Tag: state legislative incumbents
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One Indiana state senator is retiring this year, while eight state representatives did not file for re-election
There are 125 state legislative seats up for election this year in Indiana. Nine of those seats will be left open by incumbents who did not file to run for re-election. From 2010 to 2024, the average number of retirements per election cycle was 13. The highest number of incumbents who did not run for…
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2.8% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries
So far this year, 19 state legislative incumbents — three Democrats and 16 Republicans — have lost to primary challengers. Across the six states that have held primaries, 2.8% of incumbents running for re-election have lost, which is less than at this point in 2022 (3.7%). The totals below include data from elections in both…
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2.6% of state legislative incumbents who filed for re-election have lost in primaries
So far this year, 12 state legislative incumbents — one Democrat and 11 Republicans — have lost to primary challengers. Across the four states that have held primaries, 2.6% of incumbents running for re-election have lost, which is less than at this point in 2022 (3.6%). These totals include data from elections in both legislative…
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State legislative primaries were most competitive in 2022 out of past four election cycles
Primaries for state legislative incumbents in states with trifectas have become more competitive since 2016. A trifecta happens when one political party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. In 2016, the percentage of state legislative incumbents facing a primary challenger was 20.6%. In 2018, it was 21.9%, and in…