102 State Legislative Incumbents Have Been Defeated in Primaries

August 17, 2018: A total of 109 state legislative incumbents have been defeated in primaries so far this year. That total includes 51 Democrats and 58 Republicans.

Historically, about 12 percent of state legislative incumbents are defeated in primaries and 88 percent win their nomination. So far this year, 86 percent have emerged victorious.

In addition to those defeated in primaries, about 8 percent of state legislative incumbents typically lose in the general election.

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