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2008
2008 House Primaries
Congressional primary results across 45 states. 743 party contests, 258 contested (34.7%).
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
743
Total Contests
34.7%
Contested Rate
1.7
Avg Field Size
63.3%
Avg Winner Share
Results by State
Alabama
AL
39
0
100
Races
11
Contested
5
(45%)
Avg field
2.3
Alaska
AK
48
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
2.5
Arizona
AZ
48
0
100
Races
16
Contested
5
(31%)
Avg field
1.8
Arkansas
AR
0
0
100
Races
4
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
California
CA
32
0
100
Races
97
Contested
33
(34%)
Avg field
1.5
Colorado
CO
54
0
100
Races
14
Contested
4
(29%)
Avg field
1.6
Delaware
DE
45
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
2.0
Florida
FL
37
0
100
Races
47
Contested
15
(32%)
Avg field
1.5
Georgia
GA
30
0
100
Races
24
Contested
6
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Hawaii
HI
0
0
100
Races
4
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Idaho
ID
28
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.0
Illinois
IL
30
0
100
Races
32
Contested
15
(47%)
Avg field
1.7
Indiana
IN
41
0
100
Races
18
Contested
9
(50%)
Avg field
2.4
Iowa
IA
48
0
100
Races
10
Contested
3
(30%)
Avg field
1.6
Kansas
KS
37
0
100
Races
8
Contested
2
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Kentucky
KY
32
0
100
Races
11
Contested
4
(36%)
Avg field
1.6
Maine
ME
48
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
2.5
Maryland
MD
39
0
100
Races
16
Contested
14
(88%)
Avg field
3.4
Massachusetts
MA
21
0
100
Races
14
Contested
1
(7%)
Avg field
1.1
Michigan
MI
44
0
100
Races
29
Contested
4
(14%)
Avg field
1.2
Minnesota
MN
28
0
100
Races
16
Contested
4
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Mississippi
MS
49
0
100
Races
8
Contested
5
(63%)
Avg field
2.8
Missouri
MO
45
0
100
Races
17
Contested
8
(47%)
Avg field
2.2
Montana
MT
51
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
2.0
Nebraska
NE
18
0
100
Races
6
Contested
4
(67%)
Avg field
1.7
Nevada
NV
25
0
100
Races
6
Contested
5
(83%)
Avg field
3.2
New Hampshire
NH
54
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
2.8
New Jersey
NJ
32
0
100
Races
25
Contested
9
(36%)
Avg field
1.8
New Mexico
NM
49
0
100
Races
6
Contested
6
(100%)
Avg field
3.5
New York
NY
37
0
100
Races
56
Contested
7
(13%)
Avg field
1.2
North Carolina
NC
34
0
100
Races
26
Contested
11
(42%)
Avg field
1.5
North Dakota
ND
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Ohio
OH
41
0
100
Races
36
Contested
18
(50%)
Avg field
2.0
Oklahoma
OK
27
0
100
Races
10
Contested
4
(40%)
Avg field
1.4
Oregon
OR
32
0
100
Races
9
Contested
5
(56%)
Avg field
2.2
Pennsylvania
PA
57
0
100
Races
36
Contested
5
(14%)
Avg field
1.4
Rhode Island
RI
0
0
100
Races
4
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
South Carolina
SC
34
0
100
Races
12
Contested
6
(50%)
Avg field
1.7
South Dakota
SD
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Tennessee
TN
29
0
100
Races
15
Contested
10
(67%)
Avg field
2.0
Texas
TX
37
0
100
Races
56
Contested
14
(25%)
Avg field
1.5
Vermont
VT
12
0
100
Races
1
Contested
1
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
West Virginia
WV
37
0
100
Races
5
Contested
1
(20%)
Avg field
1.4
Wisconsin
WI
41
0
100
Races
14
Contested
3
(21%)
Avg field
1.4
Wyoming
WY
54
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
2.5