Tag: 2025 uncontested elections
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43% of last May’s elections were uncontested
Throughout May, Ballotpedia covered 2,891 elections in 24 states, 43% of which were uncontested. That’s down from April, when 81% of the 19,290 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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39% of last March’s elections were uncontested
Throughout March, Ballotpedia covered 194 elections in 22 states, 39% of which were uncontested. That’s up from February when 32% of the 345 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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24% of last January’s elections were uncontested
Throughout January, Ballotpedia covered 25 elections in seven states, 24% of which were uncontested. That’s down from December when 44% of the 123 covered elections were uncontested but comparable to last January when 30% of the 23 covered elections were uncontested Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is…