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GOP Has Most US Senators Seeking Reelection in 90 Years

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

The last time 20 or more Republican U.S. Senators ran for reelection was in 1926 – the party lost seven seats that cycle including six freshmen.

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115th Congress Could Have Fewest Split US Senate Delegations in History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 12, 2016 | 2

If the nation’s six most competitive seats flip in 2016, the upper legislative chamber will tie its mark for the lowest number of states with split delegations in the direct election era.

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Top of the Ticket Woes for 2016 Republican-Controlled US Senate Seats?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 22, 2016 | 3

Florida, Wisconsin, and North Carolina are three of 18 states never to split their ticket by voting for a Democratic presidential nominee and a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in the same cycle.

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Big Seats to Fill: US Senate Seats Held by Presidents

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 28, 2016 | 0

Four current members of the U.S. Senate hold seats once occupied by two former presidents; three future presidents once served alongside each other in the chamber.

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Ted Strickland’s Unusual Pathway to the US Senate

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 5, 2016 | 4

Only three former governors coming off failed reelection bids have gone on to win a U.S. Senate seat during the last 70+ years.

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Democrats Winning Governorships at Lowest Rate Since 1900

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 11, 2015 | 1

Not only are Democrats losing gubernatorial elections at a rate not seen in 100+ years, but the party’s nominees are losing badly.

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Mind the Gap: Boehner Seat Has Longest Non-Election Year Vacancy in 46 Years

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 9, 2015 | 2

The length of Boehner’s 8th CD vacancy is more than twice the average of the 200+ vacancies in the chamber since 1965 and the longest originating in a non-election year since 1969.

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Which GOP Presidential Candidates Will Still Be Left Standing for Their Home State Primary?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 30, 2015 | 2

Only two of 12 Republican candidates in 2012 were actively campaigning at the time of their home state’s contest.

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Midwestern Sister States and Distant Cousins in Presidential Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 19, 2015 | 0

Two Midwestern states have been in accord on their presidential vote choice 96 percent of the time while another pair has voted in concert during just 41 percent of such elections.

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Which State Is the Most Midwestern (In Presidential Elections)?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 16, 2015 | 0

Iowa and Ohio have voted in concert with the region overall at a higher rate than any other Midwestern state; Missouri and Minnesota have done so the least.

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