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border:0px;"><span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">«</span> <b><a href="/2018_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2018</a></b> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><img alt="Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/185px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png" decoding="async" width="185" height="185" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/278px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/370px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png 2x" data-file-width="792" data-file-height="792" /></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; padding: 0.25em 0em 0.25em .7em; font-size:105%;"><center><b><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019" title="State legislative elections, 2019">2019 elections</a></b></center></td></tr><tr><td><center><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019#Louisiana" title="State legislative elections, 2019">Louisiana</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019#Mississippi" title="State legislative elections, 2019">Mississippi</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019#New_Jersey" title="State legislative elections, 2019">New Jersey</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019#Virginia" title="State legislative elections, 2019">Virginia</a><br /> <a href="/State_legislative_special_elections,_2019" title="State legislative special elections, 2019">2019 special elections</a></center></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="infobox" style="width:23%; background:#F6F6F6; font-size:100%; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0; float:right; padding:5px; margin:5px; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color: #4A4A4A; padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0; color:white; font-size:130%;">2019 Elections</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><b>Choose a chamber below:</b></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><select id="states"> <option value="State legislative">Select an election</option> <option value="Louisiana State Senate">Louisiana Senate</option> <option value="Louisiana House of Representatives">Louisiana House</option> <option value="Mississippi State Senate">Mississippi Senate</option> <option value="Mississippi House of Representatives">Mississippi House</option> <option value="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey Assembly</option> <option value="Virginia State Senate">Virginia Senate</option> <option value="Virginia House of Delegates">Virginia House</option> <option value="State legislative special">2019 special elections</option> </select> <script type="text/javascript"> window.RLQ.push( function () { $('#states').change(function(){ var pickedState = $(this).val(); pickedStateUrl = pickedState.replace(/ /g,"_"); var newUrl = 'https://ballotpedia.org/' + pickedStateUrl + '_elections,_2019'; window.location.href = newUrl; }); }); </script></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> <i><b>Updated December 6, 2019</b></i><br /> Ballotpedia's 9th Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report analyzes all 538 state legislative elections that took place in November 2019. Key findings included: </p> <div style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <div style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; font-size: 90%; width: 100%; color:#202020;"> <b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>301 (55.9%) state legislative elections did not have major party competition, meaning they featured a candidate from just one of the two major political parties. </li></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>There were more races with two major party candidates in 2019 (44.1%) than there were in 2015 (38.3%), but fewer than there were in 2011 (46.0%). </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>105 (19.5%) state legislative incumbents did not seek re-election. Of those, 65 were Republicans, 38 were Democrats, and two were minor party or independent officeholders. </li></div></div> <p>Only four states hold state legislative elections during odd-numbered years: Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia. This year, both chambers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia were up for election, along with the New Jersey General Assembly. The last time all of these chambers were up for election at the same time was 2015. The table below shows competitiveness statistics for each odd-year election dating back to 2011.<br /> </p><p>This report is organized into four sections. They are: </p> <ul><li><a href="#Competitiveness_overview">Competitiveness overview</a></li> <li><a href="#Open_seats">Open seats</a></li> <li><a href="#Incumbents_in_contested_primaries">Incumbents in contested primaries</a></li> <li><a href="#Major_party_competition">Major party competition</a></li></ul> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Competitiveness_overview"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Competitiveness overview</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Open_seats"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Open seats</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Historical_comparison"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Historical comparison</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Incumbents_in_contested_primaries"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbents in contested primaries</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Historical_comparison_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Historical comparison</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#All_contested_primaries"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">All contested primaries</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Major_party_competition"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Major party competition</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Historical_comparison_3"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Historical comparison</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Competitiveness_overview">Competitiveness overview</span></h2> <p>Competitiveness refers to the presence of choice throughout the election cycle. A greater level of competitiveness means voters have the ability to make more decisions. A lower level of competitiveness equals fewer choices. </p><p>Ballotpedia uses three factors to determine state legislative competitiveness: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/Open_seats_in_state_legislative_elections,_2019" title="Open seats in state legislative elections, 2019">Open seats</a></b>, those where no incumbents filed to run;</li> <li><b><a href="/State_legislative_incumbents_in_contested_primaries,_2019" title="State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2019">Incumbents in contested primaries</a></b>, those who could potentially lose to challengers; and,</li> <li><b><a href="/Major_party_competition_in_state_legislative_elections,_2019" title="Major party competition in state legislative elections, 2019">Major party competition</a></b> — where Democrats and Republicans meet head-to-head in the general election.