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1978
1978 House Primaries
Congressional primary results across 47 states. 755 party contests, 327 contested (43.3%).
1956
47 states
1958
48 states
1960
49 states
1962
48 states
1964
46 states
1966
48 states
1968
48 states
1970
50 states
1972
48 states
1974
49 states
1976
48 states
1978
47 states
1980
48 states
1982
49 states
1984
48 states
1986
49 states
1988
48 states
1990
48 states
1992
49 states
1994
49 states
1996
49 states
1998
49 states
2000
45 states
2002
46 states
2004
46 states
2006
46 states
2008
45 states
2010
46 states
2012
47 states
2014
39 states
2016
47 states
2018
47 states
755
Total Contests
43.3%
Contested Rate
1.8
Avg Field Size
62.5%
Avg Winner Share
Results by State
Alabama
AL
35
0
100
Races
11
Contested
7
(64%)
Avg field
2.0
Alaska
AK
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Arizona
AZ
36
0
100
Races
7
Contested
5
(71%)
Avg field
2.0
Arkansas
AR
66
0
100
Races
6
Contested
2
(33%)
Avg field
2.2
California
CA
42
0
100
Races
82
Contested
42
(51%)
Avg field
2.2
Colorado
CO
43
0
100
Races
10
Contested
5
(50%)
Avg field
1.6
Florida
FL
36
0
100
Races
25
Contested
11
(44%)
Avg field
1.8
Georgia
GA
33
0
100
Races
15
Contested
10
(67%)
Avg field
2.3
Hawaii
HI
25
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.8
Idaho
ID
42
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Illinois
IL
33
0
100
Races
44
Contested
17
(39%)
Avg field
1.6
Indiana
IN
33
0
100
Races
22
Contested
13
(59%)
Avg field
2.1
Iowa
IA
46
0
100
Races
12
Contested
1
(8%)
Avg field
1.1
Kansas
KS
56
0
100
Races
8
Contested
3
(38%)
Avg field
2.3
Kentucky
KY
38
0
100
Races
12
Contested
7
(58%)
Avg field
2.0
Maine
ME
53
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
2.0
Maryland
MD
30
0
100
Races
14
Contested
9
(64%)
Avg field
2.0
Massachusetts
MA
52
0
100
Races
18
Contested
7
(39%)
Avg field
1.9
Michigan
MI
41
0
100
Races
36
Contested
7
(19%)
Avg field
1.4
Minnesota
MN
26
0
100
Races
15
Contested
4
(27%)
Avg field
1.5
Mississippi
MS
33
0
100
Races
10
Contested
5
(50%)
Avg field
2.3
Missouri
MO
34
0
100
Races
20
Contested
14
(70%)
Avg field
2.3
Montana
MT
53
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
3.8
Nebraska
NE
29
0
100
Races
6
Contested
4
(67%)
Avg field
1.8
Nevada
NV
32
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
2.5
New Hampshire
NH
52
0
100
Races
4
Contested
1
(25%)
Avg field
1.5
New Jersey
NJ
36
0
100
Races
30
Contested
9
(30%)
Avg field
1.5
New Mexico
NM
41
0
100
Races
3
Contested
1
(33%)
Avg field
1.3
New York
NY
43
0
100
Races
71
Contested
14
(20%)
Avg field
1.4
North Carolina
NC
28
0
100
Races
20
Contested
6
(30%)
Avg field
1.4
North Dakota
ND
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Ohio
OH
33
0
100
Races
44
Contested
18
(41%)
Avg field
1.7
Oklahoma
OK
36
0
100
Races
11
Contested
4
(36%)
Avg field
1.4
Oregon
OR
42
0
100
Races
7
Contested
4
(57%)
Avg field
1.9
Pennsylvania
PA
38
0
100
Races
50
Contested
26
(52%)
Avg field
2.3
Rhode Island
RI
35
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.3
South Carolina
SC
29
0
100
Races
10
Contested
6
(60%)
Avg field
1.6
South Dakota
SD
41
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.0
Tennessee
TN
29
0
100
Races
14
Contested
6
(43%)
Avg field
1.6
Texas
TX
42
0
100
Races
44
Contested
22
(50%)
Avg field
2.1
Utah
UT
49
0
100
Races
1
Contested
1
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Vermont
VT
48
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Virginia
VA
48
0
100
Races
1
Contested
1
(100%)
Avg field
3.0
Washington
WA
28
0
100
Races
13
Contested
9
(69%)
Avg field
2.3
West Virginia
WV
44
0
100
Races
7
Contested
1
(14%)
Avg field
1.1
Wisconsin
WI
42
0
100
Races
18
Contested
5
(28%)
Avg field
1.4
Wyoming
WY
52
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
3.0