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Franken and Klobuchar: Minnesota’s 5th Longest-Serving US Senate Delegation

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 16, 2017 | 1

More than half of Minnesota U.S. Senators have not exited the chamber on their own terms.

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Doug Jones Victory Would Give Alabama Rare Split US Senate Delegation

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 15, 2017 | 1

The Yellowhammer State is tied with Kansas for the fewest years of sending lawmakers to the Senate from different political parties over the last century.

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Will Phil Bredesen Roll the Dice and Run for US Senate?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 12, 2017 | 2

Bredesen could become the first sitting or ex-Democratic governor from Tennessee – and just the second from either major party – to win a U.S. Senate seat in the direct election era.

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Mitt Romney (Patiently) Eyes History-Making US Senate Run

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 7, 2017 | 2

A Hatch retirement could give Romney the longest stretch between losing and winning U.S. Senate campaigns among major party nominees in the chamber’s history.

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How Often Do 1-Term US Senators Retire?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 30, 2017 | 2

Jeff Flake is the eighth member of the chamber to call it quits after a single full term this century and the 43rd to do so since 1914.

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Jeff Flake Becomes 1st Arizona US Senator Not to Seek 2nd Term

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 24, 2017 | 3

Flake will tie Ralph Cameron for the shortest tenure in the chamber in state history.

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9th Time’s a Charm: Can Democrats Win Alabama’s US Senate Special Election?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 23, 2017 | 2

Only five of 55 U.S. Senate partisan winning streaks of eight in a row have been halted in the subsequent contest during direct election era.

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Can Florida Republicans Finally Win Back-to-Back US Senate Races?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 28, 2017 | 1

The Sunshine State is one of only three in which the Republican Party has failed to win consecutive races to the nation’s upper legislative chamber.

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History Gives Luther Strange Long Odds in US Senate Primary Runoff

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 25, 2017 | 3

No appointed US Senator has ever won a primary runoff and only two incumbents who placed second in the initial primary have done so.

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A Brief History of Wisconsin US Senate Primary Challengers

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 21, 2017 | 1

Mary Jo Walters will attempt to achieve what no primary challenger has accomplished against a sitting Democratic Wisconsin U.S. Senator: win even 15 percent of the primary vote.

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