</li></ul> <p>These percentages are averaged to produce a State Legislative Competitiveness Index, which can range from zero (least competitive) to 100 (most competitive). </p><p>The table below shows the Competitiveness Indices from 2011 to 2019 as well as the three factors used to calculate the indices. <a href="/A_%22Competitiveness_Index%22_for_capturing_competitiveness_in_state_legislative_elections" title="A "Competitiveness Index" for capturing competitiveness in state legislative elections">Click here</a> to read more about Ballotpedia's methodology used when calculating Competitiveness Indices. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="background:none; width:55%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#008000; color: white;" colspan="9" align="center">State legislative Competitiveness Indices, 2011-2019 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2011 </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2013 </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2015 </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2017 </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2019 </th> <th style="background-color:#000000; color: white;">AVERAGE </th></tr> <tr> <td>Competitiveness Index </td> <td>28.1 </td> <td>30.3 </td> <td>25.4 </td> <td>34.9 </td> <td>30.8 </td> <td style="background-color:#EBFFE5; color: black;"><b>29.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Open seats </td> <td>17.0% </td> <td>6.8% </td> <td>14.7% </td> <td>9.1% </td> <td>19.5% </td> <td style="background-color:#EBFFE5; color: black;"><b>13.4%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Inc. in contested primaries </td> <td>21.4% </td> <td>11.7% </td> <td>23.3% </td> <td>16.0% </td> <td>28.9% </td> <td style="background-color:#EBFFE5; color: black;"><b>20.3%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Seats with major party competition </td> <td>46.0% </td> <td>72.3% </td> <td>38.3% </td> <td>79.5% </td> <td>44.1% </td> <td style="background-color:#EBFFE5; color: black;"><b>56.0%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Open_seats">Open seats</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Open_seats_in_state_legislative_elections,_2019" title="Open seats in state legislative elections, 2019">Open seats in state legislative elections, 2019</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>There were <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019" title="State legislative elections, 2019">538 state legislative seats</a> up for election in November 2019 in four states. Of that total, there were <b>105 open seats</b>, guaranteeing at least <b>20% of all seats would be won by newcomers</b>. This was the highest number and percentage of open seats since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2011. </p><p>Ballotpedia uses the number and percentage of open seats to help determine the overall competitiveness of an election cycle. A greater number of open seats guarantees more newcomers entering legislatures and typically results in more candidates running for office. A smaller number of open seats guarantees fewer newcomers and typically results in fewer candidates running for office. </p><p><b>In 2019</b>: </p> <div style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> There were <b>38 open Democratic seats</b>, those most recently held by Democrats at the time of filing. </li></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> There were <b>65 open Republican seats</b>, those most recently held by Republicans at the time of filing. </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> There were <b>two other open seats</b>. This includes those most recently held by minor party or independent officeholders at the time of filing. </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> The total number of open seats—105—was the highest since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2011, representing a 33% increase from 2015, which was the last time all four states held elections. </li></div></div><p><br /><br /> </p><center> <table class="wikitable" style="align: center; border: 0px; background: white; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0; width: 80%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="25" align="center" style="background-color:#424949; color: white;">Open state legislative seats, 2019 </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;width:20%"><b>Chamber</b> </th> <th rowspan="3" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;width:12%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number state legislative seats up for election.</i> </p>">Seats</span></b> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#334aab; color: white;width:12%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of open seats that were most recently held by Democrats heading into the election.</i> </p>">Democratic</span></b> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#ab333f; color: white;width:12%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of open seats that were most recently held by Republicans heading into the election.</i> </p>">Republican</span></b> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#727272; color: white;width:12%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of open seats that were most recently held by minor party or independent officeholders heading into the election. This value also includes seats that were not held by any party heading into the election, which typically occurs after redistricting.</i> </p>">Other</span></b> </th> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;width:32%"><b>Total</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:16%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of open seats.</i> </p>">#</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:16%"><i><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Open seats as a percentage of all seats up for election.</i> </p>">%</span></b></i> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;">House</td> <td>407</td> <td>29</td> <td>42</td> <td>2</td> <td>73</td> <td>17.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;">Senate</td> <td>131</td> <td>9</td> <td>23</td> <td>0</td> <td>32</td> <td>24.