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Record low number of uncontested incumbents in 2026 state legislative general elections

There are a record few uncontested incumbents in this year’s state legislative general elections. Of the 4,888 incumbents running for re-election, 979 of them (20%) are uncontested and guaranteed re-election. Ballotpedia uses the number and percentage of incumbents in uncontested general elections to help determine the overall competitiveness of an…

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