Author: Brianna Galatioto
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71% of April’s elections were uncontested
Throughout April, Ballotpedia covered 4,596 elections in 21 states, 71% of which were uncontested. That’s down from March, when 77% of the 6,995 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does…
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77% of last March’s elections were uncontested
Throughout March, Ballotpedia covered 6,984 elections in 26 states, 77% of which were uncontested. That’s up from February when 46% of the 318 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does…