Delaware

States with the Longest US House Special Election Droughts

By Eric Ostermeier on May 6, 2013

Idaho has not hosted a special election to the House in its 122 years since statehood; Delaware last held one during the McKinley administration with Utah and New Hampshire during the Hoover years.

Democrats Amass 144 Consecutive US House Victories in Four Northeastern States

By Eric Ostermeier on November 15, 2012

Democratic nominees have won 144 U.S. House contests in a row in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and Rhode Island.

Will Obama or Romney Break Any Records Tuesday?

By Eric Ostermeier on November 5, 2012

Obama set the all-time Democratic presidential statewide victory margin marks in Delaware and Vermont (and D.C.) four years ago.

Why Ohio? The Numbers Don't Lie (Bellwether States Revisited)

By Eric Ostermeier on June 19, 2012

Talk about bellwethers: Ohio's vote for the winning presidential candidate has deviated from the national vote an average of just 2.2 points since 1900 and only 1.3 points since 1964.

Romney Sets Unwanted Record in Sweep of Northeastern Primaries

By Eric Ostermeier on April 25, 2012

Prior to Romney, no presumptive GOP nominee has failed to win 60 percent of the vote playing out the primary string after his last major challenger exited the race.

US House Tenure Varies Wildly Across the 50 States Throughout History

By Eric Ostermeier on March 19, 2012

U.S. Representatives from western states serve an average of 2.9 years longer than those from northeastern states throughout history.

Leaders of the PAC: Which 2012 US Senate Incumbents are Most Reliant on PAC Donations?

By Eric Ostermeier on November 3, 2011

Tom Carper, Ben Nelson, and Joe Manchin have received the largest percentage of funds from political committees this cycle.

When Alaska and Delaware Come Full Circle

By Eric Ostermeier on September 20, 2010

Republican Party leaders and Tea Party Express rail against Murkowski's write-in bid whilst supporting O'Donnell who similarly launched '06 write-in campaign after GOP primary loss

Mama Grizzlies Backed Christine O'Donnell Prior to Palin Endorsement

By Eric Ostermeier on September 19, 2010

Women contributing 1 in 3 large donor dollars to O'Donnell in 2010 compared to 1 in 6 in 2008

Headlines Tell the Story: National Media Reacts to O'Donnell's GOP Primary Victory in Delaware

By Eric Ostermeier on September 15, 2010

National media was stunned when O'Donnell cruised to a six-point victory Tuesday evening

Which States Have the Most Living Ex-Governors?

By Eric Ostermeier on June 14, 2010

250 ex-governors are still living in the United States; New Jersey has five times more living former governors (10) than Connecticut and Wyoming (2)

Delaware Primary Live Blog

By Eric Ostermeier on February 5, 2008

5:28 p.m. Last polls close in Delaware at 7:00 p.m. CST. The Democrats will allocate 15 of its 23 convention delegates from the primary today: 10 delegates are allocated based on the vote in four jurisdictions, while 5 delegates are allocated based on the statewide vote. Republicans will allocate all...

Curse of the '4'?

May 22, 2013

Big-name Republicans are not coming out of the woodwork yet to challenge Al Franken in Minnesota's 2014 U.S. Senate race, and there is not much chatter of the GOP picking off one of the five DFL-held U.S. House seats either. Over the last century, Minnesota Republican U.S. House candidates have not fared all that well in cycles ending in '4' - losing seats in four of these cycles (1914, 1924, 1944, 1974), holding serve in four others (1964, 1984, 1994, 2004), and gaining seats just one time (1934, after redistricting had been delayed one cycle with all nine seats voted at-large in 1932). Perhaps the Republican Party's best chance for a pick up in the Gopher State in 2014 is if 12-term Democrat Collin Peterson retires after nearly a quarter century on Capitol Hill. The 7th CD has the second largest GOP lean in the state.

Seasoned Senators in Wisconsin

May 2, 2013

Of the 15 men and women that have served in the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin since popular vote elections were introduced a century ago, Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin rank among the oldest upon first entering the chamber. Johnson began his tenure at the age of 55 years, 8 months, and 26 days in January 2011, which is the oldest of any elected Wisconsin Senator during this popular vote era. The next oldest, Alexander Wiley, was more than one year younger when he took his seat in 1939 (54 years, 7 months, 8 days). Tammy Baldwin comes in at #6 being 50 years, 10 months, and 23 days when she took office in January of this year. The youngest elected Senator from the Badger State was Robert La Follette, Jr. at 30 years, 7 months, and 24 days (1925) when he took the seat of his legendary deceased father.

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