Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2024

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There were 5,807 state legislative seats up for election on November 5, 2024, in 44 states. This page analyzes incumbents defeated in those elections. An incumbent may be defeated at two points in an election cycle: during a primary and during a general election.[1]
In 2024, 303 incumbents lost their re-election bids: 134 in general elections and 169 in primaries. This was the second cycle in a row that primary defeats outnumbered those in general elections.
On this page, you will find:
Incumbents defeated in general elections
In state legislative general elections, 134 incumbents lost to challengers—2.9% of incumbents running for re-election and 4.4% of incumbents in contested general elections. This was the lowest percentage of incumbents defeated in general elections since at least 2010.
In 2024 general elections:
In 2024
Click [show] on the table below to view general election incumbent defeat statistics by state in 2024. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
State legislative incumbents defeated in general elections, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Democratic | Republican | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Filed | Def. | % | Filed | Def. | % | Filed | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
Nationwide | 2,176 | 93 | 4.3% | 2,491 | 39 | 1.6% | 4,678 | 134 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
Alaska | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 20 | 4 | 20.0% | 42 | 7 | 16.7% | |||||||||||||||
Arizona | 34 | 2 | 5.9% | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | 67 | 3 | 4.5% | |||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 1 | 1.1% | 105 | 1 | 1.0% | |||||||||||||||
California | 51 | 1 | 2.0% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | 1 | 1.5% | |||||||||||||||
Colorado | 40 | 2 | 5.0% | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 2 | 3.6% | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 112 | 2 | 1.8% | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | 173 | 8 | 4.6% | |||||||||||||||
Delaware | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Florida | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | 74 | 1 | 1.4% | 109 | 3 | 2.8% | |||||||||||||||
Georgia | 89 | 1 | 1.1% | 128 | 2 | 1.6% | 217 | 3 | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 47 | 2 | 4.3% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 2 | 3.7% | |||||||||||||||
Idaho | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 70 | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 3 | 3.4% | |||||||||||||||
Illinois | 90 | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 130 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Indiana | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 0 | 0.0% | 114 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Iowa | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | 72 | 1 | 1.4% | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | |||||||||||||||
Kansas | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | 84 | 0 | 0.0% | 131 | 5 | 3.8% | |||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | 81 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 1 | 1.0% | |||||||||||||||
Maine | 78 | 3 | 3.8% | 64 | 2 | 3.1% | 143 | 5 | 3.5% | |||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 153 | 1 | 0.7% | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 179 | 1 | 0.6% | |||||||||||||||
Michigan | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | 48 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 4 | 4.0% | |||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 53 | 0 | 0.0% | 113 | 1 | 0.9% | |||||||||||||||
Missouri | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | 83 | 1 | 1.2% | 117 | 2 | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||
Montana | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 2 | 4.5% | 68 | 2 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | |||||||||||||||
Nevada | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | |||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | 162 | 4 | 2.5% | 320 | 24 | 7.5% | |||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 1 | 1.2% | |||||||||||||||
New York | 128 | 3 | 2.3% | 65 | 3 | 4.6% | 193 | 6 | 3.1% | |||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 56 | 1 | 1.8% | 89 | 2 | 2.2% | 145 | 3 | 2.1% | |||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 46 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
Ohio | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Oregon | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 107 | 1 | 0.9% | 103 | 0 | 0.0% | 210 | 1 | 0.5% | |||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 91 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 103 | 1 | 1.0% | |||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 45 | 5 | 11.1% | 98 | 0 | 0.0% | 143 | 5 | 3.5% | |||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 50 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 2 | 3.4% | |||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Texas | 64 | 1 | 1.6% | 68 | 0 | 0.0% | 132 | 1 | 0.8% | |||||||||||||||
Utah | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||
Vermont | 102 | 18 | 17.6% | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 139 | 18 | 12.9% | |||||||||||||||
Washington | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 97 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 6 | 10.3% | 85 | 6 | 7.1% | |||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 1 | 2.4% | 47 | 1 | 2.1% |
Historical comparison
The chart below shows a partisan breakdown of incumbents defeated in general elections from 2010 to 2024.
Click [show] on the table below to view general election incumbent defeat statistics by state from 2010 to 2024. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
State legislative incumbents defeated in general elections, 2010-2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationwide | 495 | 10.2% | 287 | 6.3% | 251 | 5.1% | 237 | 5.0% | 318 | 6.8% | 225 | 4.7% | 179 | 3.9% | 134 | 2.9% | ||||||||||
Alabama | 22 | 19.5% | - | - | 4 | 3.6% | - | - | 1 | 1.0% | - | - | 2 | 1.9% | - | - | ||||||||||
Alaska | 3 | 6.7% | 9 | 17.3% | 1 | 2.2% | 2 | 5.6% | 3 | 8.3% | 2 | 5.1% | 7 | 17.5% | 7 | 16.7% | ||||||||||
Arizona | 6 | 12.8% | 4 | 7.0% | 2 | 3.1% | 4 | 6.7% | 3 | 5.6% | 3 | 4.3% | 1 | 2.4% | 3 | 4.5% | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 6 | 9.5% | 6 | 7.1% | 10 | 12.0% | 6 | 6.1% | 5 | 5.5% | 5 | 4.8% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||
California | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 5.4% | 4 | 6.0% | 5 | 6.8% | 5 | 5.7% | 2 | 2.4% | 5 | 7.0% | 1 | 1.5% | ||||||||||
Colorado | 7 | 10.9% | 4 | 7.8% | 6 | 10.2% | 4 | 7.0% | 4 | 7.5% | 2 | 3.2% | 6 | 12.2% | 2 | 3.6% | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 13 | 7.8% | 4 | 2.5% | 10 | 6.2% | 10 | 6.2% | 15 | 9.3% | 8 | 4.7% | 4 | 2.6% | 8 | 4.6% | ||||||||||
Delaware | 3 | 6.4% | 3 | 6.0% | 2 | 4.3% | 1 | 2.0% | 2 | 5.6% | 2 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||
Florida | 5 | 5.3% | 5 | 4.7% | 5 | 4.1% | 3 | 3.1% | 6 | 6.1% | 4 | 4.2% | 4 | 3.6% | 3 | 2.8% | ||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.9% | 10 | 4.8% | 5 | 2.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.4% | ||||||||||
Hawaii | 1 | 1.8% | 3 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 6.9% | 2 | 3.7% | ||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | 2.2% | 2 | 3.0% | 2 | 2.3% | 2 | 2.2% | 5 | 6.0% | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 1.8% | 3 | 3.4% | ||||||||||
Illinois | 7 | 5.6% | 5 | 3.6% | 1 | 0.8% | 6 | 4.2% | 10 | 7.7% | 7 | 5.7% | 5 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||
Indiana | 10 | 9.0% | 5 | 4.9% | 6 | 5.2% | 1 | 1.0% | 4 | 3.7% | 7 | 6.1% | 2 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||
Iowa | 18 | 17.1% | 8 | 8.3% | 5 | 4.6% | 7 | 6.4% | 7 | 6.9% | 7 | 6.6% | 7 | 8.0% | 6 | 5.5% | ||||||||||
Kansas | 13 | 11.8% | 14 | 13.1% | 3 | 2.8% | 11 | 9.4% | 8 | 7.6% | 5 | 3.9% | 2 | 2.1% | 5 | 3.8% | ||||||||||
Kentucky | 8 | 7.3% | 4 | 3.8% | 4 | 3.8% | 18 | 16.8% | 9 | 9.6% | 7 | 7.1% | 5 | 5.4% | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||
Maine | 20 | 14.4% | 17 | 14.0% | 13 | 10.2% | 13 | 8.8% | 11 | 8.7% | 11 | 7.7% | 5 | 4.5% | 5 | 3.5% | ||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | 2.0% | - | - | 7 | 5.6% | - | - | 8 | 5.9% | - | - | 2 | 1.4% | - | - | ||||||||||
Massachusetts | 10 | 6.1% | 2 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.7% | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | ||||||||||
Michigan | 9 | 13.2% | 5 | 5.7% | 2 | 2.1% | 1 | 1.5% | 3 | 4.0% | 2 | 2.4% | 3 | 3.8% | 4 | 4.0% | ||||||||||
Minnesota | 34 | 19.4% | 16 | 10.5% | 11 | 9.2% | 11 | 6.5% | 15 | 13.6% | 9 | 5.2% | 9 | 6.5% | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||||
Missouri | 12 | 11.8% | 6 | 5.1% | 5 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.7% | 3 | 2.6% | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.6% | 2 | 1.7% | ||||||||||
Montana | 10 | 13.7% | 8 | 10.1% | 6 | 7.9% | 5 | 6.5% | 3 | 3.4% | 6 | 7.7% | 5 | 5.9% | 2 | 2.9% | ||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | 9.5% | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 38.5% | 3 | 18.8% | 2 | 10.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 20.0% | ||||||||||
Nevada | 2 | 8.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 7 | 16.3% | 7 | 17.9% | 2 | 5.4% | 3 | 7.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.7% | ||||||||||
New Hampshire | 88 | 28.3% | 78 | 26.6% | 46 | 15.1% | 23 | 7.7% | 52 | 17.2% | 37 | 11.1% | 22 | 7.8% | 24 | 7.5% | ||||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | 10.8% | 8 | 9.4% | 6 | 10.3% | 8 | 7.8% | 7 | 12.1% | 4 | 4.3% | 2 | 3.6% | 1 | 1.2% | ||||||||||
New York | 11 | 6.0% | 4 | 2.1% | 4 | 2.1% | 2 | 1.1% | 11 | 5.9% | 5 | 2.9% | 10 | 5.4% | 6 | 3.1% | ||||||||||
North Carolina | 20 | 13.7% | 6 | 5.1% | 5 | 3.2% | 6 | 3.9% | 16 | 11.0% | 8 | 5.6% | 8 | 5.8% | 3 | 2.1% | ||||||||||
North Dakota | 12 | 21.1% | 6 | 10.5% | 3 | 5.1% | 17 | 32.7% | 4 | 6.8% | 3 | 4.9% | 8 | 11.9% | 1 | 2.0% | ||||||||||
Ohio | 13 | 15.1% | 2 | 2.0% | 3 | 3.5% | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 1.4% | 4 | 4.4% | 2 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||
Oklahoma | 6 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 4.3% | 4 | 3.7% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | 5.9% | 4 | 6.3% | 2 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 4.7% | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 2.0% | 1 | 1.7% | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 9 | 4.3% | 1 | 0.5% | 4 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.9% | 12 | 6.3% | 5 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.8% | 1 | 0.5% | ||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | 4.5% | 4 | 4.3% | 7 | 6.9% | 2 | 2.0% | 4 | 4.2% | 3 | 3.2% | 2 | 2.1% | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | 2.8% | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.7% | 5 | 3.2% | 6 | 5.8% | 5 | 3.5% | ||||||||||
South Dakota | 9 | 13.0% | 4 | 6.1% | 3 | 4.1% | 2 | 3.3% | 4 | 5.3% | 4 | 5.6% | 2 | 3.1% | 2 | 3.4% | ||||||||||
Tennessee | 13 | 12.5% | 2 | 2.3% | 2 | 2.1% | 2 | 1.9% | 1 | 1.2% | 2 | 1.9% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||
Texas | 21 | 13.9% | 3 | 2.2% | 2 | 1.4% | 5 | 3.5% | 10 | 7.0% | 3 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | ||||||||||
Utah | 6 | 7.6% | 2 | 2.9% | 1 | 1.4% | 2 | 2.6% | 1 | 1.5% | 1 | 1.4% | 3 | 3.9% | 1 | 1.4% | ||||||||||
Vermont | 6 | 3.8% | 6 | 3.9% | 11 | 7.2% | 10 | 6.6% | 10 | 6.9% | 10 | 6.4% | 4 | 3.3% | 18 | 12.9% | ||||||||||
Washington | 9 | 8.8% | 3 | 3.1% | 4 | 3.6% | 3 | 2.9% | 9 | 8.7% | 5 | 4.7% | 4 | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||
West Virginia | 5 | 5.1% | 8 | 8.3% | 23 | 23.5% | 14 | 15.6% | 14 | 14.9% | 11 | 13.1% | 10 | 11.4% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||
Wisconsin | 13 | 14.1% | 5 | 5.4% | 3 | 3.4% | 2 | 2.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 3 | 3.2% | 1 | 1.2% | 6 | 7.1% | ||||||||||
Wyoming | 7 | 11.7% | 1 | 1.8% | 1 | 1.7% | 3 | 5.7% | 4 | 6.5% | 3 | 5.6% | 3 | 6.4% | 1 | 2.1% |
List of defeated incumbents
Click [show] on the header below to see a full list of incumbents defeated in general elections by state. Winners marked with (i) were incumbents from the same chamber.
Incumbents defeated in primaries
In primaries, 169 incumbents lost to primary challengers, 3.5% of incumbents who ran for re-election and 16.3% of incumbents in contested primaries.
