[EL] California top-two effect on number of Republicans running for US House

[Richard Winger]

The Republican Party has candidates on the ballot in 415 U.S. House districts this year (out of 435 districts in the nation).  Of the twenty districts in which there is no Republican, nine of them are in California.  By contrast, in 2010, every California district had a Republican on the ballot.  

In 2010, the Republicans nationally had candidates on the ballot in 428 districts, so two-thirds of the national reduction for the party is due to California's top-two system.

Richard Winger

415-922-9779

PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147
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