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Derrick Van Orden and a Brief Electoral History of Wisconsin Freshman US Reps

Doug Mastriano Eyes Unusual US Senate Bid in Pennsylvania

Democrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in 26 States

Jay Inslee: Moving Up the Ranks

A Record Out of Reach? Dianne Feinstein to Retire with Most Votes in US Senate Electoral History

I Can’t Quit You: Omar, Swalwell, Schiff Still Identify As Serving On Foreign Affairs, Intelligence Committees

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The Largest Active GOP Statewide Winning Streaks

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 11, 2021 | 8

Republicans in nine states have currently won at least two-dozen statewide elections in a row.

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A Brief History of Ex-Governor US Senate Delegations

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 17, 2021 | 4

There have been three-dozen pairs of ex-governor U.S. Senate delegations during the direct election era, including two in the 117th Congress.

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The Rise of Single-Party State Congressional Delegations

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 3, 2021 | 1

The 117th Congress matches a 60-year high in the number of states represented by just one party on Capitol Hill.

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How Many Midwestern States Does the 2020 Democratic Nominee Need to Carry to Win the Presidency?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 19, 2019 | 3

Democratic nominees have won the White House in every cycle since the formation of the Republican Party in which they carried at least half of the region’s states.

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Largest Number of All-Democratic State Delegations Headed to Congress in 50+ Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 25, 2018 | 1

Fourteen states will be represented by a single party on Capitol Hill – seven Democratic and seven Republican; one party controls all but one seat in 13 other states.

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Midwestern Naysayers: Which States Are Least Likely to Elect US Senators from the President’s Party?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 11, 2018 | 1

Each of the Top 5 and eight of the Top 10 states which have most frequently elected U.S. Senators from a party other than the sitting president are located in the Midwest; five host contests in 2018.

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Mitt Romney: Utah’s Next ‘Senior’ Junior US Senator

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 9, 2018 | 3

Nine state delegations currently have junior senators who are older than its senior senator.

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Will There Be a Record Number of Woman vs Woman US Senate Matchups in 2018?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 12, 2018 | 2

There is a good chance as many as six states could have two female major party nominees for the office – doubling the previous record for an election cycle.

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Jones vs Moore Just 3rd US Senate Special Election Held in December

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 27, 2017 | 2

Thirty-one of 175 specials conducted since 1913 have been held outside of November with just 22 during odd-numbered years.

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Where Are All the Senate Bids by GOP US Representatives?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 11, 2017 | 2

Only one of the 73 Republican U.S. House members from Trump states with Democratic US Senators on the 2018 ballot has mounted a challenge.

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