United States House of Representatives elections with multiple incumbents, 2022
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As states completed their congressional redistricting plans after the 2020 census, some U.S. House of Representatives incumbents announced they were running for re-election in the same congressional district as another U.S. House member. This can happen because the home addresses or political bases of support of multiple U.S. House incumbents exist in the same district, or multiple U.S. House incumbents determine that the characteristics of a particular district after redistricting are more favorable for his or her re-election. There were six such districts which had two incumbents that ran against each other in the primaries, with four races between two Democrats and two between two Republicans. Two districts had one Democratic and one Republican incumbent in the general election. Click here to view a table displaying these races.
Geoffrey Skelley and Nathaniel Rakich wrote at FiveThirtyEight that "Redistricting may reshape the electoral playing field for a U.S. House incumbent in different ways — a seat might become much safer, more vulnerable or even cease to exist. But on rare occasions, changes wrought by redistricting can also pit two incumbents against one another in the next election. In some cases, incumbents from the same party meet in a primary faceoff; at other times, members from opposing parties confront each other in a general election showdown. Most election cycles that follow redistricting have at least a handful of incumbent clashes, and 2022 is no different...The share of a district’s residents an incumbent already represents may be key in these races — ... one incumbent’s 'friends and neighbors' can significantly outnumber those of the other incumbent."[1]
Eight U.S. House races had two incumbents running for the same congressional district in the 2022 elections. After the 2010 census, there were 13 districts where multiple incumbents ran against each other in the 2012 primary or general elections.
The U.S. Constitution requires that members of the U.S. House of Representatives are residents of the state from which he or she is elected. However, it does not require them to live in the district that they represent.[2]
U.S. House races with two incumbents, 2022
The U.S. House incumbents listed in the table below announced their candidacy for the same congressional district for the 2022 U.S. House elections.
| U.S. House incumbents who announced candidacies in the same district for the 2022 elections | |||||
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| U.S. House incumbent (party) | District | U.S. House incumbent (party) | District | 2022 District | Election winner |
Neal Dunn  |
Florida's 2nd | Al Lawson  |
Florida's 5th | Florida's 2nd[3] | Dunn
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| Carolyn Bourdeaux |
Georgia's 7th | Lucy McBath |
Georgia's 6th | Georgia's 7th[4] | McBath
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| Sean Casten |
Illinois' 6th | Marie Newman |
Illinois' 3rd | Illinois' 6th[5] | Casten
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| Rodney Davis |
Illinois' 13th | Mary Miller |
Illinois' 15th | Illinois' 15th[6] | Miller
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| Andy Levin |
Michigan's 9th | Haley Stevens |
Michigan's 11th | Michigan's 11th[7] | Stevens
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| Carolyn Maloney |
New York's 12th | Jerry Nadler |
New York's 10th | New York's 12th[8] | Nadler
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| Mayra Flores |
Texas' 34th | Vicente Gonzalez Jr. |
Texas' 15th | Texas' 34th[9] | Gonzalez
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| David McKinley |
West Virginia's 1st | Alex Mooney |
West Virginia's 2nd | West Virginia's 2nd[10] | Mooney
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Links to redistricting coverage
For more information about the redistricting process in those states where multiple U.S. House incumbents ran in the same district, see:
- Redistricting in Florida after the 2020 census
- Redistricting in Georgia after the 2020 census
- Redistricting in Illinois after the 2020 census
- Redistricting in Michigan after the 2020 census
- Redistricting in New York after the 2020 census
- Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census
- Redistricting in West Virginia after the 2020 census
U.S. House races with two incumbents, 2012
There were 13 U.S. House races where multiple incumbents ran against each other in the same congressional district in the 2012 U.S. House elections, in either the primary or general election:
Background
Redistricting information by state
Select a state on the map below to read more about redistricting in that state.
Who's in charge of redistricting?
Congressional redistricting
Most states are required to draw new congressional district lines every 10 years following completion of United States Census (those states comprising one congressional district are not required to redistrict). In 33 of these states, state legislatures play the dominant role in congressional redistricting. In nine states, commissions draw congressional district lines. In two states, hybrid systems are used, in which the legislatures share redistricting authority with commissions. The remaining states comprise one congressional district each, rendering redistricting unnecessary. See the map and table below for further details.[14][15]
State legislative redistricting
In 34 of the 50 states, state legislatures play the dominant role in state legislative redistricting. Commissions draw state legislative district lines in 14 states. In two states, hybrid systems are used, in which state legislature share redistricting authority with commissions. See the map and table below for further details.[14][15][16]
See also
External links
- All About Redistricting
- National Conference of State Legislatures, "Redistricting Process"
- FairVote, "Redistricting"
Footnotes
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "The 6 House Races Where Incumbents Are Likely To Face Another Incumbent," January 25, 2022
- ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, "Constitutional Qualifications," accessed November 24, 2021
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Al Lawson to challenge Neal Dunn in new North Florida district," June 9, 2022
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Bourdeaux in matchup against McBath says she has incumbent’s edge," November 23, 2021
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "U.S. Rep. Marie Newman announces she’ll challenge fellow Democrat Sean Casten following remap," October 29, 2021
- ↑ St. Louis Public Radio, "Miller and Davis will square off in race for Illinois’ 15th Congressional District," January 1, 2022
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Democratic Michigan Reps. Stevens, Levin appear set for a primary race," December 28, 2021
- ↑ The New York Times, "Judge Approves N.Y. House Map, Cementing Chaos for Democrats," May 21, 2022
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP Rep. Mayra Flores sworn in after flipping House seat in special election," June 21, 2022
- ↑ Roll Call, "Mooney, McKinley put in same district by new West Virginia map," October 14, 2021
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 California has a top-two primary system, in which the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, go on to the general election.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Each incumbent won their respective party's primary.
- ↑ Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 All About Redistricting, "National Summary," accessed July 29, 2024
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 The American Redistricting Project, "State," accessed July 29, 2024
- ↑ NCSL, "Redistricting Commissions: State Legislative Plans," December 10, 2021
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