Keep on Keepin’ On: 2018 Incumbent Renomination Rates

As a whole, incumbents won renomination in U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and gubernatorial nomination contests at a typical rate in 2018. In all, 100% of senators, 99% of representatives, and 95% of governors who sought renomination in Democratic or Republican primaries/conventions won renomination this cycle. CONT.

Geoffrey Skelley, Sabato’s Crystal Ball