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Wisconsin

Rebecca Bradley Continues Incumbency Dominance in Wisconsin Supreme Court Elections

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

Just six sitting justices from the Badger State have been defeated at the ballot box over the last 164 years.

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Wisconsin: The Nation’s Presidential Primary Bellwether Since 1972

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | April 4, 2016 | 2
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Wisconsin is the only state to back the eventual nominee from both parties in every cycle since 1972, save for a non-binding Democratic beauty contest primary in 1984.

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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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Reid Ribble’s Unusual Exit from Congress

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | February 2, 2016 | 3

Prior to Ribble, each of the last 50 three-term U.S. Representatives from Wisconsin sought reelection or higher office dating back more than 90 years to 1924.

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Why a 2016 Tea Party Primary Challenge Against Paul Ryan Will Fail

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 7, 2016 | 5

Only one Wisconsin U.S. Representative has lost a primary since 1950 and just four others have won by less than double-digits.

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Could Scott Walker Win a 3rd Term in Wisconsin?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 7, 2015 | 2

The last 12 two-term governors who sought reelection over the last 20 years were all victorious with more than 70 percent winning a third term since the late 1700s.

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Roger Kittelson Could Make History in Minnesota’s 2nd CD Race

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 13, 2015 | 1
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The little-known Democrat would be the first major party candidate to appear on a U.S. House general election ballot in both the Gopher and Badger States.

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House Speaker Elections by the Numbers

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 30, 2015 | 0

More than 550 men and women have received votes for the speakership since the 1st Congress out of nearly 41,000 votes cast.

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Ryan Would Be 13th Wisconsinite to Win House Speaker Votes in State History

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 22, 2015 | 1

The high water mark of support for a Wisconsin Congressman is 17 votes for progressive Republican Henry Cooper set during the contentious 1923 election.

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Will Feingold or Johnson Get a US Senate Primary Challenger?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 21, 2015 | 0

Both major party nominees have run unopposed in just three of the 37 Wisconsin U.S. Senate primaries in state history.

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