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Podcast: On the Ballot
Episode: How competitive are state legislatures this year?
Description: On this episode: A complete breakdown of our 14th Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report, which analyzes all 5,807 state legislative seats that are up for election on November 5, 2024, in 44 states. Overall, our research found that competitiveness in 2024 was below average for even years from 2010 to 2024. Looking at averages across the last three even-year election cycles: 2024 had fewer open seats, incumbents in contested primaries, and seats with major competition.
Key findings you’ll hear about in this episode include:
965 seats were open (16.6%). This was the second-smallest number of open seats since Ballotpedia began gathering da...