In 2024 primaries:
In 2024
Click [show] on the table below to view primary incumbent defeat statistics by state in 2024. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
State legislative incumbents defeated in primaries, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Democratic | Republican | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Filed | Def. | % | Filed | Def. | % | Filed | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
Nationwide | 2,216 | 34 | 1.5% | 2,626 | 135 | 5.1% | 4,853 | 169 | 3.5% | |||||||||||||||
Alaska | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Arizona | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | 70 | 3 | 4.3% | |||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 0 | 0.0% | 105 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
California | 51 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 66 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Colorado | 44 | 3 | 6.8% | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 3 | 5.1% | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 115 | 2 | 1.7% | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 176 | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||||||||
Delaware | 29 | 1 | 3.4% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 1 | 2.2% | |||||||||||||||
Florida | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Georgia | 91 | 2 | 2.2% | 129 | 1 | 0.8% | 220 | 3 | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 51 | 4 | 7.8% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 4 | 6.9% | |||||||||||||||
Idaho | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 15 | 18.1% | 100 | 15 | 15.0% | |||||||||||||||
Illinois | 92 | 1 | 1.1% | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 132 | 1 | 0.8% | |||||||||||||||
Indiana | 36 | 1 | 2.8% | 80 | 1 | 1.3% | 116 | 2 | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||
Iowa | 37 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Kansas | 47 | 1 | 2.1% | 87 | 3 | 3.4% | 134 | 4 | 3.0% | |||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | 84 | 3 | 3.6% | 103 | 3 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
Maine | 81 | 1 | 1.2% | 65 | 2 | 3.1% | 147 | 3 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 154 | 1 | 0.6% | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | 181 | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||||||||
Michigan | 52 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 2 | 4.0% | 102 | 2 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 60 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 1 | 1.9% | 114 | 1 | 0.9% | |||||||||||||||
Missouri | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 88 | 5 | 5.7% | 123 | 5 | 4.1% | |||||||||||||||
Montana | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 6 | 11.8% | 75 | 6 | 8.0% | |||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Nevada | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 158 | 0 | 0.0% | 171 | 9 | 5.3% | 329 | 9 | 2.7% | |||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 65 | 5 | 7.7% | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | 93 | 7 | 7.5% | |||||||||||||||
New York | 129 | 1 | 0.8% | 66 | 0 | 0.0% | 195 | 1 | 0.5% | |||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 58 | 2 | 3.4% | 91 | 2 | 2.2% | 149 | 4 | 2.7% | |||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 2 | 4.2% | 52 | 2 | 3.8% | |||||||||||||||
Ohio | 25 | 1 | 4.0% | 62 | 4 | 6.5% | 87 | 5 | 5.7% | |||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 7 | 8.2% | 103 | 7 | 6.8% | |||||||||||||||
Oregon | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | 61 | 2 | 3.3% | |||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 107 | 1 | 0.9% | 105 | 2 | 1.9% | 212 | 3 | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 92 | 1 | 1.1% | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 1 | 1.0% | |||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 46 | 1 | 2.2% | 104 | 6 | 5.8% | 150 | 7 | 4.7% | |||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 11 | 18.0% | 69 | 11 | 15.9% | |||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 4 | 4.8% | 107 | 4 | 3.7% | |||||||||||||||
Texas | 65 | 1 | 1.5% | 83 | 15 | 18.1% | 148 | 16 | 10.8% | |||||||||||||||
Utah | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 74 | 3 | 4.1% | |||||||||||||||
Vermont | 103 | 1 | 1.0% | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 140 | 1 | 0.7% | |||||||||||||||
Washington | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 97 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 8 | 8.9% | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | |||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 4 | 6.5% | 89 | 4 | 4.5% | |||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 14 | 25.0% | 61 | 14 | 23.0% |
Historical comparison
The chart below shows a partisan breakdown of incumbents defeated in primaries from 2010 to 2024.
Click [show] on the table below to view primary incumbent defeat statistics by state from 2010 to 2024. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
State legislative incumbents defeated in primaries, 2010-2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Def. | % | Def. | % | Def. | % | Def. | % | Def. | % | Def. | % | Def. | % | Def. | % | |||||||||
Nationwide | 116 | 2.3% | 197 | 4.1% | 131 | 2.6% | 125 | 2.6% | 166 | 3.4% | 157 | 3.1% | 229 | 4.7% | 169 | 3.5% | ||||||||
Alabama | 6 | 5.0% | - | - | 8 | 6.7% | - | - | 2 | 2.0% | - | - | 9 | 7.9% | - | - | ||||||||
Alaska | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.7% | 2 | 4.3% | 5 | 12.2% | 1 | 2.7% | 8 | 17.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||
Arizona | 4 | 7.8% | 3 | 5.0% | 2 | 3.0% | 4 | 6.3% | 3 | 5.3% | 3 | 4.1% | 9 | 18.0% | 3 | 4.3% | ||||||||
Arkansas | 1 | 1.6% | 2 | 2.3% | 4 | 4.6% | 2 | 2.0% | 3 | 3.2% | 2 | 1.9% | 8 | 7.7% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||
California | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||
Colorado | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 5.1% | ||||||||
Connecticut | 1 | 0.6% | 4 | 2.5% | 2 | 1.2% | 2 | 1.2% | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.1% | ||||||||
Delaware | 1 | 2.1% | 3 | 5.7% | 2 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.7% | 4 | 8.0% | 2 | 3.6% | 1 | 2.2% | ||||||||
Florida | 1 | 1.0% | 3 | 2.7% | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.0% | 3 | 3.0% | 4 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||
Georgia | 5 | 2.5% | 12 | 5.7% | 7 | 3.2% | 5 | 2.3% | 9 | 4.2% | 5 | 2.4% | 4 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.4% | ||||||||
Hawaii | 1 | 1.7% | 5 | 7.0% | 3 | 5.2% | 1 | 1.6% | 3 | 5.6% | 2 | 3.6% | 5 | 7.9% | 4 | 6.9% | ||||||||
Idaho | 6 | 6.3% | 3 | 4.3% | 6 | 6.4% | 7 | 7.3% | 6 | 6.7% | 5 | 5.7% | 18 | 24.3% | 15 | 15.0% | ||||||||
Illinois | 1 | 0.8% | 6 | 4.1% | 3 | 2.4% | 1 | 0.7% | 3 | 2.3% | 2 | 1.6% | 6 | 3.9% | 1 | 0.8% | ||||||||
Indiana | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.6% | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.9% | 6 | 5.3% | 2 | 1.7% | ||||||||
Iowa | 2 | 1.9% | 3 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 6 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||
Kansas | 5 | 4.3% | 20 | 15.7% | 3 | 2.7% | 15 | 11.4% | 7 | 6.3% | 13 | 9.2% | 8 | 7.8% | 4 | 3.0% | ||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.8% | 4 | 4.1% | 3 | 2.9% | 7 | 7.0% | 3 | 2.9% | ||||||||
Maine | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.9% | 3 | 2.0% | ||||||||
Maryland | 11 | 6.8% | - | - | 12 | 8.7% | - | - | 13 | 8.7% | - | - | 7 | 4.6% | - | - | ||||||||
Massachusetts | 1 | 0.6% | 4 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.7% | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.1% | ||||||||
Michigan | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 5.4% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 7.1% | 2 | 2.0% | ||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.3% | 1 | 0.9% | 4 | 2.2% | 3 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||
Missouri | 3 | 2.9% | 8 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.8% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.8% | 7 | 5.3% | 5 | 4.1% | ||||||||
Montana | 2 | 2.7% | 4 | 4.9% | 2 | 2.5% | 2 | 2.5% | 1 | 1.1% | 6 | 7.1% | 1 | 1.2% | 6 | 8.0% | ||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||
Nevada | 1 | 3.8% | 2 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 4.9% | 1 | 2.6% | 1 | 2.6% | 1 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||
New Hampshire | 11 | 3.4% | 22 | 7.0% | 9 | 2.9% | 10 | 3.3% | 17 | 5.3% | 11 | 3.2% | 18 | 6.0% | 9 | 2.7% | ||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | 3.0% | 5 | 5.5% | 2 | 3.4% | 1 | 1.0% | 3 | 4.9% | 7 | 6.9% | 2 | 3.4% | 7 | 7.5% | ||||||||
New York | 4 | 2.1% | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.5% | 10 | 5.1% | 6 | 3.3% | 4 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.5% | ||||||||
North Carolina | 5 | 3.3% | 7 | 5.5% | 4 | 2.6% | 2 | 1.3% | 8 | 5.2% | 2 | 1.4% | 7 | 4.9% | 4 | 2.7% | ||||||||
North Dakota | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.7% | 1 | 1.7% | 2 | 3.2% | 8 | 10.7% | 2 | 3.8% | ||||||||
Ohio | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 1.0% | 3 | 3.3% | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 1.1% | 3 | 3.5% | 5 | 5.7% | ||||||||
Oklahoma | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 3.6% | 12 | 14.6% | 7 | 6.1% | 3 | 2.9% | 7 | 6.8% | ||||||||
Oregon | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.0% | 1 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.0% | 2 | 3.3% | ||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1 | 0.5% | 5 | 2.5% | 6 | 3.0% | 4 | 1.9% | 4 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.9% | 11 | 5.8% | 3 | 1.4% | ||||||||
Rhode Island | 10 | 10.2% | 6 | 6.0% | 3 | 2.9% | 6 | 5.7% | 3 | 3.1% | 10 | 9.6% | 4 | 4.0% | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | 4.5% | 5 | 3.4% | 2 | 1.7% | 9 | 5.9% | 5 | 4.3% | 2 | 1.3% | 8 | 7.2% | 7 | 4.7% | ||||||||
South Dakota | 1 | 1.4% | 5 | 6.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 5.3% | 5 | 7.0% | 11 | 15.9% | ||||||||
Tennessee | 2 | 1.9% | 12 | 12.2% | 8 | 7.7% | 2 | 1.8% | 3 | 3.4% | 4 | 3.7% | 2 | 2.0% | 4 | 3.7% | ||||||||
Texas | 7 | 4.5% | 11 | 7.5% | 11 | 7.3% | 5 | 3.3% | 9 | 6.0% | 4 | 2.6% | 2 | 1.3% | 16 | 10.8% | ||||||||
Utah | 2 | 2.5% | 8 | 10.3% | 3 | 3.9% | 3 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 3.9% | 7 | 8.5% | 3 | 4.1% | ||||||||
Vermont | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 3 | 2.0% | 2 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.7% | ||||||||
Washington | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||
West Virginia | 3 | 2.9% | 2 | 2.0% | 7 | 6.6% | 2 | 2.2% | 5 | 5.1% | 10 | 10.8% | 11 | 11.2% | 8 | 8.2% | ||||||||
Wisconsin | 1 | 1.1% | 2 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 4.5% | ||||||||
Wyoming | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 5.0% | 4 | 6.3% | 3 | 5.5% | 3 | 4.6% | 6 | 10.0% | 10 | 17.5% | 14 | 23.0% |
List of defeated incumbents
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By state
Overview
General elections
Primaries
Alaska
General election defeats
There were 50 seats up for election in Alaska. Overall, 42 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 17 Democrats, 20 Republicans, and five independent or minor party incumbents. Of that total, seven incumbents lost—two Democrats, four Republicans, and one undeclared—representing 16.7% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | 33 | 5 | 15.2% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 20 | 4 | 20.0% | 42 | 6 | 14.3% |
Historical general election defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | 45 | 3 | 6.7% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 21 | 6 | 28.6% | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | 52 | 9 | 17.3% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 1 | 3.7% | 45 | 1 | 2.2% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 20 | 1 | 5.0% | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 2 | 10.0% | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 24 | 5 | 20.8% | 40 | 7 | 17.5% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 20 | 4 | 20.0% | 42 | 6 | 14.3% |
Primary defeats
There were 50 seats up for election in Alaska. Overall, 43 incumbents filed for re-election, including 17 Democrats and 21 Republicans. No incumbents who filed for re-election lost in primaries.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Historical primary defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 13 | 2 | 6.3% | 54 | 16 | 2 | 3.7% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 29 | 3 | 2 | 6.9% | 47 | 4 | 2 | 4.3% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 11.1% | 22 | 10 | 3 | 13.6% | 41 | 12 | 5 | 12.2% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 11 | 1 | 4.8% | 37 | 11 | 1 | 2.7% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 17 | 8 | 28.6% | 47 | 19 | 8 | 17.0% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Arizona
General election defeats
There were 90 seats up for election in Arizona. Overall, 67 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 34 Democrats and 33 Republicans. Of that total, 3 incumbents lost—2 Democrats and 1 Republican—representing 4.5% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | 44 | 2 | 4.5% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 34 | 2 | 5.9% | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | 67 | 3 | 4.5% |
Historical general election defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 6 | 12.8% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 4 | 10.0% | 57 | 4 | 7.0% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | 38 | 1 | 2.6% | 64 | 2 | 3.1% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 3 | 9.7% | 54 | 3 | 5.6% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | 70 | 3 | 4.3% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 34 | 2 | 5.9% | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | 67 | 3 | 4.5% |
Primary defeats
There were 90 seats up for election in Arizona. Overall, 70 incumbents filed for re-election, including 35 Democrats and 35 Republicans. Of that total, 3 incumbents lost in primaries—1 Democrat and 2 Republicans—representing 4.3% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 23 | 12 | 1 | 4.3% | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 25 | 1 | 2.2% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 5 | 2 | 15.4% | 25 | 7 | 2 | 8.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 35 | 14 | 1 | 2.9% | 35 | 18 | 2 | 5.7% | 70 | 32 | 3 | 4.3% |
Historical primary defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 5.0% | 31 | 19 | 3 | 9.7% | 51 | 26 | 4 | 7.8% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 13 | 3 | 7.0% | 60 | 24 | 3 | 5.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 3.7% | 39 | 22 | 1 | 2.6% | 66 | 28 | 2 | 3.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 11.5% | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2.6% | 64 | 19 | 4 | 6.3% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4.2% | 33 | 19 | 2 | 6.1% | 57 | 27 | 3 | 5.3% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 14 | 3 | 8.3% | 73 | 27 | 3 | 4.1% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 14.3% | 29 | 17 | 6 | 20.7% | 50 | 26 | 9 | 18.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 2.9% | 35 | 18 | 2 | 5.7% | 70 | 32 | 3 | 4.3% |
Arkansas
General election defeats
There were 118 seats up for election in Arkansas. Overall, 105 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 15 Democrats and 90 Republicans. Of that total, 1 Republican incumbent lost in general elections, representing 1.0% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 1 | 1.4% | 88 | 1 | 1.1% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 1 | 1.1% | 105 | 1 | 1.0% |
Historical general election defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 41 | 6 | 14.6% | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 6 | 9.5% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | 85 | 6 | 7.1% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 43 | 10 | 23.3% | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 10 | 12.0% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 34 | 6 | 17.6% | 64 | 0 | 0.0% | 98 | 6 | 6.1% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 20 | 2 | 10.0% | 70 | 2 | 2.9% | 91 | 5 | 5.5% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 26 | 4 | 15.4% | 78 | 1 | 1.3% | 104 | 5 | 4.8% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | 74 | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 1 | 1.0% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 1 | 1.1% | 105 | 1 | 1.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 118 seats up for election in Arkansas. Overall, 105 incumbents filed for re-election, including 15 Democrats and 90 Republicans. No incumbents who filed for re-election lost in primaries.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 88 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 105 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
