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Which States Elect the “Most Beautiful” People to Congress?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 29, 2014 | 0

South Dakotans elect the highest rate of beautiful legislators, if The Hill’s annual list is a guide for such a measure.

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Democrats Fail to Field a US Senate Nominee for Just 26th Time in History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 29, 2014 | 0

Failing to run a candidate in Alabama this cycle, Democrats now account for nine of the last 11 U.S. Senate elections since 2000 with only one major party candidate on the ballot.

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Georgia Republican US Senate Primary Runoff By the Numbers

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 23, 2014 | 0

Turnout dropped only 20 percent from May’s runoff in the second closest U.S. Senate primary runoff in Georgia history.

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Which States Have the Most Undecided Voters in 2014 US Senate Races?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 21, 2014 | 0

Open seat races in Michigan and Iowa have led the way with the highest percentage of undecided voters in 2014 polling among the 16 states with key U.S. Senate contests.

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Patriotic Exits? 35 Members of Congress Who Died on July 4th

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 3, 2014 | 0

Four members of the U.S. House died on Independence Day while in office; North Carolina and Pennsylvania delegations have had the most pass on the 4th of July.

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Which US Senate Seats Will Flip in 2014? A Survey of Media Rankings

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 1, 2014 | 1

Media election forecasters can only agree on one slot of the Top 12 U.S. Senate seats most likely to change control after the November elections.

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Inhofe Eyes Record-Breaking Election Win in 2014

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 23, 2014 | 0

The senior senator from Oklahoma is looking to win a record fifth U.S. Senate election this fall and would become the longest-serving member in the chamber from the Sooner State mid-way through his next term.

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Republican US Senators Hitting Historic Lows in Primaries

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 18, 2014 | 2

Four Republicans have already set state records for low water marks by a sitting GOP U.S. Senator in a primary election – after just eight contests

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Lindsey Graham Gets Into the Record Books

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 11, 2014 | 0

The two-term incumbent sets a new low water mark in primary voter support for a Republican U.S. Senator from South Carolina.

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Lindsey Graham and the Half-Dozen Would-Be Kingslayers

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 10, 2014 | 0

No U.S. Senator in South Carolina history has inspired so many primary challengers as the two-term Republican incumbent this cycle.

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