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1980
1980 House Primaries
Congressional primary results across 48 states. 782 party contests, 330 contested (42.2%).
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
782
Total Contests
42.2%
Contested Rate
1.8
Avg Field Size
63.2%
Avg Winner Share
Results by State
Alabama
AL
37
0
100
Races
10
Contested
3
(30%)
Avg field
1.4
Alaska
AK
39
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Arizona
AZ
27
0
100
Races
8
Contested
2
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Arkansas
AR
41
0
100
Races
5
Contested
1
(20%)
Avg field
1.2
California
CA
36
0
100
Races
86
Contested
42
(49%)
Avg field
1.8
Colorado
CO
49
0
100
Races
10
Contested
1
(10%)
Avg field
1.1
Connecticut
CT
40
0
100
Races
6
Contested
6
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Delaware
DE
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Florida
FL
38
0
100
Races
29
Contested
5
(17%)
Avg field
1.2
Georgia
GA
37
0
100
Races
18
Contested
4
(22%)
Avg field
1.6
Hawaii
HI
28
0
100
Races
3
Contested
1
(33%)
Avg field
1.7
Idaho
ID
45
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
1.8
Illinois
IL
32
0
100
Races
45
Contested
19
(42%)
Avg field
1.6
Indiana
IN
34
0
100
Races
20
Contested
14
(70%)
Avg field
2.5
Iowa
IA
42
0
100
Races
12
Contested
3
(25%)
Avg field
1.5
Kansas
KS
46
0
100
Races
10
Contested
5
(50%)
Avg field
1.8
Kentucky
KY
40
0
100
Races
12
Contested
9
(75%)
Avg field
3.2
Maine
ME
0
0
100
Races
4
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Maryland
MD
39
0
100
Races
16
Contested
13
(81%)
Avg field
2.9
Massachusetts
MA
37
0
100
Races
21
Contested
7
(33%)
Avg field
1.5
Michigan
MI
37
0
100
Races
36
Contested
17
(47%)
Avg field
2.2
Minnesota
MN
28
0
100
Races
16
Contested
7
(44%)
Avg field
1.5
Mississippi
MS
47
0
100
Races
9
Contested
3
(33%)
Avg field
1.7
Missouri
MO
38
0
100
Races
20
Contested
16
(80%)
Avg field
3.1
Montana
MT
40
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.5
Nebraska
NE
40
0
100
Races
6
Contested
3
(50%)
Avg field
2.2
Nevada
NV
16
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
New Hampshire
NH
59
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
4.8
New Jersey
NJ
41
0
100
Races
30
Contested
13
(43%)
Avg field
1.8
New Mexico
NM
20
0
100
Races
3
Contested
2
(67%)
Avg field
1.7
New York
NY
37
0
100
Races
72
Contested
14
(19%)
Avg field
1.3
North Carolina
NC
22
0
100
Races
21
Contested
6
(29%)
Avg field
1.4
North Dakota
ND
47
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Ohio
OH
39
0
100
Races
45
Contested
13
(29%)
Avg field
1.6
Oklahoma
OK
39
0
100
Races
11
Contested
5
(45%)
Avg field
1.9
Oregon
OR
32
0
100
Races
8
Contested
6
(75%)
Avg field
1.8
Pennsylvania
PA
48
0
100
Races
47
Contested
18
(38%)
Avg field
2.3
Rhode Island
RI
27
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.0
South Carolina
SC
38
0
100
Races
11
Contested
5
(45%)
Avg field
1.9
South Dakota
SD
32
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
1.8
Tennessee
TN
28
0
100
Races
14
Contested
7
(50%)
Avg field
1.6
Texas
TX
40
0
100
Races
42
Contested
16
(38%)
Avg field
1.5
Vermont
VT
0
0
100
Races
1
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Virginia
VA
32
0
100
Races
5
Contested
2
(40%)
Avg field
1.6
Washington
WA
27
0
100
Races
14
Contested
9
(64%)
Avg field
2.1
West Virginia
WV
44
0
100
Races
8
Contested
5
(63%)
Avg field
2.4
Wisconsin
WI
31
0
100
Races
18
Contested
8
(44%)
Avg field
1.7
Wyoming
WY
47
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
2.5