Historical primary defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 2.4% | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 64 | 4 | 1 | 1.6% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2.5% | 48 | 6 | 1 | 2.1% | 88 | 12 | 2 | 2.3% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2.3% | 43 | 7 | 3 | 7.0% | 87 | 8 | 4 | 4.6% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2.8% | 66 | 8 | 1 | 1.5% | 102 | 10 | 2 | 2.0% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 73 | 11 | 3 | 4.1% | 95 | 15 | 3 | 3.2% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 80 | 8 | 2 | 2.5% | 107 | 11 | 2 | 1.9% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 26 | 8 | 9.8% | 104 | 29 | 8 | 7.7% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 105 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
California
General election defeats
There were 100 seats up for election in California. Overall, 65 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 51 Democrats and 14 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Democrat lost in general elections, representing 1.5% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 43 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 51 | 1 | 2.0% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | 1 | 1.5% |
Historical general election defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 44 | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | 20 | 1 | 5.0% | 56 | 3 | 5.4% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 45 | 4 | 8.9% | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 67 | 4 | 6.0% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 51 | 2 | 3.9% | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | 74 | 5 | 6.8% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | 88 | 5 | 5.7% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 65 | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | 84 | 2 | 2.4% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 55 | 1 | 1.8% | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 71 | 5 | 7.0% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 51 | 1 | 2.0% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | 1 | 1.5% |
Primary defeats
There were 100 seats up for election in California. Overall, 66 incumbents filed for re-election, including 51 Democrats and 15 Republicans. No incumbents who filed for re-election lost in primaries.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 51 | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 66 | 27 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2010 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 45 | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 67 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 37 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 65 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 11 | 2 | 10.0% | 86 | 37 | 2 | 2.3% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 53 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 51 | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 66 | 27 | 0 | 0.0% |
Colorado
General election defeats
There were 83 seats up for election in Colorado. Overall, 55 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 40 Democrats and 15 Republicans. Of that total, 2 Democratic incumbents lost in general elections, representing 3.6% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 2 | 4.4% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 40 | 2 | 5.0% | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 2 | 3.6% |
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2010 | 37 | 6 | 16.2% | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 64 | 7 | 10.9% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | 51 | 4 | 7.8% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 36 | 4 | 11.1% | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | 59 | 6 | 10.2% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 4 | 12.9% | 57 | 4 | 7.0% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 4 | 15.4% | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | 63 | 2 | 3.2% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 33 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 6 | 37.5% | 49 | 6 | 12.2% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 40 | 2 | 5.0% | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 2 | 3.6% |
Primary defeats
There were 83 seats up for election in Colorado. Overall, 59 incumbents filed for re-election, including 44 Democrats and 15 Republicans. Of that total, three Democratic incumbents lost in primaries, representing 5.1% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 37 | 4 | 3 | 8.1% | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 5 | 3 | 6.1% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 44 | 4 | 3 | 6.8% | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 7 | 3 | 5.1% |
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2010 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 3 | 2 | 8.3% | 53 | 4 | 2 | 3.8% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 5 | 2 | 6.1% | 59 | 5 | 2 | 3.4% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 30 | 5 | 2 | 6.7% | 57 | 5 | 2 | 3.5% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 6.8% | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 7 | 3 | 5.1% |
Connecticut
General election defeats
There were 187 seats up for election in Connecticut. Overall, 173 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 112 Democrats and 61 Republicans. Of that total, 8 incumbents lost—2 Democrats and 6 Republicans—representing 4.6% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 89 | 2 | 2.2% | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | 138 | 7 | 5.1% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 112 | 2 | 1.8% | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | 173 | 8 | 4.6% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 123 | 13 | 10.6% | 44 | 0 | 0.0% | 167 | 13 | 7.8% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 100 | 1 | 1.0% | 59 | 3 | 5.1% | 159 | 4 | 2.5% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 103 | 9 | 8.7% | 58 | 1 | 1.7% | 161 | 10 | 6.2% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 94 | 8 | 8.5% | 68 | 2 | 2.9% | 162 | 10 | 6.2% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 82 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 15 | 19.0% | 161 | 15 | 9.3% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 106 | 2 | 1.9% | 64 | 6 | 9.4% | 170 | 8 | 4.7% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 103 | 3 | 2.9% | 52 | 1 | 1.9% | 155 | 4 | 2.6% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 112 | 2 | 1.8% | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | 173 | 8 | 4.6% |
Primary defeats
There were 187 seats up for election in Connecticut. Overall, 176 incumbents filed for re-election, including 115 Democrats and 61 Republicans. Of that total, two Democratic incumbents lost in primaries, representing 1.1% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 92 | 7 | 2 | 2.2% | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 141 | 7 | 2 | 1.4% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 115 | 9 | 2 | 1.7% | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 176 | 9 | 2 | 1.1% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 124 | 10 | 1 | 0.8% | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 168 | 10 | 1 | 0.6% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 104 | 6 | 4 | 3.8% | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 163 | 7 | 4 | 2.5% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 105 | 8 | 2 | 1.9% | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 163 | 9 | 2 | 1.2% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 96 | 8 | 2 | 2.1% | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 164 | 10 | 2 | 1.2% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 2.4% | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 163 | 5 | 2 | 1.2% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 170 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 105 | 3 | 2 | 1.9% | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 157 | 4 | 2 | 1.3% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 115 | 9 | 2 | 1.7% | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 176 | 9 | 2 | 1.1% |
Delaware
General election defeats
There were 51 seats up for election in Delaware. Overall, 45 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 28 Democrats and 17 Republicans. No incumbents who advanced to the general election lost.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 0 | 0.0% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 50 | 3 | 6.0% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 2 | 4.3% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 2 | 10.0% | 46 | 2 | 4.3% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 51 seats up for election in Delaware. Overall, 46 incumbents filed for re-election, including 29 Democrats and 17 Republicans. Of that total, one Democratic incumbent lost in primaries, representing 2.2% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4.5% | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2.8% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3.4% | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 7 | 1 | 2.2% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3.1% | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 7 | 1 | 2.1% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2.9% | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11.1% | 53 | 11 | 3 | 5.7% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3.2% | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5.6% | 49 | 9 | 2 | 4.1% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4.8% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2.7% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 13.3% | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 7 | 4 | 8.0% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2.9% | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5.0% | 55 | 8 | 2 | 3.6% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3.4% | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 7 | 1 | 2.2% |
Florida
General election defeats
There were 140 seats up for election in Florida. Overall, 109 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 35 Democrats and 74 Republicans. Of that total, 3 incumbents lost—2 Democrats and 1 Republican—representing 2.8% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 32 | 2 | 6.3% | 65 | 1 | 1.5% | 97 | 3 | 3.1% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | 74 | 1 | 1.4% | 109 | 3 | 2.8% |
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2010 | 40 | 5 | 12.5% | 55 | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 5 | 5.3% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | 106 | 5 | 4.7% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 42 | 5 | 11.9% | 79 | 0 | 0.0% | 121 | 5 | 4.1% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 25 | 2 | 8.0% | 72 | 1 | 1.4% | 97 | 3 | 3.1% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | 62 | 4 | 6.5% | 99 | 6 | 6.1% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 36 | 4 | 11.1% | 60 | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 4 | 4.2% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | 72 | 0 | 0.0% | 110 | 4 | 3.6% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | 74 | 1 | 1.4% | 109 | 3 | 2.8% |
Primary defeats
There were 140 seats up for election in Florida. Overall, 109 incumbents filed for re-election, including 35 Democrats and 74 Republicans. No incumbents who filed for re-election lost in primaries.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 97 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 12 | 1 | 1.8% | 97 | 18 | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 6.5% | 79 | 24 | 1 | 1.3% | 110 | 31 | 3 | 2.7% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 2.3% | 79 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 122 | 21 | 1 | 0.8% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 98 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 5.1% | 63 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 19 | 2 | 2.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 5.3% | 62 | 9 | 1 | 1.6% | 100 | 17 | 3 | 3.0% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 7.3% | 73 | 19 | 1 | 1.4% | 114 | 32 | 4 | 3.5% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% |
Georgia
General election defeats
There were 236 seats up for election in Georgia. Overall, 217 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 89 Democrats and 128 Republicans. Of that total, 3 incumbents lost—1 Democrat and 2 Republicans—representing 1.4% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 69 | 1 | 1.4% | 96 | 2 | 2.1% | 165 | 3 | 1.8% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 52 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 89 | 1 | 1.1% | 128 | 2 | 1.6% | 217 | 3 | 1.4% |
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2010 | 84 | 2 | 2.4% | 108 | 1 | 0.9% | 193 | 3 | 1.6% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 67 | 3 | 4.5% | 128 | 0 | 0.0% | 196 | 3 | 1.5% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 72 | 0 | 0.0% | 139 | 0 | 0.0% | 212 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 68 | 1 | 1.5% | 141 | 3 | 2.1% | 209 | 4 | 1.9% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 78 | 2 | 2.6% | 129 | 8 | 6.2% | 207 | 10 | 4.8% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 84 | 1 | 1.2% | 121 | 4 | 3.3% | 205 | 5 | 2.4% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 75 | 1 | 1.3% | 109 | 0 | 0.0% | 184 | 1 | 0.5% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 89 | 1 | 1.1% | 128 | 2 | 1.6% | 217 | 3 | 1.4% |
Primary defeats
There were 236 seats up for election in Georgia. Overall, 220 incumbents filed for re-election, including 91 Democrats and 129 Republicans. Of that total, three incumbents lost in primaries—two Democrats and one Republican—representing 1.4% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 71 | 16 | 2 | 2.8% | 97 | 15 | 1 | 1.0% | 168 | 31 | 3 | 1.8% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 91 | 22 | 2 | 2.2% | 129 | 21 | 1 | 0.8% | 220 | 43 | 3 | 1.4% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 86 | 19 | 2 | 2.3% | 111 | 22 | 3 | 2.7% | 198 | 41 | 5 | 2.5% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 73 | 25 | 6 | 8.2% | 136 | 23 | 6 | 4.4% | 210 | 48 | 12 | 5.7% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 74 | 17 | 2 | 2.7% | 144 | 30 | 5 | 3.5% | 219 | 47 | 7 | 3.2% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 4.2% | 143 | 30 | 2 | 1.4% | 214 | 49 | 5 | 2.3% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 82 | 27 | 4 | 4.9% | 134 | 26 | 5 | 3.7% | 216 | 53 | 9 | 4.2% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 89 | 28 | 4 | 4.5% | 121 | 14 | 1 | 0.8% | 210 | 42 | 5 | 2.4% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 76 | 27 | 1 | 1.3% | 112 | 36 | 3 | 2.7% | 188 | 63 | 4 | 2.1% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 91 | 22 | 2 | 2.2% | 129 | 21 | 1 | 0.8% | 220 | 43 | 3 | 1.4% |
Hawaii
General election defeats
There were 63 seats up for election in Hawaii. Overall, 54 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 47 Democrats and 7 Republicans. Of that total, 2 Democratic incumbents lost in general elections, representing 3.7% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 2 | 4.7% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 47 | 2 | 4.3% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 2 | 3.7% |
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2010 | 51 | 1 | 2.0% | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 1 | 1.8% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 66 | 3 | 4.5% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 52 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 60 | 2 | 3.3% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 47 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 55 | 4 | 7.3% | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 4 | 6.9% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 47 | 2 | 4.3% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 2 | 3.7% |
Primary defeats
There were 63 seats up for election in Hawaii. Overall, 58 incumbents filed for re-election, including 51 Democrats and seven Republicans. Of that total, four Democratic incumbents lost in primaries, representing 6.9% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 41 | 17 | 4 | 9.8% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 18 | 4 | 8.5% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 51 | 18 | 4 | 7.8% | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 19 | 4 | 6.9% |
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2010 | 52 | 24 | 1 | 1.9% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 24 | 1 | 1.7% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 64 | 24 | 4 | 6.3% | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14.3% | 71 | 26 | 5 | 7.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 52 | 19 | 3 | 5.8% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 20 | 3 | 5.2% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 53 | 22 | 1 | 1.9% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 24 | 1 | 1.6% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 50 | 23 | 3 | 6.0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 23 | 3 | 5.6% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 51 | 20 | 2 | 3.9% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 20 | 2 | 3.6% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 60 | 25 | 5 | 8.3% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 25 | 5 | 7.9% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 51 | 18 | 4 | 7.8% | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 19 | 4 | 6.9% |
