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Arizona Republicans Brace for Rare Competitive US Senate Primary

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 6, 2018 | 3

This decade has found the Arizona GOP in the midst of its most heavily contested nomination battles for the office in state history.

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Jon Tester Eyes Record-Tying Plurality Win in 2018 US Senate Bid

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 3, 2018 | 1

Only one previous senator in history has been elected to the chamber without a majority of the vote three times.

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Will Both Democrats and Republicans Flip US Senate Seats in 2018?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 2, 2018 | 4

The nation has seen an unusually large number of cycles of late during which only one major party flips U.S. Senate seats.

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Montana US Senate Primary: Preview and Historical Review

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 30, 2018 | 2

Treasure State Republicans may produce their 11th plurality winner for the office in next Tuesday’s primary; each of the previous 10 lost the general election.

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Don Blankenship’s 3rd Party US Senate Campaign Would Shatter West Virginia Record

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 21, 2018 | 0

Non-major party candidates have left the faintest of footprints in Mountain State U.S. Senate races over the decades.

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Nothing to See Here: A Review of Indiana Democratic US Senate Primaries

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 10, 2018 | 1

The party has hosted only one contested primary for the office over the last dozen cycles since 1988.

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Joe Manchin Turns in 3rd Weakest US Senate Renomination Bid In West Virginia History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 9, 2018 | 2

It had been 78 years since an incumbent from either party garnered less support in a Mountain State U.S. Senate primary.

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It’s All Relative: Indiana Edition, Part II

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 7, 2018 | 1

Slightly more than 1 in 20 Hoosiers entering Congress since statehood had a family member precede them in one of the two legislative chambers.

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Will Richard Painter Give Minnesota DFLers a Rare Competitive US Senate Primary?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 2, 2018 | 0

Only one DFL primary has been decided by single digits with the closest race involving an incumbent decided by 25 points.

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Will Minnesota Democrats Extend Their Statewide Winning Streak to 20 in 2018?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 29, 2018 | 2

A sweep of the state’s U.S. Senate seats and constitutional offices will give the party the largest partisan winning streak in Minnesota in a century.

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