Elections and Voting 3C - Congressional Elections facts
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- Elections and Voting 3C Congressional Elections
- Locality Rule
- Idaho
- Tennessee
- Washington
- New York
- Virginia
- Arizona
- Incumbents defeated in primaries?
- 93% re-election rate average for HoR
- 80% re-election rate average in the Senate
- 96% in 2004
- 79% 2006
- Changed in 2010
- rise of the Tea Party
- Christine O'Donnell defeated Tim Pawlenty in Delaware
- rise of the Tea Party
- safe seats
- democrats
- New York 15th District (includes Queens)
- José E. Serrano 2013 to present
- New York 15th District (includes Queens)
- Republicans
- Allabama 6th District (includes Birmingham)
- Spencer Bachus 1993-present
- Allabama 6th District (includes Birmingham)
- democrats
- Coat-Tails effect
- Obama brought in 21 House seats and 8 Senate seats
- Split-Ticket voting
- 2008 - Obama won the presidential race in 34 districts where Republicans won the House seats
- 2008 49 states had Democratic House seats but voted McCain for President
- Decline in competitive elections
- seat that is won by the incumbent with less than 10 points
- just under 93% HoR had safe seats in 2004
- Mid-Terms (Presidential party looses seats).
- 2010 Democrats lost 63 House seats and 6 senate seats
- 2002 Bush gained seats 5 House setas and 2 Senate seats
- result of his 'war on terror' after 9/11
- Locality Rule
- Locality Rule
- Idaho
- Tennessee
- Washington
- New York
- Virginia
- Arizona
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