Idaho
General election defeats
There were 105 seats up for election in Idaho. Overall, 87 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 17 Democrats and 70 Republicans. Of that total, 3 incumbent Democrats lostin general elections, representing 3.4% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | 47 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 2 | 3.5% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 70 | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 3 | 3.4% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | 71 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 2 | 2.2% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 2 | 3.6% | 66 | 2 | 3.0% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | 88 | 2 | 2.3% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 72 | 0 | 0.0% | 89 | 2 | 2.2% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 5 | 7.2% | 83 | 5 | 6.0% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 67 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 2 | 2.4% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 43 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 1 | 1.8% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 70 | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 3 | 3.4% |
Primary defeats
There were 105 seats up for election in Idaho. Overall, 99 incumbents filed for re-election, including 16 Democrats and 83 Republicans. Of that total, 14 Republican incumbents lost in primaries, representing 14.1% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 31 | 10 | 17.9% | 65 | 32 | 10 | 15.4% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 16 | 5 | 18.5% | 34 | 17 | 5 | 14.7% | ||||||||||||
Total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 47 | 15 | 18.1% | 99 | 49 | 15 | 15.2% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 77 | 25 | 6 | 7.8% | 96 | 26 | 6 | 6.3% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 33 | 3 | 5.1% | 70 | 34 | 3 | 4.3% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 29 | 6 | 7.6% | 94 | 30 | 6 | 6.4% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 30 | 7 | 8.9% | 96 | 31 | 7 | 7.3% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 75 | 30 | 6 | 8.0% | 89 | 31 | 6 | 6.7% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 28 | 5 | 7.0% | 87 | 28 | 5 | 5.7% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 45 | 18 | 29.5% | 74 | 45 | 18 | 24.3% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 47 | 15 | 18.1% | 99 | 49 | 15 | 15.2% |
Illinois
General election defeats
There were 138 seats up for election in Illinois. Overall, 130 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 90 Democrats and 40 Republicans. No incumbents who advanced to the general election lost.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 73 | 0 | 0.0% | 38 | 0 | 0.0% | 111 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 90 | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 130 | 0 | 0.0% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 75 | 7 | 9.3% | 50 | 0 | 0.0% | 125 | 7 | 5.6% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 81 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 5 | 8.6% | 139 | 5 | 3.6% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 80 | 1 | 1.3% | 43 | 0 | 0.0% | 123 | 1 | 0.8% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 90 | 5 | 5.6% | 53 | 1 | 1.9% | 143 | 6 | 4.2% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 75 | 1 | 1.3% | 55 | 9 | 16.4% | 130 | 10 | 7.7% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | 122 | 7 | 5.7% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 100 | 2 | 2.0% | 50 | 3 | 6.0% | 150 | 5 | 3.3% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 90 | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 130 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 137 seats up for election in Illinois. Overall, 131 incumbents filed for re-election, including 92 Democrats and 39 Republicans. Of that total, two Democratic incumbents lost in primaries, representing 1.5% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 75 | 14 | 2 | 2.7% | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 112 | 18 | 2 | 1.8% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 92 | 15 | 2 | 2.2% | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 131 | 20 | 2 | 1.5% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 7 | 1 | 2.0% | 127 | 21 | 1 | 0.8% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 82 | 21 | 1 | 1.2% | 63 | 12 | 5 | 7.9% | 145 | 33 | 6 | 4.1% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 82 | 9 | 2 | 2.4% | 43 | 5 | 1 | 2.3% | 125 | 14 | 3 | 2.4% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 1.1% | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 144 | 17 | 1 | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 2.6% | 52 | 7 | 1 | 1.9% | 129 | 17 | 3 | 2.3% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 84 | 18 | 2 | 2.4% | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 122 | 22 | 2 | 1.6% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 103 | 15 | 4 | 3.9% | 52 | 10 | 2 | 3.8% | 155 | 25 | 6 | 3.9% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 92 | 15 | 2 | 2.2% | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 131 | 20 | 2 | 1.5% |
Indiana
General election defeats
There were 125 seats up for election in Indiana. Overall, 114 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 35 Democrats and 79 Republicans. No incumbents who advanced to the general election lost.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 0 | 0.0% | 91 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 0 | 0.0% | 114 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2010 | 56 | 10 | 17.9% | 55 | 0 | 0.0% | 111 | 10 | 9.0% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 34 | 3 | 8.8% | 68 | 2 | 2.9% | 102 | 5 | 4.9% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | 79 | 1 | 1.3% | 115 | 6 | 5.2% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 76 | 1 | 1.3% | 105 | 1 | 1.0% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 81 | 4 | 4.9% | 109 | 4 | 3.7% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 35 | 5 | 14.3% | 80 | 2 | 2.5% | 115 | 7 | 6.1% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 32 | 2 | 6.3% | 76 | 0 | 0.0% | 108 | 2 | 1.9% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 0 | 0.0% | 114 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 125 seats up for election in Indiana. Overall, 116 incumbents filed for re-election, including 36 Democrats and 80 Republicans. Of that total, 2 incumbents lost in primaries—1 Democrat and 1 Republican—representing 1.7% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 19 | 1 | 1.6% | 92 | 22 | 1 | 1.1% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14.3% | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4.2% | ||||||||||||
Total | 36 | 5 | 1 | 2.8% | 80 | 24 | 1 | 1.3% | 116 | 29 | 2 | 1.7% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 15 | 2 | 3.5% | 113 | 21 | 2 | 1.8% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 81 | 11 | 3 | 3.7% | 117 | 11 | 3 | 2.6% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 15 | 2 | 2.6% | 108 | 17 | 2 | 1.9% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 16 | 2 | 2.4% | 111 | 23 | 2 | 1.8% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 81 | 17 | 1 | 1.2% | 115 | 23 | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 28 | 6 | 7.3% | 114 | 30 | 6 | 5.3% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 2.8% | 80 | 24 | 1 | 1.3% | 116 | 29 | 2 | 1.7% |
Iowa
General election defeats
There were 125 seats up for election in Iowa. Overall, 109 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 37 Democrats and 72 Republicans. Of that total, 6 incumbents lost—5 Democrats and 1 Republican—representing 5.5% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | 55 | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 3 | 3.4% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | 22 | 3 | 13.6% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | 72 | 1 | 1.4% | 109 | 6 | 5.5% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 63 | 18 | 28.6% | 42 | 0 | 0.0% | 105 | 18 | 17.1% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 45 | 1 | 2.2% | 51 | 7 | 13.7% | 96 | 8 | 8.3% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 55 | 5 | 9.1% | 54 | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 5 | 4.6% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 49 | 7 | 14.3% | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 110 | 7 | 6.4% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 46 | 2 | 4.3% | 55 | 5 | 9.1% | 101 | 7 | 6.9% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 49 | 7 | 14.3% | 57 | 0 | 0.0% | 106 | 7 | 6.6% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 33 | 5 | 15.2% | 55 | 2 | 3.6% | 88 | 7 | 8.0% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | 72 | 1 | 1.4% | 109 | 6 | 5.5% |
Primary defeats
There were 125 seats up for election in Iowa. Overall, 109 incumbents filed for re-election, including 37 Democrats and 72 Republicans. No incumbents who filed for re-election lost in primaries.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 1.5% | 43 | 3 | 1 | 2.3% | 108 | 8 | 2 | 1.9% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 16 | 3 | 5.5% | 100 | 16 | 3 | 3.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 110 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 2.0% | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 112 | 9 | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 2.0% | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 108 | 6 | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 14 | 6 | 10.0% | 93 | 14 | 6 | 6.5% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
Kansas
General election defeats
There were 165 seats up for election in Kansas. Overall, 131 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 47 Democrats and 84 Republicans. Of that total, 5 incumbent Democrats lost in general elections, representing 3.8% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 37 | 3 | 8.1% | 66 | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 3 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | 84 | 0 | 0.0% | 131 | 5 | 3.8% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 44 | 13 | 29.5% | 66 | 0 | 0.0% | 110 | 13 | 11.8% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 36 | 8 | 22.2% | 71 | 6 | 8.5% | 107 | 14 | 13.1% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 29 | 3 | 10.3% | 80 | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 3 | 2.8% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 33 | 0 | 0.0% | 84 | 11 | 13.1% | 117 | 11 | 9.4% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 40 | 5 | 12.5% | 65 | 3 | 4.6% | 105 | 8 | 7.6% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 42 | 4 | 9.5% | 86 | 1 | 1.2% | 128 | 5 | 3.9% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | 63 | 1 | 1.6% | 94 | 2 | 2.1% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | 84 | 0 | 0.0% | 131 | 5 | 3.8% |
Primary defeats
There were 165 seats up for election in Kansas. Overall, 135 incumbents filed for re-election, including 47 Democrats and 88 Republicans. Of that total, four incumbents lost in primaries—one Democrat and three Republicans—representing 3.0% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2.7% | 69 | 8 | 2 | 2.9% | 106 | 9 | 3 | 2.8% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5.3% | 29 | 9 | 1 | 3.4% | ||||||||||||
Total | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2.1% | 88 | 15 | 3 | 3.4% | 135 | 18 | 4 | 3.0% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 2.2% | 70 | 20 | 4 | 5.7% | 115 | 23 | 5 | 4.3% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 2.7% | 90 | 48 | 19 | 21.1% | 127 | 54 | 20 | 15.7% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 21 | 3 | 3.6% | 112 | 21 | 3 | 2.7% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2.9% | 98 | 35 | 14 | 14.3% | 132 | 39 | 15 | 11.4% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 19 | 7 | 9.7% | 112 | 26 | 7 | 6.3% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 2.3% | 99 | 28 | 12 | 12.1% | 142 | 31 | 13 | 9.2% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 3.1% | 70 | 14 | 7 | 10.0% | 102 | 16 | 8 | 7.8% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2.1% | 88 | 15 | 3 | 3.4% | 135 | 18 | 4 | 3.0% |
Kentucky
General election defeats
There were 119 seats up for election in Kentucky. Overall, 100 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 19 Democrats and 81 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Democrat lost in general elections, representing 1.0% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 71 | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 1 | 1.2% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | 81 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 1 | 1.0% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 67 | 7 | 10.4% | 42 | 1 | 2.4% | 110 | 8 | 7.3% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 63 | 3 | 4.8% | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | 104 | 4 | 3.8% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 54 | 3 | 5.6% | 52 | 1 | 1.9% | 106 | 4 | 3.8% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 56 | 17 | 30.4% | 51 | 1 | 2.0% | 107 | 18 | 16.8% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | 66 | 6 | 9.1% | 94 | 9 | 9.6% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 35 | 7 | 20.0% | 64 | 0 | 0.0% | 99 | 7 | 7.1% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 20 | 5 | 25.0% | 73 | 0 | 0.0% | 93 | 5 | 5.4% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | 81 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 1 | 1.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 119 seats up for election in Kentucky. Overall, 103 incumbents filed for re-election, including 19 Democrats and 84 Republicans. Of that total, 3 Republicans lost in primaries, representing 2.9% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 73 | 16 | 2 | 2.7% | 88 | 21 | 2 | 2.3% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9.1% | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6.7% | ||||||||||||
Total | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 84 | 20 | 3 | 3.6% | 103 | 26 | 3 | 2.9% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 1.5% | 43 | 10 | 1 | 2.3% | 112 | 21 | 2 | 1.8% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 1.6% | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 106 | 22 | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 1.8% | 53 | 9 | 1 | 1.9% | 108 | 15 | 2 | 1.9% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 1.8% | 52 | 9 | 1 | 1.9% | 109 | 16 | 2 | 1.8% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3.4% | 69 | 15 | 3 | 4.3% | 98 | 19 | 4 | 4.1% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 67 | 10 | 3 | 4.5% | 102 | 13 | 3 | 2.9% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4.8% | 79 | 27 | 6 | 7.6% | 100 | 31 | 7 | 7.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 84 | 20 | 3 | 3.6% | 103 | 26 | 3 | 2.9% |
Maine
General election defeats
There were 186 seats up for election in Maine. Overall, 143 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 78 Democrats and 64 Republicans. Of that total, 5 incumbents lost—3 Democrats and 2 Republicans—representing 3.5% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 60 | 3 | 5.0% | 55 | 2 | 3.6% | 116 | 5 | 4.3% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 78 | 3 | 3.8% | 64 | 2 | 3.1% | 143 | 5 | 3.5% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 90 | 19 | 21.1% | 49 | 1 | 2.0% | 139 | 20 | 14.4% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 53 | 1 | 1.9% | 66 | 16 | 24.2% | 121 | 17 | 14.0% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 81 | 11 | 13.6% | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | 127 | 13 | 10.2% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 69 | 8 | 11.6% | 78 | 5 | 6.4% | 147 | 13 | 8.8% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 73 | 1 | 1.4% | 50 | 9 | 18.0% | 126 | 11 | 8.7% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 79 | 8 | 10.1% | 58 | 1 | 1.7% | 142 | 11 | 7.7% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 65 | 2 | 3.1% | 43 | 3 | 7.0% | 110 | 5 | 4.5% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 78 | 3 | 3.8% | 64 | 2 | 3.1% | 143 | 5 | 3.5% |
Primary defeats
There were 186 seats up for election in Maine. Overall, 146 incumbents filed for re-election, including 81 Democrats and 65 Republicans. Of that total, three incumbents lost in primaries—one Democrat and two Republicans—representing 2.1% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1.6% | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1.8% | 117 | 5 | 2 | 1.7% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10.0% | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3.4% | ||||||||||||
