Tag: uncontested elections

  • 44% of December’s elections were uncontested

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    Throughout December, Ballotpedia covered 123 elections in 13 states, 44% of which were uncontested. That’s down from November, when 65% of the 40,710 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…

  • 63% of elections in Wyoming are uncontested

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    Of 505 regular elections in Wyoming—320 (63%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Wyoming has the 13th highest rate of…

  • 73% of elections in Wisconsin are uncontested

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    Of 410 regular elections in Wisconsin—299 (73%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Wisconsin has the fifth highest rate of…

  • 43% of elections in Washington are uncontested

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    Of 384 regular elections in Washington—165 (43%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Washington has the 21st highest rate of…

  • 71% of elections in Texas are uncontested

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    Of 3,285 regular elections in Texas—2,345 (71%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Texas has the eighth highest rate of…

  • 61% of elections in South Carolina are uncontested

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    Of 904 regular elections in South Carolina—553 (61%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, South Carolina has the 14th highest…

  • 49% of elections in Rhode Island are uncontested

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    Of 322 regular elections in Rhode Island—159 (49%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Rhode Island has the 19th highest…

  • 55% of elections in Oklahoma are uncontested

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    Of 190 regular elections in Oklahoma—105 (55%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Oklahoma has the 18th highest rate of…

  • 72% of elections in Ohio are uncontested

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    Of 1,070 regular elections in Ohio—770 (72%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Ohio has the sixth highest rate of…

  • 30% of elections in Nevada are uncontested

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    Of 227 regular elections in Nevada—69 (30%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election.  Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Nevada has the 26th highest rate of…