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Women Elected to US House at Highest Rate in Western States

By Eric Ostermeier on March 26, 2012
The west holds 9 of the Top 13 slots for states with the largest percentage of seats won by women since Jeannette Rankin was elected in 1916; Hawaii, Nevada, and Wyoming rank 1-2-3.

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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.

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Heller vs. History: How Often Do Appointed US Senators Hold Their Seats?

By Eric Ostermeier on November 14, 2011
Less than one-third of appointed U.S. Senators retain their seat; number improves to 65 percent for those making it onto the general election ballot.

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Nevada's 1st US House Special Election to Break 45-45 Partisan Draw Since Statehood

By Eric Ostermeier on September 12, 2011
Democrats and Republicans have each won 45 U.S. House races in the Silver State since 1864.

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Ron Paul's Hotbeds of Financial Support: New Hampshire, Nevada, Wyoming, and Alaska

By Eric Ostermeier on August 26, 2011
Paul's Top 4 states in large donor per capita individual contributions are identical in 2012 from his 2008 presidential bid.

Sharron's Angle: Independents Find Little Success in Nevada US House Races

By Eric Ostermeier on May 2, 2011
Only seven candidates from Nevada have run for the U.S. House as an independent since statehood; none have eclipsed 15 percent

Idaho Soon to Be Only State Never to Hold a U.S. House Special Election after NV-02

By Eric Ostermeier on April 29, 2011
All other 48 states have held special elections for U.S. House seats since the turn of the 20th Century

Ensign Is First Nevada Senator to Resign Before Election Day

By Eric Ostermeier on April 22, 2011
Ensign is one of just two Senators in Nevada history to resign from office before the end of his term, and the only one to do so for more than technical, procedural reasons

Dean Heller Takes Narrow Historical Pathway to Nevada U.S. Senate Seat

By Eric Ostermeier on March 16, 2011
Only four of Nevada's 24 Senators had a prior tenure in U.S. House; 75 percent of Senate bids by Nevada U.S. Representatives have failed since WWII

Ensign Departure Still Leaves Big Opportunity for Democrats in 2012 Nevada Senate Race

By Eric Ostermeier on March 8, 2011
Partisan control has flipped in every open general election Nevada U.S. Senate race since first popular vote contest in 1908

Meet the New Bellwether States: Ohio and Nevada

By Eric Ostermeier on February 17, 2011
Ohio has the longest current streak in the nation with 12 consecutive elections voting for the winning presidential candidate; Nevada has the highest rate over the last 100 years at 96 percent (24 of 25 cycles)

Harry Reid Could Become Just Fifth Senate Party Floor Leader to Lose at the Ballot Box

By Eric Ostermeier on October 25, 2010
Death more common than defeat in ending the reign of Senate's majority and minority leaders; over 86 percent have won reelection since 1920

Battleground States Through the Lens of the U.S. Senate

By Eric Ostermeier on July 2, 2008
What makes a battleground state a battleground state? For one, obviously, presidential races decided by narrow victory margins. But another way is to examine how a state has voted in other statewide elections. Does a state tend to only elect Democrats, only Republicans, or a mixture? The most widely circulated...

Romney Rolls In Nevada Caucus

By Eric Ostermeier on January 19, 2008
As expected, Mitt Romney rolled to a big win in Saturday's GOP Nevada caucus, notching his second win out of two contests in the West and third out of five (pending tonight's South Carolina results). With 98 percent reporting, Romney is set to win the majority of the vote: Romney...



Political Crumbs

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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