Total | 81 | 3 | 1 | 1.2% | 65 | 4 | 2 | 3.1% | 146 | 7 | 3 | 2.1% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 1.1% | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 143 | 4 | 1 | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 123 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 137 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 80 | 2 | 1 | 1.3% | 149 | 4 | 1 | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 130 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 3 | 1 | 1.6% | 148 | 7 | 1 | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 2 | 1 | 2.2% | 116 | 3 | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 1.2% | 65 | 4 | 2 | 3.1% | 146 | 7 | 3 | 2.1% |
Massachusetts
General election defeats
There were 200 seats up for election in Massachusetts. Overall, 179 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 153 Democrats and 25 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Democrat lost in general elections, representing 0.6% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 120 | 1 | 0.8% | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 142 | 1 | 0.7% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 33 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 153 | 1 | 0.7% | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 179 | 1 | 0.6% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 150 | 10 | 6.7% | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 165 | 10 | 6.1% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 149 | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | 184 | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 148 | 3 | 2.0% | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 178 | 3 | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 145 | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 185 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 134 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | 173 | 3 | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 149 | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | 183 | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 145 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | 174 | 1 | 0.6% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 153 | 1 | 0.7% | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 179 | 1 | 0.6% |
Primary defeats
There were 200 seats up for election in Massachusetts. Overall, 181 incumbents filed for re-election, including 154 Democrats and 26 Republicans. Of that total, two incumbents lost in primaries—one Democrat and one Republican—representing 1.1% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 121 | 13 | 1 | 0.8% | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4.5% | 144 | 15 | 2 | 1.4% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 154 | 16 | 1 | 0.6% | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3.8% | 181 | 18 | 2 | 1.1% |
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2010 | 151 | 14 | 1 | 0.7% | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 166 | 14 | 1 | 0.6% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 154 | 18 | 4 | 2.6% | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 190 | 19 | 4 | 2.1% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 148 | 16 | 1 | 0.7% | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 178 | 17 | 1 | 0.6% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 147 | 19 | 2 | 1.4% | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 187 | 20 | 2 | 1.1% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 137 | 19 | 3 | 2.2% | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 176 | 20 | 3 | 1.7% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 151 | 22 | 2 | 1.3% | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 185 | 23 | 2 | 1.1% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 146 | 20 | 1 | 0.7% | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 176 | 21 | 1 | 0.6% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 154 | 16 | 1 | 0.6% | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3.8% | 181 | 18 | 2 | 1.1% |
Michigan
General election defeats
There were 110 seats up for election in Michigan. Overall, 100 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 52 Democrats and 48 Republicans. Of that total, 4 incumbent Democrats lost in general elections, representing 4.0% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | 48 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 4 | 4.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | Did not hold elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | 48 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 4 | 4.0% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 40 | 9 | 22.5% | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 9 | 13.2% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 5 | 9.1% | 87 | 5 | 5.7% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 40 | 2 | 5.0% | 56 | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 2 | 2.1% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 1 | 1.5% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 3 | 6.7% | 75 | 3 | 4.0% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | 45 | 0 | 0.0% | 84 | 2 | 2.4% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | 78 | 3 | 3.8% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | 48 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 4 | 4.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 110 seats up for election in Michigan. Overall, 102 incumbents filed for re-election, including 52 Democrats and 50 Republicans. Of that total, 2 incumbents lost in primaries—0 Democrats and 2 Republicans—representing 2.0% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 18 | 2 | 4.0% | 102 | 35 | 2 | 2.0% | ||||||||||||
Senate | Did not hold elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 18 | 2 | 4.0% | 102 | 35 | 2 | 2.0% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 11.1% | 56 | 18 | 1 | 1.8% | 92 | 37 | 5 | 5.4% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 19 | 1 | 1.8% | 97 | 28 | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 6.3% | 46 | 9 | 1 | 2.2% | 78 | 23 | 3 | 3.8% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 84 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 4.8% | 42 | 26 | 4 | 9.5% | 84 | 44 | 6 | 7.1% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 18 | 2 | 4.0% | 102 | 35 | 2 | 2.0% |
Minnesota
General election defeats
There were 134 seats up for election in Minnesota. Overall, 113 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 60 Democrats and 53 Republicans. Of that total, 1 Democratic incumbent lost in general elections, representing 0.9% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 53 | 0 | 0.0% | 113 | 1 | 0.9% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | Did not hold elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 53 | 0 | 0.0% | 113 | 1 | 0.9% |
Historical general election defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 120 | 34 | 28.3% | 55 | 0 | 0.0% | 175 | 34 | 19.4% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 71 | 0 | 0.0% | 81 | 16 | 19.8% | 152 | 16 | 10.5% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 68 | 11 | 16.2% | 51 | 0 | 0.0% | 119 | 11 | 9.2% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 80 | 9 | 11.3% | 89 | 2 | 2.2% | 169 | 11 | 6.5% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 15 | 21.7% | 110 | 15 | 13.6% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | 87 | 2 | 2.3% | 173 | 9 | 5.2% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 70 | 3 | 4.3% | 68 | 6 | 8.8% | 138 | 9 | 6.5% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 53 | 0 | 0.0% | 113 | 1 | 0.9% |
Primary defeats
There were 134 seats up for election in Minnesota. Overall, 114 incumbents filed for re-election, including 60 Democrats and 54 Republicans. Of that total, one Republican incumbent lost in primaries, representing 0.9% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 6 | 1 | 1.9% | 114 | 7 | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
Senate | Did not hold elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 6 | 1 | 1.9% | 114 | 7 | 1 | 0.9% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 121 | 5 | 1 | 0.8% | 56 | 3 | 1 | 1.8% | 177 | 8 | 2 | 1.1% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 4 | 1 | 1.2% | 154 | 11 | 1 | 0.6% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 119 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 82 | 7 | 2 | 2.4% | 91 | 4 | 2 | 2.2% | 173 | 11 | 4 | 2.3% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 2 | 1 | 1.4% | 111 | 7 | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 95 | 11 | 4 | 4.2% | 87 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 182 | 19 | 4 | 2.2% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 4.1% | 68 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 142 | 20 | 3 | 2.1% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 6 | 1 | 1.9% | 114 | 7 | 1 | 0.9% |
Missouri
General election defeats
There were 180 seats up for election in Missouri. Overall, 117 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 34 Democrats and 83 Republicans. Of that total, 2 incumbents lost—1 Democrat and 1 Republican—representing 1.7% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | 80 | 1 | 1.3% | 110 | 2 | 1.8% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | 83 | 1 | 1.2% | 117 | 2 | 1.7% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 53 | 12 | 22.6% | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 12 | 11.8% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | 82 | 4 | 4.9% | 118 | 6 | 5.1% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 48 | 5 | 10.4% | 100 | 0 | 0.0% | 148 | 5 | 3.4% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 0 | 0.0% | 137 | 1 | 0.7% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | 82 | 2 | 2.4% | 115 | 3 | 2.6% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 1 | 1.2% | 120 | 1 | 0.8% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 42 | 1 | 2.4% | 82 | 1 | 1.2% | 124 | 2 | 1.6% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | 83 | 1 | 1.2% | 117 | 2 | 1.7% |
Primary defeats
There were 180 seats up for election in Missouri. Overall, 123 incumbents filed for re-election, including 35 Democrats and 88 Republicans. Of that total, 5 incumbents lost in primaries—0 Democrats and 5 Republicans—representing 4.1% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
Incumbents defeated in primaries in Missouri, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 19 | 5 | 5.9% | 116 | 23 | 5 | 4.3% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 88 | 21 | 5 | 5.7% | 123 | 27 | 5 | 4.1% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 3.6% | 50 | 7 | 1 | 2.0% | 105 | 15 | 3 | 2.9% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 16.3% | 83 | 16 | 1 | 1.2% | 126 | 35 | 8 | 6.3% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 147 | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 5.7% | 106 | 14 | 2 | 1.9% | 142 | 21 | 4 | 2.8% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2.9% | 83 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 117 | 19 | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 2.8% | 87 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 123 | 17 | 1 | 0.8% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 8.7% | 86 | 22 | 3 | 3.5% | 132 | 35 | 7 | 5.3% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 88 | 21 | 5 | 5.7% | 123 | 27 | 5 | 4.1% |
Montana
General election defeats
There were 125 seats up for election in Montana. Overall, 68 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 24 Democrats and 44 Republicans. Of that total, 2 incumbent Republicans lost in general elections, representing 2.9% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | 61 | 2 | 3.3% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 2 | 4.5% | 68 | 2 | 2.9% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 33 | 9 | 27.3% | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | 73 | 10 | 13.7% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | 53 | 7 | 13.2% | 79 | 8 | 10.1% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | 46 | 4 | 8.7% | 76 | 6 | 7.9% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | 42 | 3 | 7.1% | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | 3 | 5.7% | 87 | 3 | 3.4% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 31 | 6 | 19.4% | 47 | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 6 | 7.7% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | 57 | 2 | 3.5% | 85 | 5 | 5.9% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 2 | 4.5% | 68 | 2 | 2.9% |
Primary defeats
There were 125 seats up for election in Montana. Overall, 75 incumbents filed for re-election, including 24 Democrats and 51 Republicans. Of that total, six Republican incumbents lost in primaries, representing 8.0% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 19 | 5 | 11.1% | 67 | 21 | 5 | 7.5% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16.7% | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12.5% | ||||||||||||
Total | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 22 | 6 | 11.8% | 75 | 24 | 6 | 8.0% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2.9% | 41 | 8 | 1 | 2.4% | 75 | 11 | 2 | 2.7% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3.8% | 56 | 14 | 3 | 5.4% | 82 | 17 | 4 | 4.9% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 15 | 2 | 4.2% | 80 | 18 | 2 | 2.5% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 13 | 2 | 4.5% | 80 | 14 | 2 | 2.5% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 9 | 1 | 1.8% | 89 | 10 | 1 | 1.1% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | 19 | 6 | 11.3% | 84 | 23 | 6 | 7.1% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3.4% | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 13 | 1 | 1.2% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 22 | 6 | 11.8% | 75 | 24 | 6 | 8.0% |
Nebraska
General election defeats
There were 25 seats up for election in Nebraska. Overall, 10 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 4 Democrats and 6 Republicans. Of that total, 2 incumbents lost—1 Democrat and 1 Republican—representing 20.0% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senate | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 10 | 2 | 20.0% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 5 | 62.5% | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 10 | 2 | 20.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 25 seats up for election in Nebraska. Overall, 10 incumbents filed for re-election, including 4 Democrats and 6 Republicans. No incumbents who filed for re-election lost in primaries.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
Senate | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11.1% | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7.1% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
Nevada
General election defeats
There were 52 seats up for election in Nevada. Overall, 37 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 23 Democrats and 14 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Democrat lost in general elections, representing 2.7% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 1 | 2.7% |
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2010 | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 2 | 8.0% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 26 | 7 | 26.9% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 7 | 16.3% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 6 | 35.3% | 39 | 7 | 17.9% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 1 | 2.7% |
Primary defeats
There were 52 seats up for election in Nevada. Overall, 37 incumbents filed for re-election, including 23 Democrats and 14 Republicans. No incumbents who filed for re-election lost in primaries.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2010 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 4 | 1 | 11.1% | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3.8% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4.2% | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8.3% | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5.6% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 11 | 2 | 10.5% | 41 | 17 | 2 | 4.9% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7.1% | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2.6% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 4 | 1 | 7.1% | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2.6% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 4 | 1 | 11.1% | 34 | 13 | 1 | 2.9% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
New Hampshire
General election defeats
There were 424 seats up for election in New Hampshire. Overall, 320 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 158 Democrats and 162 Republicans. Of that total, 24 incumbents lost—20 Democrats and 4 Republicans—representing 7.5% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 150 | 18 | 12.0% | 150 | 4 | 2.7% | 300 | 22 | 7.3% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 2 | 10.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | 162 | 4 | 2.5% | 320 | 24 | 7.5% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 174 | 88 | 50.6% | 137 | 0 | 0.0% | 311 | 88 | 28.3% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 82 | 4 | 4.9% | 211 | 74 | 35.1% | 293 | 78 | 26.6% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 169 | 43 | 25.4% | 135 | 3 | 2.2% | 304 | 46 | 15.1% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 128 | 11 | 8.6% | 169 | 12 | 7.1% | 297 | 23 | 7.7% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 141 | 6 | 4.3% | 159 | 43 | 27.0% | 303 | 52 | 17.2% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 205 | 36 | 17.6% | 128 | 1 | 0.8% | 333 | 37 | 11.1% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 126 | 3 | 2.4% | 156 | 19 | 12.2% | 282 | 22 | 7.8% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | 162 | 4 | 2.5% | 320 | 24 | 7.5% |
