committee on Elections determined fraud took place in a Rhode Island congressional race 135 years ago and ordered a new election.

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King’s Candidacy Could Lead Iowa to an Electoral First in 2020

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 26, 2019 | 1

Iowa may be represented by different political parties in its 117th Congress U.S. House and U.S. Senate delegations for the first time in state history.

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North Carolina Has 2 US House Vacancies For 1st Time Since 1930

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 22, 2019 | 0

The Tar Heel State is enduring two vacancies in its delegation to the chamber for just the fourth time since statehood.

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