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Plurality Bites: Majorities in Many States Won’t Vote for Their Electoral College Winner

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 21, 2016 | 2

Since 1828, one in six states have cast their Electoral College votes for a candidate who failed to win the support of 50 percent of voters in their state.

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Déjà Vu: Ohio’s 2016 US House Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 18, 2016 | 0

Every Ohio U.S. Representative is poised to win reelection in November – the first time incumbents would sweep the state in back-to-back cycles in Ohio history.

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A Strong Performance By Trump Might Not Save Some GOP US Senators

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 21, 2016 | 3

Since 1972, 12 of the 27 Republican U.S. Senators to lose during presidential election cycles did so while the GOP White House nominee carried their state.

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Bill Clinton Was Not the Youngest Ex-Governor in History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 27, 2016 | 5

Contrary to what he said during his DNC speech Tuesday, the former Arkansas governor did not even rank in the Top 10 youngest ex-governors when he lost his 1980 election bid.

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6 Elected Officials Who Gave Up Their Seats Only to Lose as Their Party’s VP Nominee

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 6, 2016 | 3

Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s name may be added to a very short list of failed vice-presidential nominees who gave up their seats along the way.

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A Review of States Electing Governors and US Senate Delegations from Different Parties

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 24, 2016 | 0

After the 2016 election, 10 states could have a Republican governor and two Democratic U.S. Senators; only one state currently has the reverse.

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Warren, Brown VP Pick Could Create Rare Vacancy

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 19, 2016 | 1

Only five out of nearly 200 U.S. Senate vacancies since 1913 were caused by a voluntary resignation that resulted in a change in partisan control of the seat.

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A Brief History of States with 2 Senators Sharing 1 Surname

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 6, 2016 | 1

Only twice in U.S. history have both of a state’s U.S. Senate delegation members shared the same last name.

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The Potential Pitfall of Selecting Sherrod Brown as Clinton’s VP

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 13, 2016 | 3

If Democrats win the White House and net just four U.S. Senate seats this November, they will lose their majority status in the chamber by January 20th should Clinton pick Brown, Cory Booker, or Elizabeth Warren as her running mate.

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Seven GOP Bellwethers to Remain After 2016 Primary Contests

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | May 5, 2016 | 1

Five states (plus two yet to vote) will keep their perfect records intact for backing the eventual Republican nominee in the modern primary era; two states lost their bellwether status this cycle.

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