Incumbency in Congressional Elections Flashcards
what does Edward Ashbee say about incumbency
“incumbency is not destiny”
what issues can be decisive for the incumbent performance
performance on social issues like environmental performance
which group shows bad environmental incumbents
league of conservation voters
how many of the league of conservation of voters dirty dozen were defeated
7
what is the incumbency rate in the house
92%
wat is the incumbency rate in the Senate
83%
what statistics show the importance of the coattails effect
In the last 100 years, the president’s party has lost congressional seats in all but three midterms
who were people excited about in 2008
Barrack Obama
what happened to Mark Begich
Begich was easily defeated after one term in 2014 once the coattails had worn off
what was the re-election rate in 2014
96%
how many incumbent democrats were defeated in 2014
11
how many seats were genuinely competitive in 2018
30
how many seats were uncontested
17
in 2012 how many seats did the republicans and democrats win
R = 234 D = 201
in 2012 how many votes did the republicans and democrats win
R = 46% D = 48%