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;"><b>Total</b></td> <td><b>538</b></td> <td><b>38</b></td> <td><b>65</b></td> <td><b>2</b></td> <td><b>105</b></td> <td><b>19.5%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table></center> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_comparison">Historical comparison</span></h3> <p>The chart below shows a breakdown of open seats from 2011 to 2019. The "Other" value includes seats left open by minor party and independent officeholders. </p><p><iframe title="Open state legislative seats, 2011-2019" aria-label="Stacked Column Chart" id="datawrapper-chart-z2ORv" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/z2ORv/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="425" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbents_in_contested_primaries">Incumbents in contested primaries</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_legislative_incumbents_in_contested_primaries,_2019" title="State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2019">State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2019</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>There were <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019" title="State legislative elections, 2019">538 state legislative seats</a> up for election in November 2019 in four states. Overall, 433 incumbents filed for re-election and were running at the time of their respective primaries. Of that total, <b>125 incumbents faced contested primaries</b>, representing <b>29% of all incumbents who filed for re-election</b>. This was the largest number and percentage of contested primaries since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2011. </p><p>Ballotpedia uses the number and percentage of incumbents in contested primaries to help determine the overall competitiveness of an election cycle. A larger number of contested primaries indicates more opportunities for voters to elect a non-incumbent to office. A smaller number indicates fewer of those opportunities. </p><p><b>In 2019</b>: </p> <div style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> There were <b>68 Democratic incumbents in contested primaries</b>, representing 34% of all Democratic incumbents who filed for re-election, a 48% increase from 2015. </li></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> There were <b>56 Republican incumbents in contested primaries</b>, representing 25% of all Republican incumbents who filed for re-election, a 7% decrease from 2015. </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> There was <b>one minor party or independent incumbent in contested primaries</b>, representing 25% of all minor party or independent incumbents who filed for re-election. </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> The total number of incumbents in contested primaries—125—was up from 2015 (107), the last time all four states held elections, representing a 17% increase. </li></div></div><p><br /><br /> </p><center> <table class="wikitable" style="align: center; border: 0px; background: white; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0; width: 80%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="25" align="center" style="background-color:#424949; color: white;">State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2019 </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;width:11%"><b>Chamber</b> </th> <th rowspan="3" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;width:11%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number state legislative seats up for election. This number may differ from the total number of districts holding elections in states with <a href='/wiki/index.php?title=Multi-member_districts&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1' class='new' title='Multi-member districts (page does not exist)'>multi-member districts</a>.</i> </p>">Seats</span></b> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:#334aab; color: white;"><b>Democratic</b> </th> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:#ab333f; color: white;"><b>Republican</b> </th> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;"><b>Total</b><sup id="cite_ref-totalsexp_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-totalsexp-1">[1]</a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#798bd7; color: black;width:6.5%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of Democratic incumbents running at the time of the primary.</i> </p>">Filed</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#798bd7; color: black;width:6.5%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number Democratic incumbents in contested primaries.</i> </p>">Cont.</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#798bd7; color: black;width:6.5%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Democratic incumbents in contested primaries as a percentage of Democratic incumbents running at the time of the primary.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#d46f79; color: black;width:6.5%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of Republican incumbents running at the time of the primary.</i> </p>">Filed</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#d46f79; color: black;width:6.5%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number Republican incumbents in contested primaries.</i> </p>">Cont.</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#d46f79; color: black;width:6.5%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Republican incumbents in contested primaries as a percentage of Republican incumbents running at the time of the primary.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:6.5%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of incumbents running at the time of the primary.</i> </p>">Filed</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:6.5%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number incumbents in contested primaries.</i> </p>">Cont.</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:6.5%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Incumbents in contested primaries as a percentage of incumbents running at the time of the primary.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;">House</td> <td>407</td> <td>158</td> <td>49</td> <td>31.0%</td> <td>172</td> <td>41</td> <td>23.8%</td> <td>334</td> <td>91</td> <td>27.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;">Senate</td> <td>131</td> <td>43</td> <td>19</td> <td>44.2%</td> <td>56</td> <td>15</td> <td>26.8%</td> <td>99</td> <td>34</td> <td>34.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;"><b>Total</b></td> <td><b>538</b></td> <td><b>201</b></td> <td><b>68</b></td> <td><b>33.8%</b></td> <td><b>228</b></td> <td><b>56</b></td> <td><b>24.6%</b></td> <td><b>433</b></td> <td><b>125</b></td> <td><b>28.9%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table></center> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_comparison_2">Historical comparison</span></h3> <p>The chart below shows a breakdown of incumbents in contested primaries from 2011 to 2019. </p><p><iframe title="State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2011-2019" aria-label="Stacked Columns" id="datawrapper-chart-s6TVY" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/s6TVY/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="425" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="All_contested_primaries">All contested primaries</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Contested_state_legislative_primaries,_2019" title="Contested state legislative primaries, 2019">Contested state legislative primaries, 2019</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>This section shows figures on <i>all</i> contested state legislative primaries, regardless of whether an incumbent was present. There were <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The number of districts holding elections (498) is lower than the number of seats up for election (538) because of <a href='/Multi-member_district' title='Multi-member district'>multi-member districts</a>, which are districts that contain more than one seat. Primaries are held by district rather than by seat.