Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2012

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There were 6,013 state legislative seats up for election on November 6, 2012, in 44 states. This page analyzes incumbents defeated in those elections. An incumbent may be defeated at two points in an election cycle: during a primary and during a general election.[1]

In 2012, 484 incumbents lost their re-election bids: 287 in general elections and 197 in primaries.[2] While Democratic incumbents accounted for 89% of all defeats in 2010, Republican incumbents made up 70% of all defeats in 2012.

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Incumbents defeated in general elections

In state legislative general elections, 287 incumbents lost to challengers, 6.3% of incumbents running for re-election. This was down from 495 general election defeats in 2010.

In 2012 general elections:

  • 71 Democratic incumbents lost, 3.4% of the 2,087 Democratic incumbents who ran.
  • 214 Republican incumbents lost, 8.6% of the 2,477 Republican incumbents who ran.
  • Two minor party or independent incumbents lost, 18.2% of the 11 minor party or independent incumbents who ran.
  • The total number of incumbents defeated in general elections—287—represented a 42% decrease from 2010.

    • In 2012

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    1. ↑ Incumbents may also be defeated in other nominating contests such as conventions. Ballotpedia counts an incumbent defeat in a convention as a defeat in a primary.
    2. ↑ The general election figure does not include one incumbent defeated in a primary who ran in the general election and lost again. This incumbent is recorded as a primary defeat only.
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Includes one minor party or independent incumbent.
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Does not include one Democratic incumbent who lost in a primary, ran in the general election, and lost again.
    5. ↑ Does not include three Democratic incumbents who lost in a primary, ran in the general election, and lost again.
    6. ↑ This includes one Democratic and one Republican incumbent defeated in conventions.
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