While Sen. Ed Markey defeated younger challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III, 2020 has still seen an unusual amount of anti-incumbent sentiment. Read more via FiveThirtyEight:
Bolded rows are the first election cycle after redistricting. Figures from the 2020 cycle only include primaries that have concluded by Sept. 1.It’s not unusual to see a lot of incumbents lose primaries in years ending in -2 because those are the first cycles after congressional redistricting, when incumbents are sometimes thrown into new districts with lots of voters who are unfamiliar with them.
unusual to see a lot of incumbents lose in non-redistricting cycles like 2020, which have averaged only three incumbent losses since 1984.In fact, to find a non-redistricting year when as many incumbents lost renomination as in 2020, one would have to go back to 1974, which was a historic election in its own right.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sen. Ed Markey defeats a Kennedy in MassachusettsSen. Ed Markey beat back a bid on Tuesday from Rep. Joe Kennedy, to end his nearly 50 years in elected office, humbling the Democratic Party's family dynasty that had never before lost an election in Massachusetts.
Read more »
Ed Markey, An Atypical Progressive Darling, Beat Joe Kennedy In Massachusetts' Senate PrimaryMarkey, a longtime politician, became a favorite of young progressives in the race against a much younger Joe Kennedy, who had the support of Nancy Pelosi.
Read more »
Ed Markey defeats Joe Kennedy in Massachusetts primary, ending Kennedy family winning streakIncumbent Democratic Rep. Richard Neal also faced a progressive primary challenger, Alex Morse.
Read more »
Ed Markey Projected to Win Massachusetts Senate Primary Over Joe KennedyThe progressive Democratic incumbent defeated his challenger, making Joe Kennedy the first person in his family to lose a primary in Massachusetts.
Read more »