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Voter Turnout Soars in North Carolina and Indiana GOP Primaries from 2008

By Eric Ostermeier on May 11, 2012
Buoyed by key primary battles down the ballot and a gay marriage ban initiative, Indiana and North Carolina notch the 3rd and 4th biggest increases in GOP presidential primary turnout from 2008.

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Indiana, North Carolina, and West Virginia Test Romney and Paul Support

By Eric Ostermeier on May 7, 2012
Tuesday's primaries are three of the nine contests in the 2008 and 2012 cycles held when the presumptive GOP nominee and Ron Paul were the only active candidates left in the race.

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Lugar Could Become Just 2nd 6-Term Senator to Lose Renomination Bid in 100 Years

By Eric Ostermeier on May 2, 2012
Only one six-term U.S. Senator has lost his party's nomination out of two-dozen who completed their sixth term in the direct election era.

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Could Bob Kerrey be the Dan Coats of 2012? Interrupted US Senate Tenures Across History

By Eric Ostermeier on December 22, 2011
Over the last 222 years, 150 U.S. Senators have had a gap in service in the nation's upper legislative chamber - lasting more than a decade for 32 of them.

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Old Guard 2012 US Senate Incumbent Fundraising Down Millions from 2006

By Eric Ostermeier on July 28, 2011
Contributions have dropped more than $6 million in real dollars among the nine 2+ term Senators on the ballot in 2012; almost all among Democrats.

Joe Donnelly Tries to Pull a Quayle

By Eric Ostermeier on May 10, 2011
Only one sitting U.S. House member has won a Senate race from Indiana since popular vote elections were introduced: Dan Quayle

Pence Seeks First Governorship by Sitting Indiana Congressman Since 1888

By Eric Ostermeier on May 9, 2011
A sitting U.S. Representative from Indiana has not won a gubernatorial election in 123 years

Andre Carson and Keith Ellison Respond to bin Laden Killing

By Eric Ostermeier on May 2, 2011
Ellison's relative Twitter silence on the killing of bin Laden is noteworthy insomuch as the congressman had tweeted 14 times over the weekend including six times on Sunday

Which States Host the Most Competitive Gubernatorial Elections?

By Eric Ostermeier on August 29, 2010
New Mexico, Alaska, and Indiana have provided the tightest gubernatorial races in the nation since 1900; over the last three decades: Mississippi, Illinois, and Virginia

The Top 50 Most Competitive U.S. House Districts in the Nation (2002-2008)

By Eric Ostermeier on March 16, 2010
Jim Gerlach's PA-06 seat is the only U.S. House district in the nation decided by less than 10 points in each of the last four election cycles; Democrats currently hold 35 of the Top 50 most competitive seats

Evan Bayh's Exit from the U.S. Senate Unprecedented in the History of Indiana Politics

By Eric Ostermeier on February 17, 2010
Bayh is only elected Democrat from Indiana since popular vote elections to exit the U.S. Senate for reasons other than defeat at the ballot box or death

Live Blog: Indiana Primary

By Eric Ostermeier on May 6, 2008
6:00 p.m. (4% reporting) Clinton = 59% Obama = 41% MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN are stating the race is "too early to call." 6:05 p.m. (5% reporting) Clinton = 59% Obama = 41% 6:12 p.m. (8% reporting) Clinton = 56% Obama = 44% 6:19 p.m. A Clinton win in...

Final IN / NC Polls; Live Blog Tonight

By Eric Ostermeier on May 6, 2008
Three more polls of likely voters in North Carolina and two of likely voters in Indiana were released today. In North Carolina, Barack Obama's lead over Hillary Clinton continues to be measured from very large to very small: Zogby: Obama 51, Clinton 37 American Research Group: Obama 50, Clinton 42...



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Governor vs. Governor vs. Governor

May 16, 2012

The last election cycle saw five ex-governors attempt to win back their old jobs, with success stories in California (Jerry Brown), Iowa (Terry Branstad), and Oregon (John Kitzhaber). But in 1904, the State of Wisconsin saw three governors on the general election ballot: two-term Republican incumbent Robert La Follette, former two-term Democratic Governor William Peck (elected in 1890 and 1892), and former two-term Republican Governor Edward Scofield (elected in 1896 and 1898). La Follette - with Teddy Roosevelt at the top of the ticket winning the presidency - cruised to an 11.3-point victory over Peck with 50.5 percent of the vote. Scofield ran a distant fourth on the National Republican ticket with just 2.7 percent - also losing to Social Democrat William Arnold who received 5.5 percent, but beating Prohibition and Socialist Labor candidates.


A Vote for No One

May 9, 2012

More than 50,000 North Carolina residents who voted in the Tuesday's Republican presidential primary opted for 'no preference' on their ballot, or 5.2 percent. That marks the second highest percentage of those who have done so in the 40 years of the modern primary era, behind the 9.8 percent who indicated no preference during George H.W. Bush's rout over Pat Buchanan in the state twenty years ago in 1992. In 2008, 4.0 percent were likewise noncommittal, with 1.7 percent voting no preference in 2000, 3.8 percent in 1996, 1.0 percent in 1988, 2.7 percent in 1980, and 1.7 percent in 1976.


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