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Wisconsin

Will Cuomo, Walker, Malloy Extend Gubernatorial Three-Peat Streak?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 29, 2017 | 5

Governors seeking their third consecutive four-year term have won nine elections in a row since 1994 and 20 of 24 dating back to 1970.

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Which 1st Term US Senator Will Lose in 2018?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | March 7, 2017 | 3

At least one first-term incumbent has been defeated in 48 of the 52 election cycles during the direct election era.

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Dean Heller: Ripe for the Picking?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 11, 2017 | 2

Heller is the only Republican among the 15 U.S. Senators who serve states in which their party holds a minority of U.S. House seats; a dozen (including Heller) are up for reelection in 2018.

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2018 Poised to Shatter Record for Female US Senators Seeking Reelection

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | January 8, 2017 | 2

Up to 11 women could run for reelection to the chamber in two years; the chamber’s all-time record is just six.

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Wisconsin Producing Nail-Biter Presidential Elections at Historic Rate

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | December 1, 2016 | 1
Official seal of the State of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin became just the second state in history (and first in 120 years) to host elections for the White House decided by less than one point in three out of five cycles.

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Wisconsin Becomes the Plurality King in Presidential Elections

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 28, 2016 | 3
Official seal of the State of Wisconsin.

The Badger State now has the highest rate in the nation of producing plurality-winning presidential candidates.

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Joe Miller Shatters Libertarian US Senate Record While 8 Others Set New State Party Marks

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | November 20, 2016 | 4

The nation’s third largest political party notched by far its most successful election cycle in races to the nation’s upper legislative chamber.

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Record Number of GOP US Senate Nominees Could Get Elected in States Won by Clinton

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | October 27, 2016 | 4

Republicans would break a party record if eight U.S. Senate nominees are elected from states voting Democratic for president.

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Will Wisconsin Follow Iowa’s Trump Surge?

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | September 27, 2016 | 3
Official seal of the State of Wisconsin.

The two Midwestern states have voted in unison in presidential elections nearly 90 percent of the time.

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Upper Midwestern Democrats Could Make Historic US House Gains in 2016

By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | August 23, 2016 | 1

Democrats could pick off five of the 11 Republican-held seats held in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (46 percent) – the second highest rate for the party in history.

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