Tag: Ballotpedia Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report
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Open state legislative seats down and contested incumbents up in states with earliest filing deadlines
Each year, Ballotpedia analyzes how competitive the year's primary elections are using metrics including the number of incumbents who did not seek re-election, the total number of contested primaries, and the number of incumbents with primary challengers. In 2026, this competitiveness information will include state legislative elections in 46 states. So far, Ballotpedia has processed…
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Ballotpedia publishes 15th Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report
Ballotpedia’s 15th Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report shows state legislative contests this year are less competitive than the record high in 2021 but still the second-most competitive of any odd year since 2011. In 2025, the nationwide State Legislative Competitiveness Index is 38.1, down from 40.0 in 2021 but above the average of 31.6 since…