</i> </p>">498 state legislative districts</span> up for election nationwide, creating <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>This total includes 354 possible Democratic primaries, 352 possible Republican primaries, and 144 possible top-two/four primaries.</i> </p>">850 possible primaries</span>. Of that total, there were <b>215 contested primaries</b>, meaning <b>25% of all primaries were contested</b>. This was the highest number and percentage of contested primaries since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2011. </p><p><b>In 2019</b>: </p> <div style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> There were <b>67 contested Democratic primaries</b>, representing 19% of all possible Democratic primaries and a 37% increase from 2015. </li></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> There were <b>56 contested Republican primaries</b>, representing 16% of all possible Republican primaries and a 12% increase from 2015. </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> There were <b>92 contested top-two/four primaries</b>, representing 64% of all possible top-two/four primaries and a 31% increase from 2015. </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> The total number of contested primaries—215—was up from 169 in 2015, the last time all four states held elections, representing a 27% increase. </li></div></div><p><br /><br /> </p><center> <table class="wikitable" style="align: center; border: 0px; background: white; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0; width: 80%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="25" align="center" style="background-color:#424949; color: white;">Contested state legislative primaries, 2019 </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;width:10%"><b>Chamber</b> </th> <th rowspan="3" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number state legislative districts holding elections. This number may differ from the total number of seats up for election in states with <a href='/wiki/index.php?title=Multi-member_districts&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1' class='new' title='Multi-member districts (page does not exist)'>multi-member districts</a>.</i> </p>">Districts</span></b> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#334aab; color: white;"><b>Democratic</b> </th> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#ab333f; color: white;"><b>Republican</b> </th> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#727272; color: white;"><b>Top-two/four</b> </th> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;"><b>Total</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#798bd7; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of contested Democratic primaries.</i> </p>">#</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#798bd7; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Contested Democratic primaries as a percentage of all possible Democratic primaries. There is one possible Democratic primary per district.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#d46f79; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of contested Republican primaries.</i> </p>">#</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#d46f79; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Contested Republican primaries as a percentage of all possible Republican primaries. There is one possible Republican primary per district.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#bababa; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of contested top-two/four primaries.</i> </p>">#</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#bababa; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Contested top-two/four primaries as a percentage of all possible top-two/four primaries. There is one possible top-two/four primary per district.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number of contested primaries.</i> </p>">#</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Contested primaries as a percentage of possible major party and top-two/four primaries. In states with partisan primaries, there are two possible major party primaries per district. In states with top-two/four primaries, there is one such primary per district.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;">House</td> <td>367</td> <td>45</td> <td>17.2%</td> <td>35</td> <td>13.5%</td> <td>65</td> <td>61.9%</td> <td>145</td> <td>23.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;">Senate</td> <td>131</td> <td>22</td> <td>23.9%</td> <td>21</td> <td>22.8%</td> <td>27</td> <td>69.2%</td> <td>70</td> <td>31.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;"><b>Total</b></td> <td><b>498</b></td> <td><b>67</b></td> <td><b>18.9%</b></td> <td><b>56</b></td> <td><b>15.9%</b></td> <td><b>92</b></td> <td><b>63.9%</b></td> <td><b>215</b></td> <td><b>25.3%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table></center> <p>The chart below shows a breakdown of contested primaries from 2011 to 2019. </p><p><iframe title="Contested state legislative primaries, 2011-2019" aria-label="Stacked Column Chart" id="datawrapper-chart-v96bI" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/v96bI/2/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="425" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Major_party_competition">Major party competition</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Major_party_competition_in_state_legislative_elections,_2019" title="Major party competition in state legislative elections, 2019">Major party competition in state legislative elections, 2019</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>There were <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019" title="State legislative elections, 2019">538 state legislative seats</a> up for election in November 2019 in four states. Of that total, <b>301 (56%) were uncontested and had no major party competition</b>. The remaining 237 (44%) were contested by both major parties. This was the second-largest percentage of seats with no major party competition since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2011. </p><p>Ballotpedia uses the level of major party competition to help determine the overall competitiveness of an election cycle. A larger number of seats without major party competition indicates fewer options on the ballot. A smaller number indicates more options. </p><p><b>In 2019</b>: </p> <div style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> <b>Democrats were guaranteed to win 142 seats (26%)</b> that