Election results, 2023: Uncontested races by state

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Last updated: December 14, 2023
Ballotpedia covered all federal and state races on November 7, 2023, as well as local elections in America's 100 largest cities by population. In the 2023 general election, an average of 34% of seats nationwide were uncontested. This percentage includes states where all seats on the ballot were contested.

The analysis below includes Ballotpedia's compiled data on the 1,233 seats that were on the ballot on November 7, 2023. A race was considered uncontested if the number of candidates who filed for election was less than or equal to the number of seats on the ballot.

The table below shows the uncontested seat rate for each state and election type:

See also

• Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2023
• Election results, 2023: Incumbent win rates by state
• Election results, 2022: Uncontested races by state
• Election results, 2021: Uncontested races by state

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