Primary defeats
There were 424 seats up for election in New Hampshire. Overall, 329 incumbents filed for re-election, including 158 Democrats and 171 Republicans. Of that total, nine Republican incumbents lost in primaries, representing 2.7% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 150 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 159 | 62 | 9 | 5.7% | 309 | 85 | 9 | 2.9% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 158 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 171 | 63 | 9 | 5.3% | 329 | 86 | 9 | 2.7% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 178 | 45 | 3 | 1.7% | 144 | 79 | 8 | 5.6% | 322 | 124 | 11 | 3.4% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 85 | 14 | 3 | 3.5% | 230 | 131 | 19 | 8.3% | 315 | 145 | 22 | 7.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 170 | 24 | 1 | 0.6% | 143 | 80 | 8 | 5.6% | 313 | 104 | 9 | 2.9% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 128 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 179 | 100 | 10 | 5.6% | 307 | 125 | 10 | 3.3% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 147 | 30 | 6 | 4.1% | 170 | 57 | 11 | 6.5% | 320 | 87 | 17 | 5.3% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 209 | 44 | 4 | 1.9% | 135 | 56 | 7 | 5.2% | 344 | 100 | 11 | 3.2% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 133 | 26 | 6 | 4.5% | 169 | 90 | 12 | 7.1% | 302 | 116 | 18 | 6.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 158 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 171 | 63 | 9 | 5.3% | 329 | 86 | 9 | 2.7% |
New Mexico
General election defeats
There were 112 seats up for election in New Mexico. Overall, 85 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 59 Democrats and 26 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Democrat lost in general elections, representing 1.2% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 1 | 1.2% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 43 | 7 | 16.3% | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | 7 | 10.8% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 45 | 4 | 8.9% | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | 85 | 8 | 9.4% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | 27 | 1 | 3.7% | 58 | 6 | 10.3% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 52 | 1 | 1.9% | 51 | 7 | 13.7% | 103 | 8 | 7.8% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | 26 | 6 | 23.1% | 58 | 7 | 12.1% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 61 | 2 | 3.3% | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | 94 | 4 | 4.3% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 38 | 1 | 2.6% | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | 56 | 2 | 3.6% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 1 | 1.2% |
Primary defeats
There were 112 seats up for election in New Mexico. Overall, 93 incumbents filed for re-election, including 65 Democrats and 28 Republicans. Of that total, seven incumbents lost in primaries—five Democrats and two Republicans—representing 7.5% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 42 | 10 | 3 | 7.1% | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 13 | 3 | 4.8% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 23 | 7 | 2 | 8.7% | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25.0% | 31 | 9 | 4 | 12.9% | ||||||||||||
Total | 65 | 17 | 5 | 7.7% | 28 | 5 | 2 | 7.1% | 93 | 22 | 7 | 7.5% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 2.3% | 23 | 4 | 1 | 4.3% | 67 | 14 | 2 | 3.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 8.0% | 40 | 5 | 1 | 2.5% | 91 | 24 | 5 | 5.5% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3.2% | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3.6% | 59 | 7 | 2 | 3.4% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 1.9% | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 9 | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 8.6% | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 6 | 3 | 4.9% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 65 | 17 | 5 | 7.7% | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5.6% | 101 | 20 | 7 | 6.9% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2.6% | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5.3% | 58 | 12 | 2 | 3.4% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 65 | 17 | 5 | 7.7% | 28 | 5 | 2 | 7.1% | 93 | 22 | 7 | 7.5% |
New York
General election defeats
There were 213 seats up for election in New York. Overall, 193 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 128 Democrats and 65 Republicans. Of that total, 6 incumbents lost—3 Democrats and 3 Republicans—representing 3.1% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 90 | 2 | 2.2% | 44 | 3 | 6.8% | 134 | 5 | 3.7% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 38 | 1 | 2.6% | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 128 | 3 | 2.3% | 65 | 3 | 4.6% | 193 | 6 | 3.1% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 124 | 10 | 8.1% | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | 183 | 11 | 6.0% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 116 | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 4 | 5.6% | 187 | 4 | 2.1% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 125 | 4 | 3.2% | 65 | 0 | 0.0% | 190 | 4 | 2.1% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 126 | 1 | 0.8% | 64 | 1 | 1.6% | 190 | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 121 | 3 | 2.5% | 63 | 8 | 12.7% | 185 | 11 | 5.9% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 126 | 3 | 2.4% | 46 | 1 | 2.2% | 174 | 5 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 135 | 8 | 5.9% | 50 | 2 | 4.0% | 185 | 10 | 5.4% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 128 | 3 | 2.3% | 65 | 3 | 4.6% | 193 | 6 | 3.1% |
Primary defeats
There were 213 seats up for election in New York. Overall, 209 incumbents filed for re-election, including 129 Democrats and 68 Republicans. Of that total, one Democratic incumbent lost in primaries, representing 0.5% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 92 | 16 | 1 | 1.1% | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 149 | 17 | 1 | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 129 | 17 | 1 | 0.8% | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 209 | 18 | 1 | 0.5% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 128 | 35 | 4 | 3.1% | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 187 | 37 | 4 | 2.1% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 118 | 24 | 2 | 1.7% | 71 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 189 | 33 | 2 | 1.1% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 126 | 22 | 1 | 0.8% | 66 | 5 | 1 | 1.5% | 192 | 27 | 2 | 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 129 | 28 | 3 | 2.3% | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 194 | 33 | 3 | 1.5% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 131 | 27 | 9 | 6.9% | 64 | 4 | 1 | 1.6% | 195 | 31 | 10 | 5.1% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 132 | 34 | 6 | 4.5% | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 180 | 35 | 6 | 3.3% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 139 | 42 | 3 | 2.2% | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1.9% | 191 | 46 | 4 | 2.1% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 129 | 17 | 1 | 0.8% | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 209 | 18 | 1 | 0.5% |
North Carolina
General election defeats
There were 170 seats up for election in North Carolina. Overall, 145 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 56 Democrats and 89 Republicans. Of that total, 3 incumbents lost—1 Democrat and 2 Republicans—representing 2.1% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | 61 | 2 | 3.3% | 101 | 3 | 3.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 56 | 1 | 1.8% | 89 | 2 | 2.2% | 145 | 3 | 2.1% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 83 | 20 | 24.1% | 63 | 0 | 0.0% | 146 | 20 | 13.7% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | 70 | 1 | 1.4% | 117 | 6 | 5.1% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 52 | 1 | 1.9% | 102 | 4 | 3.9% | 154 | 5 | 3.2% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 57 | 3 | 5.3% | 95 | 3 | 3.2% | 152 | 6 | 3.9% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 54 | 2 | 3.7% | 92 | 14 | 15.2% | 146 | 16 | 11.0% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 69 | 6 | 8.7% | 75 | 2 | 2.7% | 144 | 8 | 5.6% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 54 | 7 | 13.0% | 84 | 1 | 1.2% | 138 | 8 | 5.8% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 56 | 1 | 1.8% | 89 | 2 | 2.2% | 145 | 3 | 2.1% |
Primary defeats
There were 170 seats up for election in North Carolina. Overall, 149 incumbents filed for re-election, including 58 Democrats and 91 Republicans. Of that total, four incumbents lost in primaries—two Democrats and two Republicans—representing 2.7% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 41 | 5 | 1 | 2.4% | 64 | 11 | 2 | 3.1% | 105 | 16 | 3 | 2.9% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5.9% | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 3 | 1 | 2.3% | ||||||||||||
Total | 58 | 8 | 2 | 3.4% | 91 | 11 | 2 | 2.2% | 149 | 19 | 4 | 2.7% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 88 | 24 | 4 | 4.5% | 64 | 15 | 1 | 1.6% | 152 | 39 | 5 | 3.3% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 50 | 15 | 2 | 4.0% | 77 | 22 | 5 | 6.5% | 127 | 37 | 7 | 5.5% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 3.7% | 102 | 20 | 2 | 2.0% | 156 | 29 | 4 | 2.6% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 1.8% | 93 | 18 | 1 | 1.1% | 150 | 31 | 2 | 1.3% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 5.3% | 96 | 28 | 5 | 5.2% | 153 | 39 | 8 | 5.2% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 1.4% | 75 | 12 | 1 | 1.3% | 144 | 24 | 2 | 1.4% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 3.6% | 88 | 24 | 5 | 5.7% | 144 | 33 | 7 | 4.9% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 3.4% | 91 | 11 | 2 | 2.2% | 149 | 19 | 4 | 2.7% |
North Dakota
General election defeats
There were 69 seats up for election in North Dakota. Overall, 50 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 4 Democrats and 46 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Democrat lost in general elections, representing 2.0% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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House | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 46 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 1 | 2.0% |
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2010 | 24 | 12 | 50.0% | 33 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 12 | 21.1% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | 57 | 6 | 10.5% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | 59 | 3 | 5.1% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 21 | 15 | 71.4% | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | 52 | 17 | 32.7% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 4 | 8.3% | 59 | 4 | 6.8% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 54 | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 3 | 4.9% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 16 | 6 | 37.5% | 51 | 2 | 3.9% | 67 | 8 | 11.9% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 46 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 1 | 2.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 69 seats up for election in North Dakota. Overall, 52 incumbents filed for re-election, including 4 Democrats and 48 Republicans. Of that total, two Republican incumbents lost in primaries, representing 3.8% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 17 | 2 | 5.9% | 37 | 17 | 2 | 5.4% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 19 | 2 | 4.2% | 52 | 19 | 2 | 3.8% |
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2010 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 10 | 4 | 9.3% | 61 | 10 | 4 | 6.6% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 7 | 2 | 6.1% | 54 | 7 | 2 | 3.7% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 6 | 1 | 2.0% | 60 | 6 | 1 | 1.7% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 5 | 2 | 3.6% | 63 | 5 | 2 | 3.2% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5.9% | 58 | 25 | 7 | 12.1% | 75 | 27 | 8 | 10.7% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 19 | 2 | 4.2% | 52 | 19 | 2 | 3.8% |
Ohio
General election defeats
There were 115 seats up for election in Ohio. Overall, 82 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 23 Democrats and 59 Republicans. No incumbents who advanced to the general election lost.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2010 | 46 | 13 | 28.3% | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 13 | 15.1% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | 2 | 3.1% | 100 | 2 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 30 | 3 | 10.0% | 56 | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 3 | 3.5% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 1 | 1.1% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | 74 | 1 | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 35 | 3 | 8.6% | 56 | 1 | 1.8% | 91 | 4 | 4.4% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | 60 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 2 | 2.4% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 115 seats up for election in Ohio. Overall, 86 incumbents filed for re-election, including 25 Democrats and 61 Republicans. Of that total, five incumbents lost in primaries—one Democrat and four Republicans—representing 5.8% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4.0% | 51 | 18 | 4 | 7.8% | 76 | 22 | 5 | 6.6% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4.0% | 61 | 20 | 4 | 6.6% | 86 | 24 | 5 | 5.8% |
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2010 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 2.1% | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 14 | 1 | 1.1% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 8 | 1 | 1.6% | 98 | 14 | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 3.2% | 59 | 19 | 2 | 3.4% | 90 | 23 | 3 | 3.3% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1.7% | 86 | 14 | 1 | 1.2% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 14 | 1 | 2.0% | 74 | 20 | 1 | 1.4% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 7 | 1 | 1.8% | 92 | 14 | 1 | 1.1% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4.2% | 62 | 14 | 2 | 3.2% | 86 | 20 | 3 | 3.5% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4.0% | 61 | 20 | 4 | 6.6% | 86 | 24 | 5 | 5.8% |
Oklahoma
General election defeats
There were 125 seats up for election in Oklahoma. Overall, 96 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 18 Democrats and 78 Republicans. No incumbents who advanced to the general election lost.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 67 | 0 | 0.0% | 84 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2010 | 40 | 6 | 15.0% | 62 | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 6 | 5.9% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 0 | 0.0% | 101 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 1 | 1.4% | 95 | 1 | 1.1% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 81 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 22 | 3 | 13.6% | 48 | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 3 | 4.3% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | 85 | 0 | 0.0% | 107 | 4 | 3.7% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | 81 | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 1 | 1.0% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 125 seats up for election in Oklahoma. Overall, 103 incumbents filed for re-election, including 18 Democrats and 85 Republicans. Of that total, seven Republican incumbents lost in primaries, representing 6.8% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 20 | 3 | 4.3% | 87 | 21 | 3 | 3.4% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 8 | 4 | 26.7% | 16 | 8 | 4 | 25.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 28 | 7 | 8.2% | 103 | 29 | 7 | 6.8% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 2.4% | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 12 | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 17 | 1 | 1.4% | 102 | 19 | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 64 | 24 | 3 | 4.7% | 84 | 28 | 3 | 3.6% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 35 | 12 | 20.0% | 82 | 37 | 12 | 14.6% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4.3% | 91 | 30 | 6 | 6.6% | 114 | 33 | 7 | 6.1% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 84 | 24 | 3 | 3.6% | 105 | 26 | 3 | 2.9% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 28 | 7 | 8.2% | 103 | 29 | 7 | 6.8% |
Oregon
General election defeats