lacked Republican competition, a 1% increase from 2015. </li></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> <b>Republicans were guaranteed to win 158 seats (29%)</b> that lacked Democratic competition, a 17% decrease from 2015. </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> Overall, Democrats ran for 379 seats (70%) and Republicans ran for 395 (73%). </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> There was <b>one seat guaranteed to minor party or independent candidates</b> because no major party candidates ran. </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li> The total number of seats without major party competition—301—was less than in 2015 (332), the last time all four states held elections, representing a 9% decrease. </li></div></div><p><br /> </p><center> <table class="wikitable" style="align: center; border: 0px; background: white; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0; width: 70%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="25" align="center" style="background-color:#424949; color: white;">Major party competition in state legislative elections, 2019 </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;width:10%"><b>Chamber</b> </th> <th rowspan="4" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>The total number state legislative seats up for election. This number may differ from the total number of districts holding elections in states with <a href='/wiki/index.php?title=Multi-member_districts&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1' class='new' title='Multi-member districts (page does not exist)'>multi-member districts</a>.</i> </p>">Seats</span></b> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#727272; color: white;"><b>Uncontested</b> </th> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background-color:#727272; color: white;"><b>Contested</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#334aab; color: white;"><b>Only Democrats</b> </th> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#ab333f; color: white;"><b>Only Republicans</b> </th> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color: black;"><b>Total</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#798bd7; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Number of seats featuring Democrats without Republican competition.</i> </p>">#</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#798bd7; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Seats featuring Democrats without Republican competition as a percentage of all seats up for election.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#d46f79; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Number of seats featuring Republicans without Democratic competition.</i> </p>">#</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#d46f79; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Seats featuring Republicans without Democratic competition as a percentage of all seats up for election.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Number of seats without major party competition.</i> </p>">#</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Seats without major party competition as a percentage of all seats up for election.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Number of seats contested by both major parties.</i> </p>">#</span></b> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; color: black;width:10%"><b><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><i>Seats contested by both major parties as a percentage of all seats up for election.</i> </p>">%</span></b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;">House</td> <td>407</td> <td>105</td> <td>25.8%</td> <td>113</td> <td>27.8%</td> <td>219</td> <td>53.8%</td> <td>188</td> <td>46.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;">Senate</td> <td>131</td> <td>37</td> <td>28.2%</td> <td>45</td> <td>34.4%</td> <td>82</td> <td>62.6%</td> <td>49</td> <td>37.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E5E5;color:black;"><b>Total</b></td> <td><b>538</b></td> <td><b>142</b></td> <td><b>26.4%</b></td> <td><b>158</b></td> <td><b>29.4%</b></td> <td><b>301</b></td> <td><b>55.9%</b></td> <td><b>237</b></td> <td><b>44.1%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table></center> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_comparison_3">Historical comparison</span></h3> <p>The chart below shows a breakdown of major party competition in state legislative elections from 2011 to 2019. </p><p><iframe title="State legislative major party competition, 2011-2019" aria-label="Stacked Columns" id="datawrapper-chart-Y8Yaz" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Y8Yaz/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="500" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script> </p><p><br /> </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019" title="State legislative elections, 2019">State legislative elections, 2019</a> <ul><li><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2019" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2019">Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/Open_seats_in_state_legislative_elections,_2019" title="Open seats in state legislative elections, 2019">Open seats in state legislative elections, 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/Contested_state_legislative_primaries,_2019" title="Contested state legislative primaries, 2019">Contested state legislative primaries, 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/State_legislative_incumbents_in_contested_primaries,_2019" title="State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2019">State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/Major_party_competition_in_state_legislative_elections,_2019" title="Major party competition in state legislative elections, 2019">Major party competition in state legislative elections, 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_state_legislative_elections,_2019" title="Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2019">Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2019</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/Primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_government,_2019" title="Primary election competitiveness in state government, 2019">Primary election competitiveness in state government, 2019</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; 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line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._11,_2021" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 11, 2021">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Major_party_competition_in_state_legislative_elections,_2021" title="Major party competition in state legislative elections, 2021">Major party competition</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_state_legislative_elections,_2021" title="Open seats in state legislative elections, 2021">Open seats</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2021" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2021">Impact of term