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1988
1988 House Primaries
Congressional primary results across 48 states. 752 party contests, 256 contested (34.0%).
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
752
Total Contests
34.0%
Contested Rate
1.6
Avg Field Size
65.8%
Avg Winner Share
Results by State
Alabama
AL
21
0
100
Races
10
Contested
3
(30%)
Avg field
1.3
Alaska
AK
10
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
2.5
Arizona
AZ
23
0
100
Races
9
Contested
2
(22%)
Avg field
1.3
Arkansas
AR
41
0
100
Races
7
Contested
3
(43%)
Avg field
1.4
California
CA
32
0
100
Races
87
Contested
36
(41%)
Avg field
1.8
Colorado
CO
46
0
100
Races
12
Contested
2
(17%)
Avg field
1.2
Delaware
DE
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Florida
FL
43
0
100
Races
30
Contested
10
(33%)
Avg field
1.7
Georgia
GA
41
0
100
Races
18
Contested
6
(33%)
Avg field
1.5
Hawaii
HI
49
0
100
Races
3
Contested
1
(33%)
Avg field
1.7
Idaho
ID
39
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.8
Illinois
IL
29
0
100
Races
44
Contested
18
(41%)
Avg field
1.6
Indiana
IN
31
0
100
Races
20
Contested
12
(60%)
Avg field
2.3
Iowa
IA
24
0
100
Races
12
Contested
7
(58%)
Avg field
1.8
Kansas
KS
26
0
100
Races
9
Contested
3
(33%)
Avg field
1.3
Kentucky
KY
34
0
100
Races
12
Contested
4
(33%)
Avg field
1.5
Maine
ME
48
0
100
Races
4
Contested
1
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Maryland
MD
34
0
100
Races
15
Contested
10
(67%)
Avg field
2.1
Massachusetts
MA
29
0
100
Races
17
Contested
2
(12%)
Avg field
1.1
Michigan
MI
45
0
100
Races
35
Contested
5
(14%)
Avg field
1.3
Minnesota
MN
29
0
100
Races
16
Contested
8
(50%)
Avg field
1.8
Mississippi
MS
48
0
100
Races
10
Contested
6
(60%)
Avg field
3.4
Missouri
MO
36
0
100
Races
18
Contested
9
(50%)
Avg field
2.2
Montana
MT
0
0
100
Races
4
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Nebraska
NE
47
0
100
Races
6
Contested
3
(50%)
Avg field
2.2
Nevada
NV
52
0
100
Races
4
Contested
1
(25%)
Avg field
1.5
New Hampshire
NH
42
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
3.3
New Jersey
NJ
24
0
100
Races
27
Contested
9
(33%)
Avg field
1.5
New Mexico
NM
67
0
100
Races
5
Contested
2
(40%)
Avg field
3.2
New York
NY
34
0
100
Races
59
Contested
11
(19%)
Avg field
1.3
North Carolina
NC
38
0
100
Races
20
Contested
4
(20%)
Avg field
1.3
North Dakota
ND
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Ohio
OH
32
0
100
Races
42
Contested
12
(29%)
Avg field
1.3
Oklahoma
OK
29
0
100
Races
10
Contested
7
(70%)
Avg field
2.0
Oregon
OR
31
0
100
Races
9
Contested
3
(33%)
Avg field
1.6
Pennsylvania
PA
33
0
100
Races
44
Contested
11
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Rhode Island
RI
38
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
South Carolina
SC
35
0
100
Races
12
Contested
3
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
South Dakota
SD
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Tennessee
TN
31
0
100
Races
15
Contested
7
(47%)
Avg field
1.8
Texas
TX
43
0
100
Races
41
Contested
9
(22%)
Avg field
1.4
Utah
UT
48
0
100
Races
3
Contested
1
(33%)
Avg field
1.3
Vermont
VT
43
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
3.0
Virginia
VA
23
0
100
Races
1
Contested
1
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Washington
WA
40
0
100
Races
15
Contested
6
(40%)
Avg field
1.7
West Virginia
WV
27
0
100
Races
6
Contested
1
(17%)
Avg field
1.3
Wisconsin
WI
38
0
100
Races
17
Contested
5
(29%)
Avg field
1.5
Wyoming
WY
13
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5