There were 75 seats up for election in Oregon. Overall, 59 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 35 Democrats and 24 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Republican lost in general elections, representing 1.7% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | 51 | 1 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | 59 | 1 | 1.7% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 43 | 4 | 9.3% | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 4 | 5.9% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 4 | 11.8% | 64 | 4 | 6.3% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 38 | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | 59 | 2 | 3.4% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | 64 | 3 | 4.7% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 33 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | 59 | 1 | 1.7% |
Primary defeats
There were 75 seats up for election in Oregon. Overall, 61 incumbents filed for re-election, including 35 Democrats and 26 Republicans. Of that total, two Republican incumbents lost in primaries, representing 3.3% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 5 | 2 | 8.7% | 53 | 10 | 2 | 3.8% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 6 | 2 | 7.7% | 61 | 11 | 2 | 3.3% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 3.2% | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2.9% | 66 | 4 | 2 | 3.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4.5% | 60 | 6 | 1 | 1.7% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 2.4% | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4.3% | 65 | 9 | 2 | 3.1% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2.9% | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 9 | 1 | 2.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 6 | 2 | 7.7% | 61 | 11 | 2 | 3.3% |
Pennsylvania
General election defeats
There were 228 seats up for election in Pennsylvania. Overall, 210 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 107 Democrats and 103 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Democrat lost in general elections, representing 0.5% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 98 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 0 | 0.0% | 188 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 107 | 1 | 0.9% | 103 | 0 | 0.0% | 210 | 1 | 0.5% |
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2010 | 101 | 9 | 8.9% | 106 | 0 | 0.0% | 207 | 9 | 4.3% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 83 | 0 | 0.0% | 113 | 1 | 0.9% | 196 | 1 | 0.5% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 90 | 4 | 4.4% | 108 | 0 | 0.0% | 198 | 4 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 83 | 4 | 4.8% | 122 | 2 | 1.6% | 205 | 6 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 78 | 2 | 2.6% | 111 | 10 | 9.0% | 189 | 12 | 6.3% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 89 | 4 | 4.5% | 113 | 1 | 0.9% | 202 | 5 | 2.5% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 88 | 1 | 1.1% | 91 | 4 | 4.4% | 179 | 5 | 2.8% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 107 | 1 | 0.9% | 103 | 0 | 0.0% | 210 | 1 | 0.5% |
Primary defeats
There were 228 seats up for election in Pennsylvania. Overall, 211 incumbents filed for re-election, including 106 Democrats and 105 Republicans. Of that total, three incumbents lost in primaries—one Democrat and two Republicans—representing 1.4% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 97 | 8 | 1 | 1.0% | 92 | 12 | 2 | 2.2% | 189 | 20 | 3 | 1.6% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 106 | 8 | 1 | 0.9% | 105 | 12 | 2 | 1.9% | 211 | 20 | 3 | 1.4% |
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2010 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | 107 | 9 | 1 | 0.9% | 207 | 29 | 1 | 0.5% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 88 | 17 | 4 | 4.5% | 115 | 15 | 1 | 0.9% | 203 | 32 | 5 | 2.5% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 95 | 30 | 5 | 5.3% | 108 | 12 | 1 | 0.9% | 203 | 42 | 6 | 3.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 89 | 19 | 4 | 4.5% | 120 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 209 | 28 | 4 | 1.9% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 82 | 14 | 3 | 3.7% | 114 | 8 | 1 | 0.9% | 196 | 22 | 4 | 2.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 96 | 18 | 6 | 6.3% | 113 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 209 | 28 | 6 | 2.9% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 92 | 20 | 4 | 4.3% | 98 | 22 | 7 | 7.1% | 190 | 42 | 11 | 5.8% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 106 | 8 | 1 | 0.9% | 105 | 12 | 2 | 1.9% | 211 | 20 | 3 | 1.4% |
Rhode Island
General election defeats
There were 113 seats up for election in Rhode Island. Overall, 103 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 91 Democrats and 11 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Republican lost in general elections, representing 1.0% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 62 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 91 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 103 | 1 | 1.0% |
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2010 | 79 | 4 | 5.1% | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 88 | 4 | 4.5% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 78 | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 94 | 4 | 4.3% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 92 | 7 | 7.6% | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 7 | 6.9% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 85 | 1 | 1.2% | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 99 | 2 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 83 | 1 | 1.2% | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 95 | 4 | 4.2% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 80 | 2 | 2.5% | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 94 | 3 | 3.2% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 82 | 1 | 1.2% | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 95 | 2 | 2.1% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 91 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 103 | 1 | 1.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 113 seats up for election in Rhode Island. Overall, 104 incumbents filed for re-election, including 92 Democrats and 11 Republicans. Of that total, one Democratic incumbent lost in primaries, representing 1.0% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 63 | 9 | 1 | 1.6% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 9 | 1 | 1.4% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 92 | 12 | 1 | 1.1% | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 12 | 1 | 1.0% |
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2010 | 88 | 32 | 9 | 10.2% | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11.1% | 98 | 34 | 10 | 10.2% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 84 | 24 | 6 | 7.1% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 26 | 6 | 6.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 95 | 18 | 3 | 3.2% | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 105 | 18 | 3 | 2.9% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 91 | 18 | 6 | 6.6% | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 105 | 18 | 6 | 5.7% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 86 | 20 | 3 | 3.5% | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 98 | 20 | 3 | 3.1% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 90 | 26 | 10 | 11.1% | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 26 | 10 | 9.6% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 86 | 29 | 4 | 4.7% | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 99 | 30 | 4 | 4.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 1.1% | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 12 | 1 | 1.0% |
South Carolina
General election defeats
There were 170 seats up for election in South Carolina. Overall, 143 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 45 Democrats and 98 Republicans. Of that total, 5 incumbent Democrats lost in general elections, representing 3.5% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | 73 | 0 | 0.0% | 106 | 1 | 0.9% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 4 | 10.8% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 45 | 5 | 11.1% | 98 | 0 | 0.0% | 143 | 5 | 3.5% |
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2010 | 48 | 3 | 6.3% | 58 | 0 | 0.0% | 106 | 3 | 2.8% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 55 | 0 | 0.0% | 89 | 2 | 2.2% | 144 | 2 | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | 112 | 1 | 0.9% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 56 | 0 | 0.0% | 88 | 0 | 0.0% | 144 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | 72 | 2 | 2.8% | 111 | 3 | 2.7% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 59 | 5 | 8.5% | 95 | 0 | 0.0% | 154 | 5 | 3.2% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 39 | 5 | 12.8% | 64 | 1 | 1.6% | 103 | 6 | 5.8% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 45 | 5 | 11.1% | 98 | 0 | 0.0% | 143 | 5 | 3.5% |
Primary defeats
There were 170 seats up for election in South Carolina. Overall, 150 incumbents filed for re-election, including 46 Democrats and 104 Republicans. Of that total, seven incumbents lost in primaries—one Democrat and six Republicans—representing 4.7% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 76 | 29 | 3 | 3.9% | 109 | 38 | 3 | 2.8% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 13 | 7 | 1 | 7.7% | 28 | 6 | 3 | 10.7% | 41 | 13 | 4 | 9.8% | ||||||||||||
Total | 46 | 16 | 1 | 2.2% | 104 | 35 | 6 | 5.8% | 150 | 51 | 7 | 4.7% |
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2010 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 64 | 15 | 5 | 7.8% | 112 | 26 | 5 | 4.5% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 3.5% | 91 | 16 | 3 | 3.3% | 148 | 23 | 5 | 3.4% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 73 | 15 | 2 | 2.7% | 115 | 20 | 2 | 1.7% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 1.8% | 96 | 28 | 8 | 8.3% | 153 | 42 | 9 | 5.9% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7.1% | 74 | 25 | 2 | 2.7% | 116 | 36 | 5 | 4.3% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 1.7% | 97 | 22 | 1 | 1.0% | 156 | 36 | 2 | 1.3% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 4.9% | 70 | 23 | 6 | 8.6% | 111 | 34 | 8 | 7.2% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 46 | 16 | 1 | 2.2% | 104 | 35 | 6 | 5.8% | 150 | 51 | 7 | 4.7% |
South Dakota
General election defeats
There were 105 seats up for election in South Dakota. Overall, 58 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 8 Democrats and 50 Republicans. Of that total, 2 incumbent Democrats lost in general elections, representing 3.4% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 37 | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 1 | 2.4% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 50 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 2 | 3.4% |
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2010 | 25 | 9 | 36.0% | 44 | 0 | 0.0% | 69 | 9 | 13.0% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | 66 | 4 | 6.1% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 58 | 1 | 1.7% | 74 | 3 | 4.1% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | 60 | 2 | 3.3% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 67 | 3 | 4.5% | 76 | 4 | 5.3% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 4 | 5.6% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 57 | 1 | 1.8% | 64 | 2 | 3.1% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 50 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 2 | 3.4% |
Primary defeats
There were 105 seats up for election in South Dakota. Overall, 69 incumbents filed for re-election, including eight Democrats and 61 Republicans. Of that total, 11 Republican incumbents lost in primaries, representing 15.9% of incumbents who filed for re-election.'.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 32 | 6 | 14.0% | 48 | 32 | 6 | 12.5% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 9 | 5 | 27.8% | 21 | 10 | 5 | 23.8% | ||||||||||||
Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 41 | 11 | 18.0% | 69 | 42 | 11 | 15.9% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3.8% | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 7 | 1 | 1.4% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6.7% | 59 | 22 | 4 | 6.8% | 74 | 25 | 5 | 6.8% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | 18 | 2 | 3.8% | 63 | 18 | 2 | 3.2% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 23 | 4 | 6.5% | 76 | 25 | 4 | 5.3% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 35 | 5 | 7.9% | 71 | 35 | 5 | 7.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 41 | 11 | 18.0% | 69 | 42 | 11 | 15.9% |
Tennessee
General election defeats
There were 115 seats up for election in Tennessee. Overall, 103 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 24 Democrats and 79 Republicans. No incumbents who advanced to the general election lost.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2010 | 54 | 13 | 24.1% | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 13 | 12.5% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 25 | 1 | 4.0% | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 86 | 2 | 2.3% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 27 | 2 | 7.4% | 69 | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 2 | 2.1% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 25 | 1 | 4.0% | 81 | 1 | 1.2% | 106 | 2 | 1.9% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | 66 | 1 | 1.5% | 85 | 1 | 1.2% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 1 | 1.3% | 105 | 2 | 1.9% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 0 | 0.0% | 97 | 1 | 1.0% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 115 seats up for election in Tennessee. Overall, 107 incumbents filed for re-election, including 24 Democrats and 83 Republicans. Of that total, 4 incumbents lost in primaries—0 Democrats and 4 Republicans—representing 3.7% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 13 | 2 | 2.9% | 92 | 20 | 2 | 2.2% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 7 | 2 | 15.4% | 15 | 8 | 2 | 13.3% | ||||||||||||
Total | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 20 | 4 | 4.8% | 107 | 28 | 4 | 3.7% |
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2010 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 6 | 2 | 3.9% | 106 | 12 | 2 | 1.9% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 16.7% | 67 | 24 | 7 | 10.4% | 98 | 35 | 12 | 12.2% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 6.9% | 75 | 20 | 6 | 8.0% | 104 | 25 | 8 | 7.7% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 26 | 2 | 2.4% | 109 | 34 | 2 | 1.8% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 5.0% | 69 | 17 | 2 | 2.9% | 89 | 24 | 3 | 3.4% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3.8% | 82 | 17 | 3 | 3.7% | 109 | 27 | 4 | 3.7% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 10 | 2 | 2.7% | 99 | 15 | 2 | 2.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 20 | 4 | 4.8% | 107 | 28 | 4 | 3.7% |
Texas
General election defeats
There were 165 seats up for election in Texas. Overall, 132 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 64 Democrats and 68 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Democrat lost in general elections, representing 0.8% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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House | 56 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 0 | 0.0% | 118 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 64 | 1 | 1.6% | 68 | 0 | 0.0% | 132 | 1 | 0.8% |
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2010 | 71 | 21 | 29.6% | 80 | 0 | 0.0% | 151 | 21 | 13.9% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 52 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 3 | 3.6% | 135 | 3 | 2.2% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 55 | 2 | 3.6% | 83 | 0 | 0.0% | 138 | 2 | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 53 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 4 | 4.4% | 144 | 5 | 3.5% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 52 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 10 | 11.1% | 142 | 10 | 7.0% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 68 | 1 | 1.5% | 83 | 2 | 2.4% | 151 | 3 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 67 | 0 | 0.0% | 83 | 0 | 0.0% | 150 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 64 | 1 | 1.6% | 68 | 0 | 0.0% | 132 | 1 | 0.8% |
Primary defeats
There were 165 seats up for election in Texas. Overall, 148 incumbents filed for re-election, including 65 Democrats and 83 Republicans. Of that total, 16 incumbents lost in primaries—one Democrat and 15 Republicans—representing 10.8% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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House | 57 | 12 | 1 | 1.8% | 77 | 46 | 15 | 19.5% | 134 | 58 | 16 | 11.9% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 65 | 14 | 1 | 1.5% | 83 | 46 | 15 | 18.1% | 148 | 60 | 16 | 10.8% |
