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1986
1986 House Primaries
Congressional primary results across 49 states. 760 party contests, 314 contested (41.3%).
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
760
Total Contests
41.3%
Contested Rate
1.7
Avg Field Size
69.7%
Avg Winner Share
Results by State
Alabama
AL
33
0
100
Races
13
Contested
3
(23%)
Avg field
1.7
Alaska
AK
8
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
2.5
Arizona
AZ
38
0
100
Races
9
Contested
5
(56%)
Avg field
1.9
Arkansas
AR
40
0
100
Races
8
Contested
3
(38%)
Avg field
1.4
California
CA
33
0
100
Races
89
Contested
45
(51%)
Avg field
1.7
Colorado
CO
40
0
100
Races
12
Contested
3
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Connecticut
CT
45
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Delaware
DE
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Florida
FL
37
0
100
Races
30
Contested
5
(17%)
Avg field
1.3
Georgia
GA
39
0
100
Races
16
Contested
5
(31%)
Avg field
1.8
Hawaii
HI
60
0
100
Races
4
Contested
1
(25%)
Avg field
1.8
Idaho
ID
48
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
2.3
Illinois
IL
34
0
100
Races
43
Contested
21
(49%)
Avg field
1.7
Indiana
IN
32
0
100
Races
20
Contested
15
(75%)
Avg field
2.5
Iowa
IA
38
0
100
Races
11
Contested
5
(45%)
Avg field
1.9
Kansas
KS
28
0
100
Races
9
Contested
2
(22%)
Avg field
1.2
Kentucky
KY
30
0
100
Races
11
Contested
4
(36%)
Avg field
1.4
Maine
ME
42
0
100
Races
4
Contested
1
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Maryland
MD
32
0
100
Races
16
Contested
12
(75%)
Avg field
3.3
Massachusetts
MA
22
0
100
Races
15
Contested
7
(47%)
Avg field
2.1
Michigan
MI
23
0
100
Races
36
Contested
17
(47%)
Avg field
1.7
Minnesota
MN
24
0
100
Races
16
Contested
8
(50%)
Avg field
1.6
Mississippi
MS
26
0
100
Races
9
Contested
4
(44%)
Avg field
1.6
Missouri
MO
39
0
100
Races
17
Contested
7
(41%)
Avg field
1.9
Montana
MT
0
0
100
Races
4
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Nebraska
NE
25
0
100
Races
6
Contested
3
(50%)
Avg field
1.7
Nevada
NV
46
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.5
New Hampshire
NH
37
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.3
New Jersey
NJ
16
0
100
Races
28
Contested
19
(68%)
Avg field
1.8
New Mexico
NM
48
0
100
Races
6
Contested
1
(17%)
Avg field
1.2
New York
NY
28
0
100
Races
61
Contested
11
(18%)
Avg field
1.3
North Carolina
NC
43
0
100
Races
22
Contested
8
(36%)
Avg field
1.7
North Dakota
ND
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Ohio
OH
24
0
100
Races
40
Contested
14
(35%)
Avg field
1.7
Oklahoma
OK
26
0
100
Races
11
Contested
5
(45%)
Avg field
1.6
Oregon
OR
32
0
100
Races
10
Contested
6
(60%)
Avg field
2.2
Pennsylvania
PA
22
0
100
Races
44
Contested
20
(45%)
Avg field
1.6
Rhode Island
RI
0
0
100
Races
4
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
South Carolina
SC
36
0
100
Races
11
Contested
5
(45%)
Avg field
1.9
South Dakota
SD
53
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
3.5
Tennessee
TN
35
0
100
Races
16
Contested
7
(44%)
Avg field
1.6
Texas
TX
26
0
100
Races
44
Contested
18
(41%)
Avg field
1.6
Utah
UT
38
0
100
Races
1
Contested
1
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Vermont
VT
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Virginia
VA
27
0
100
Races
1
Contested
1
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Washington
WA
23
0
100
Races
16
Contested
4
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
West Virginia
WV
14
0
100
Races
6
Contested
1
(17%)
Avg field
1.3
Wisconsin
WI
51
0
100
Races
15
Contested
2
(13%)
Avg field
1.3
Wyoming
WY
30
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
2.5