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Number of Single-Party State Congressional Delegations Reaches 70+ Year High

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 25, 2024 | 5

The 119th Congress will have the most states represented by just one party on Capitol Hill since the 83rd Congress and largest number of all-GOP delegations since the 71st.

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Waiting Patiently for RI-01

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | July 31, 2023 | 5

The 259-day wait between U.S. House specials in 2023 is one of the longest in more than a quarter-century.

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Political Whiplash: Massachusetts Voters Hit Unusual Mark

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 5, 2022 | 8

How often has a 60+ percent gubernatorial vote for one party flipped to 60+ percent for the other in the next cycle?

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Libertarians Set Multiple Party Records in 2022 Gubernatorial Races

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 27, 2022 | 3

The nation’s largest third party set record highs in races for governor in seven states.

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Rhode Island Democrats Poised to Set Gubernatorial Primary Records

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 17, 2021 | 0

No major party primary for governor in state history has had more than four candidates on the ballot.

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Dean Heller Attempts Rarity With Gubernatorial Bid

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 21, 2021 | 12

Since 1900, only seven defeated U.S. Senators subsequently won the governorship of their state.

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How Often Do Elevated Governors Win Gubernatorial Elections?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 21, 2021 | 16

Only a slight majority of governors-via-succession who attempted to hold their seat in the subsequent election have been successful since 1900.

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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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Minnesota: A Necessary But Not Sufficient State for Joe Biden

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 13, 2020 | 1

No Democrat has won the White House without carrying Minnesota since Woodrow Wilson 1916.

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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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