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2010 | 75 | 8 | 4 | 5.3% | 82 | 20 | 3 | 3.7% | 157 | 28 | 7 | 4.5% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 94 | 43 | 11 | 11.7% | 147 | 51 | 11 | 7.5% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 3.5% | 93 | 28 | 9 | 9.7% | 150 | 39 | 11 | 7.3% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 33 | 5 | 5.3% | 150 | 46 | 5 | 3.3% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 8.8% | 94 | 33 | 4 | 4.3% | 151 | 50 | 9 | 6.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 70 | 21 | 2 | 2.9% | 85 | 11 | 2 | 2.4% | 155 | 32 | 4 | 2.6% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 1.5% | 84 | 32 | 1 | 1.2% | 152 | 45 | 2 | 1.3% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 1.5% | 83 | 46 | 15 | 18.1% | 148 | 60 | 16 | 10.8% |
Utah
General election defeats
There were 89 seats up for election in Utah. Overall, 71 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 12 Democrats and 59 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Democrat lost in general elections, representing 1.4% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 1 | 1.4% |
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2010 | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | 52 | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 6 | 7.6% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 55 | 1 | 1.8% | 70 | 2 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 1 | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 63 | 1 | 1.6% | 76 | 2 | 2.6% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | 1 | 1.9% | 67 | 1 | 1.5% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | 74 | 1 | 1.4% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 76 | 3 | 3.9% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 71 | 1 | 1.4% |
Primary defeats
There were 89 seats up for election in Utah. Overall, 74 incumbents filed for re-election, including 14 Democrats and 60 Republicans. Of that total, three incumbents lost in primaries—two Democrats and one Republican—representing 4.1% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 12 | 1 | 2 | 16.7% | 50 | 7 | 1 | 2.0% | 62 | 8 | 3 | 4.8% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 14 | 1 | 2 | 14.3% | 60 | 11 | 1 | 1.7% | 74 | 12 | 3 | 4.1% |
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2010 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 8 | 2 | 3.7% | 81 | 9 | 2 | 2.5% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 11.8% | 61 | 12 | 6 | 9.8% | 78 | 14 | 8 | 10.3% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 64 | 4 | 3 | 4.7% | 77 | 4 | 3 | 3.9% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 6 | 3 | 4.8% | 76 | 6 | 3 | 3.9% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 12 | 3 | 4.8% | 77 | 12 | 3 | 3.9% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 11.1% | 64 | 13 | 5 | 7.8% | 82 | 15 | 7 | 8.5% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 14.3% | 60 | 11 | 1 | 1.7% | 74 | 12 | 3 | 4.1% |
Vermont
General election defeats
There were 180 seats up for election in Vermont. Overall, 139 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 102 Democrats and 34 Republicans. Of that total, 18 incumbent Democrats lost in general elections, representing 12.9% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 84 | 14 | 16.7% | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 114 | 14 | 12.3% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 4 | 16.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 102 | 18 | 17.6% | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 139 | 18 | 12.9% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 106 | 4 | 3.8% | 47 | 2 | 4.3% | 158 | 6 | 3.8% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 106 | 3 | 2.8% | 45 | 3 | 6.7% | 155 | 6 | 3.9% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 105 | 11 | 10.5% | 44 | 0 | 0.0% | 152 | 11 | 7.2% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 88 | 6 | 6.8% | 57 | 4 | 7.0% | 151 | 10 | 6.6% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 91 | 1 | 1.1% | 44 | 6 | 13.6% | 145 | 10 | 6.9% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 104 | 5 | 4.8% | 44 | 1 | 2.3% | 156 | 10 | 6.4% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 86 | 1 | 1.2% | 35 | 3 | 8.6% | 123 | 4 | 3.3% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 102 | 18 | 17.6% | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 139 | 18 | 12.9% |
Primary defeats
There were 180 seats up for election in Vermont. Overall, 140 incumbents filed for re-election, including 103 Democrats and 34 Republicans. Of that total, one Democratic incumbent lost in primaries, representing 0.7% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 84 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 114 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3.8% | ||||||||||||
Total | 103 | 19 | 1 | 1.0% | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 140 | 20 | 1 | 0.7% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 107 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 159 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 105 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 155 | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 105 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 3 | 1 | 2.2% | 153 | 8 | 1 | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 88 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1.7% | 152 | 27 | 1 | 0.7% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 88 | 15 | 2 | 2.3% | 44 | 4 | 1 | 2.3% | 148 | 19 | 3 | 2.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 106 | 22 | 2 | 1.9% | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 158 | 26 | 2 | 1.3% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 87 | 14 | 1 | 1.1% | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2.8% | 125 | 18 | 2 | 1.6% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 103 | 19 | 1 | 1.0% | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 140 | 20 | 1 | 0.7% |
Washington
General election defeats
There were 123 seats up for election in Washington. Overall, 97 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 61 Democrats and 36 Republicans. No incumbents who advanced to the general election lost.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 53 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 80 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 97 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2010 | 64 | 8 | 12.5% | 38 | 1 | 2.6% | 102 | 9 | 8.8% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 53 | 1 | 1.9% | 44 | 2 | 4.5% | 97 | 3 | 3.1% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 63 | 4 | 6.3% | 47 | 0 | 0.0% | 110 | 4 | 3.6% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 51 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 3 | 5.9% | 102 | 3 | 2.9% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 58 | 1 | 1.7% | 46 | 8 | 17.4% | 104 | 9 | 8.7% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | 45 | 2 | 4.4% | 107 | 5 | 4.7% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 4 | 10.8% | 96 | 4 | 4.2% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 97 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 123 seats up for election in Washington. Overall, 97 incumbents filed for re-election, including 61 Democrats and 36 Republicans. No incumbents who filed for re-election lost in primaries.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 53 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 80 | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 97 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2010 | 65 | 21 | 1 | 1.5% | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 24 | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 5 | 1 | 2.2% | 98 | 15 | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 8 | 1 | 2.1% | 111 | 23 | 1 | 0.9% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 1.9% | 51 | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 103 | 32 | 1 | 1.0% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 59 | 16 | 1 | 1.7% | 47 | 18 | 1 | 2.1% | 106 | 34 | 2 | 1.9% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 62 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 107 | 38 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 59 | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 31 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 97 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% |
West Virginia
General election defeats
There were 117 seats up for election in West Virginia. Overall, 90 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 8 Democrats and 82 Republicans. No incumbents who advanced to the general election lost.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 72 | 0 | 0.0% | 80 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 0 | 0.0% |
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 74 | 5 | 6.8% | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 99 | 5 | 5.1% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 64 | 7 | 10.9% | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | 96 | 8 | 8.3% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 54 | 22 | 40.7% | 44 | 1 | 2.3% | 98 | 23 | 23.5% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 34 | 8 | 23.5% | 56 | 6 | 10.7% | 90 | 14 | 15.6% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 37 | 4 | 10.8% | 56 | 9 | 16.1% | 94 | 14 | 14.9% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 33 | 11 | 33.3% | 51 | 0 | 0.0% | 84 | 11 | 13.1% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 20 | 8 | 40.0% | 68 | 2 | 2.9% | 88 | 10 | 11.4% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 82 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary defeats
There were 117 seats up for election in West Virginia. Overall, 98 incumbents filed for re-election, including 8 Democrats and 90 Republicans. Of that total, 8 Republican incumbents lost in primaries, representing 8.2% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 76 | 23 | 4 | 5.3% | 84 | 23 | 4 | 4.8% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 7 | 4 | 28.6% | 14 | 7 | 4 | 28.6% | ||||||||||||
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 30 | 8 | 8.9% | 98 | 30 | 8 | 8.2% |
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 76 | 46 | 2 | 2.6% | 27 | 6 | 1 | 3.7% | 103 | 52 | 3 | 2.9% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 66 | 37 | 2 | 3.0% | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 98 | 45 | 2 | 2.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 10.0% | 46 | 15 | 1 | 2.2% | 106 | 34 | 7 | 6.6% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 2.9% | 58 | 18 | 1 | 1.7% | 93 | 38 | 2 | 2.2% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 2.6% | 60 | 25 | 4 | 6.7% | 99 | 40 | 5 | 5.1% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 31 | 10 | 16.7% | 93 | 45 | 10 | 10.8% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 9.1% | 76 | 31 | 9 | 11.8% | 98 | 36 | 11 | 11.2% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 90 | 30 | 8 | 8.9% | 98 | 30 | 8 | 8.2% |
Wisconsin
General election defeats
There were 115 seats up for election in Wisconsin. Overall, 85 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 27 Democrats and 58 Republicans. Of that total, 6 incumbent Republicans lost in general elections, representing 7.1% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
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Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 4 | 8.0% | 72 | 4 | 5.6% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 6 | 10.3% | 85 | 6 | 7.1% |
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2010 | 51 | 13 | 25.5% | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 92 | 13 | 14.1% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 34 | 2 | 5.9% | 58 | 3 | 5.2% | 92 | 5 | 5.4% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | 51 | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 3 | 3.4% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | 63 | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 2 | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | 63 | 0 | 0.0% | 98 | 1 | 1.0% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | 62 | 2 | 3.2% | 94 | 3 | 3.2% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | 55 | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 1 | 1.2% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 6 | 10.3% | 85 | 6 | 7.1% |
Primary defeats
There were 115 seats up for election in Wisconsin. Overall, 89 incumbents filed for re-election, including 27 Democrats and 62 Republicans. Of that total, four Republican incumbents lost in primaries, representing 4.5% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 22 | 4 | 7.4% | 76 | 26 | 4 | 5.3% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 23 | 4 | 6.5% | 89 | 28 | 4 | 4.5% |
Historical primary defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
Incumbents defeated in primaries in Wisconsin, 2010-2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1.9% | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 93 | 13 | 1 | 1.1% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 5.6% | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 94 | 15 | 2 | 2.1% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 5.4% | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 100 | 4 | 2 | 2.0% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 3.0% | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 9 | 1 | 1.1% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 86 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 23 | 4 | 6.5% | 89 | 28 | 4 | 4.5% |
Wyoming
General election defeats
There were 77 seats up for election in Wyoming. Overall, 47 incumbents advanced to the general election, including 5 Democrats and 42 Republicans. Of that total, 1 incumbent Republican lost in general elections, representing 2.1% of incumbents who advanced to the general election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
House | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | |||||||||||||||
Senate | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 1 | 2.4% | 47 | 1 | 2.1% |
Historical general election defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
Incumbents defeated in general elections in Wyoming, 2010-2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | Running | Def. | % | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 18 | 7 | 38.9% | 42 | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 7 | 11.7% | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 48 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 1 | 1.8% | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 1 | 2.0% | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 44 | 1 | 2.3% | 53 | 3 | 5.7% | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 53 | 2 | 3.8% | 62 | 4 | 6.5% | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 46 | 0 | 0.0% | 54 | 3 | 5.6% | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 39 | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 1 | 2.4% | 47 | 1 | 2.1% |
Primary defeats
There were 77 seats up for election in Wyoming. Overall, 61 incumbents filed for re-election, including five Democrats and 56 Republicans. Of that total, 14 Republican incumbents lost in primaries, representing 23.0% of incumbents who filed for re-election.
Statistics from 2024 are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Democratic incumbents | Republican incumbents | Total incumbents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
House | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 33 | 14 | 30.4% | 51 | 33 | 14 | 27.5% | ||||||||||||
Senate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 40 | 14 | 25.0% | 61 | 40 | 14 | 23.0% |
Historical primary defeat statistics are shown below. Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.
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Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | Filed | Cont. | Def. | % | |||||||||||||
2010 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||
2012 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 21 | 3 | 5.9% | 60 | 21 | 3 | 5.0% | ||||||||||||
2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 26 | 4 | 7.3% | 64 | 26 | 4 | 6.3% | ||||||||||||
2016 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 20 | 3 | 6.5% | 55 | 20 | 3 | 5.5% | ||||||||||||
2018 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 19 | 3 | 5.4% | 65 | 19 | 3 | 4.6% | ||||||||||||
2020 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 52 | 30 | 6 | 11.5% | 60 | 31 | 6 | 10.0% | ||||||||||||
2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 28 | 10 | 20.4% | 57 | 28 | 10 | 17.5% | ||||||||||||
2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 56 | 40 | 14 | 25.0% | 61 | 40 | 14 | 23.0% |
See also
- Election results, 2024: State legislatures
- State legislative elections, 2024
- Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2024
- Open seats in state legislative elections, 2024
- Contested state legislative primaries, 2024
- State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2024
- Major party competition in state legislative elections, 2024
- State legislative incumbents without general election challengers, 2024
- Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024
Footnotes
- ↑ Incumbents may also be defeated in other nominating contests such as conventions. Ballotpedia counts an incumbent defeat in a convention as a defeat in a primary.
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