limits</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_incumbents_in_contested_primaries,_2021" title="State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2021">Incumbents in contested primaries</a> • <a href="/2021_primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_government" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 primary election competitiveness in state government">Primary competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_state_legislative_elections,_2021" title="Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2021">Incumbents defeated</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2020" title="State legislative elections, 2020">2020</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._10,_2020" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2020_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2020 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2020_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2020 state legislative elections">Open seats</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2020" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2020">Impact of term limits</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_incumbents_in_contested_primaries,_2020" title="State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2020">Incumbents in contested primaries</a> • <a href="/2020_primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_and_federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 primary election competitiveness in state and federal government">Primary competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2020%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2020's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019" title="State legislative elections, 2019">2019</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2019_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2019 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2019_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2019 state legislative elections">Open seats</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2019" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2019">Impact of term limits</a> • <a href="/2019_primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_and_federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 primary election competitiveness in state and federal government">Primary competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2019%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2019's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2018" title="State legislative elections, 2018">2018</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Competitiveness_in_state_legislative_elections,_2018" class="mw-redirect" title="Competitiveness in state legislative elections, 2018">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2018_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2018 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2018_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2018 state legislative elections">Open seats</a> • <a href="/Aftermath_of_the_2016_presidential_election_in_2018_state_legislative_elections" title="Aftermath of the 2016 presidential election in 2018 state legislative elections">Aftermath of the 2016 presidential election</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2017" title="State legislative elections, 2017">2017</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Primary_competitiveness_in_2017_state_legislative_elections" title="Primary competitiveness in 2017 state legislative elections">Primary competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2017_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2017 state legislative elections">Open seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_a_primary_challenger_in_the_2017_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with a primary challenger in the 2017 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2017_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2017 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2017%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2017's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2016" title="State legislative elections, 2016">2016</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2016_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2016_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2016 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_challenger_in_the_2016_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with no primary challenger in the 2016 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2016_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2016 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2016%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2016's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2015" title="State legislative elections, 2015">2015</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2015_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2015_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2015 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_a_primary_challenger_in_the_2015_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with a primary challenger in the 2015 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_2015_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the 2015 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2015" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2015">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2015%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2015's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2015%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2015's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2015_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no primary or general election challengers in the 2015 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no primary or general election opposition</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2014" title="State legislative elections, 2014">2014</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2014_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2014_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2014 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_challenger_in_the_2014_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with no primary challenger in the 2014 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2014_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2014 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2014" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2014">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2014%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2014's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2014%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2014's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2014_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no primary or general