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How Many States Will Split Their Presidential and US Senate Vote in 2020?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 5, 2020 | 0

The 2016 cycle was the first time in history in which no state split its vote for these two offices.

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Bellwether States for Partisan Control of the US Senate

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 21, 2020 | 3

Seven states have elected U.S. Senators into the majority party of the subsequent Congress 70+ percent of the time over the last century, but no state has done so in each of its last four elections.

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How Many States Will Split Their Presidential and US Senate Vote in 2020?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 30, 2019 | 4

The 2016 cycle was the first in history in which no state saw its voters split its ticket for these two offices.

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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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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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Walter Jones Ranks 2nd for North Carolina GOP US House Service

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 13, 2019 | 0

Only Howard Coble served longer among the five-dozen Republicans elected to the office in state history.

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McCready vs Harris and a Brief History of North Carolina US House Vacancies

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 5, 2019 | 1

The current vacancy is one of just three in the state to occur at the onset of a new congress.

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The Magnificent Six

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 16, 2019 | 2

Just six governors hail from a different party than their state’s U.S. Senate delegation; 34 governors are from the same party.

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Doug Ducey Will Become 14th Governor to Appoint 2 US Senators Since 1913

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 17, 2018 | 4

Only three other governors have made more than one appointment to the chamber during the last 64 years.

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The Longest Partisan State Attorney General Streaks in the Nation

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 26, 2018 | 2

The impressive Democratic electoral winning streak in Minnesota is not even the fifth biggest for the party across the country.

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