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Trivia Answer

In 2018, 6,073 state legislative seats were up for election, which represents about 82% of all state legislative offices in the United States. In those districts, 4,952—82%—of incumbents ran for re-election. Of those incumbents seeking re-election in 2018, 1,054, or 21.3%, faced a primary challenger.

What percentage of state legislative incumbents who faced a primary challenger in 2018 lost in the primary election?

a. 5%
b. 9%
c. 12%
d. 14%

The correct answer was 14%.

In 2018, 147—or 13.9%—of incumbent state legislators facing a primary challenger lost in the primary election. Our detailed analysis of the data from 2018 broke this number down by party. Among Democrats, 70 incumbents—14.4%—were defeated in the primary. Among Republicans, 77 incumbents—13.8%—were defeated in the primary.

Click here for a breakdown of this data by state.