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2012 House Primaries
Congressional primary results across 47 states. 706 party contests, 356 contested (50.4%).
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
706
Total Contests
50.4%
Contested Rate
2.0
Avg Field Size
63.8%
Avg Winner Share
Results by State
Alabama
AL
39
0
100
Races
13
Contested
6
(46%)
Avg field
1.9
Alaska
AK
39
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
4.5
Arizona
AZ
40
0
100
Races
18
Contested
15
(83%)
Avg field
2.5
Arkansas
AR
50
0
100
Races
6
Contested
3
(50%)
Avg field
2.0
Colorado
CO
40
0
100
Races
13
Contested
3
(23%)
Avg field
1.2
Connecticut
CT
52
0
100
Races
10
Contested
3
(30%)
Avg field
1.6
Delaware
DE
34
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Florida
FL
41
0
100
Races
48
Contested
18
(38%)
Avg field
1.9
Georgia
GA
39
0
100
Races
25
Contested
12
(48%)
Avg field
1.8
Hawaii
HI
26
0
100
Races
4
Contested
4
(100%)
Avg field
3.3
Idaho
ID
28
0
100
Races
4
Contested
4
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Illinois
IL
28
0
100
Races
36
Contested
23
(64%)
Avg field
2.1
Indiana
IN
47
0
100
Races
18
Contested
14
(78%)
Avg field
3.4
Iowa
IA
35
0
100
Races
8
Contested
3
(38%)
Avg field
1.4
Kansas
KS
45
0
100
Races
6
Contested
2
(33%)
Avg field
1.5
Kentucky
KY
34
0
100
Races
12
Contested
6
(50%)
Avg field
2.0
Maine
ME
45
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Maryland
MD
35
0
100
Races
16
Contested
13
(81%)
Avg field
3.2
Massachusetts
MA
34
0
100
Races
18
Contested
9
(50%)
Avg field
1.7
Michigan
MI
33
0
100
Races
28
Contested
15
(54%)
Avg field
1.9
Minnesota
MN
27
0
100
Races
16
Contested
8
(50%)
Avg field
1.8
Mississippi
MS
21
0
100
Races
8
Contested
5
(63%)
Avg field
1.9
Missouri
MO
40
0
100
Races
16
Contested
10
(63%)
Avg field
2.3
Montana
MT
49
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
5.0
Nebraska
NE
30
0
100
Races
6
Contested
5
(83%)
Avg field
2.5
Nevada
NV
48
0
100
Races
8
Contested
5
(63%)
Avg field
3.5
New Hampshire
NH
9
0
100
Races
4
Contested
4
(100%)
Avg field
4.8
New Jersey
NJ
28
0
100
Races
24
Contested
12
(50%)
Avg field
1.8
New Mexico
NM
53
0
100
Races
6
Contested
2
(33%)
Avg field
1.5
New York
NY
35
0
100
Races
53
Contested
16
(30%)
Avg field
1.6
North Carolina
NC
43
0
100
Races
26
Contested
18
(69%)
Avg field
2.8
North Dakota
ND
46
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Ohio
OH
33
0
100
Races
30
Contested
19
(63%)
Avg field
2.0
Oklahoma
OK
39
0
100
Races
10
Contested
7
(70%)
Avg field
2.2
Oregon
OR
29
0
100
Races
10
Contested
5
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Pennsylvania
PA
41
0
100
Races
36
Contested
8
(22%)
Avg field
1.4
Rhode Island
RI
33
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.5
South Carolina
SC
40
0
100
Races
12
Contested
5
(42%)
Avg field
2.3
South Dakota
SD
28
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
Tennessee
TN
36
0
100
Races
17
Contested
10
(59%)
Avg field
2.1
Texas
TX
39
0
100
Races
67
Contested
40
(60%)
Avg field
2.6
Utah
UT
33
0
100
Races
8
Contested
1
(13%)
Avg field
1.1
Vermont
VT
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Virginia
VA
24
0
100
Races
22
Contested
6
(27%)
Avg field
1.3
West Virginia
WV
38
0
100
Races
6
Contested
3
(50%)
Avg field
2.0
Wisconsin
WI
23
0
100
Races
16
Contested
2
(13%)
Avg field
1.3
Wyoming
WY
0
0
100
Races
2
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0