election challengers in the 2014 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no primary or general election opposition</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2013" title="State legislative elections, 2013">2013</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2013_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2013_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2013 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_challenger_in_the_2013_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with no primary challenger in the 2013 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2013_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2013 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2013" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2013">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2013_state_legislative_elections" title="Incumbents with no primary or general election challengers in the 2013 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary or general election opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2013%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2013's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2013%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2013's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_general_election_opposition_in_2013_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no general election opposition in 2013 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no major party opposition</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">2012</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2012_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2012_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2012 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_challenger_in_the_2012_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with no primary challenger in the 2012 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2012_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2012 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2012" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2012">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2012_state_legislative_elections" title="Incumbents with no primary or general election challengers in the 2012 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary or general election opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2012%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2012's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2012%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2012's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_general_election_opposition_in_2012_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no general election opposition in 2012 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2012" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2012">Impact of term limits</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2011" title="State legislative elections, 2011">2011</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2011_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2011_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2011 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_challenger_in_the_2011_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with no primary challenger in the 2011 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2011_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2011 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2011" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2011">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2011_state_legislative_elections" title="Incumbents with no primary or general election challengers in the 2011 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary or general election opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2011%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2011's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2011%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2011's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_general_election_opposition_in_2011_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no general election opposition in 2011 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2011" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2011">Impact of term limits</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2010" title="State legislative elections, 2010">2010</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2010_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2010_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2010 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> •<a href="/Incumbents_with_primary_challengers_in_the_2010_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with primary challengers in the 2010 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2010_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2010 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2010" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2010">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2010_state_legislative_elections" title="Incumbents with no primary or general election challengers in the 2010 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary or general election opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2010%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2010's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2010%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2010's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_general_election_opposition_in_2010_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no general election opposition in 2010 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2010" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2010">Impact of term limits</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2009" title="State legislative elections, 2009">2009</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; 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Legislature">Idaho</a> (<a href="/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Idaho_State_Senate" title="Idaho State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois</a> (<a href="/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Illinois_State_Senate" title="Illinois State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana</a> (<a href="/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Indiana_State_Senate" title="Indiana State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Iowa_State_Senate" title="Iowa State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Kansas_State_Legislature" title="Kansas State Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Kansas_State_Senate" title="Kansas State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Kentucky_State_Senate" title="Kentucky State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span 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