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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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Third Party Turnout Strong in Utah’s CD-02 Special

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 22, 2023 | 0

Only three Beehive State U.S. House elections since 1932 saw more support for third party and independent candidates in races with two major party nominees on the ballot.

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Will Mitt Romney Be One and Done?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 15, 2023 | 3

Only one Utah U.S. Senator has served just a single term during the direct election era.

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Will Utah Democrats’ US Senate Gamble Pay Off?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 22, 2022 | 5

A brief history of U.S. Senate elections with only one major party candidate on the ballot.

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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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Evan McMullin and a Review of Non-Major Party Utah US Senate Candidacies

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 6, 2021 | 0

Just one of 50 independent or third-party Utah U.S. Senate candidates has notched double-digit support in state history.

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Major Parties Have Record Gubernatorial Winning Streaks in 18 States

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 20, 2021 | 1

One more state could join this list during the 2022 cycle.

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Elusive Women U.S. Senate Nomination Milestones

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 25, 2021 | 1
Image of US Senate Seal

One of the two major parties in 15 states have never nominated a woman to the U.S. Senate.

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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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