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Report: 125 Primary Winners Failed to Win a Majority
Original: Report: 125 Primary Winners Didn't Get a Majority. For 21, Congress Is All But Guaranteed
A new report finds that 125 candidates who won their congressional primaries did so without a majority of the vote, meaning most primary voters backed someone else. For 21 of these winners, the general election is all but guaranteed due to safely partisan districts, meaning they are likely to enter Congress despite lacking broad primary support. The findings are fueling debate over the plurality voting rules used in US primaries.
Why now: The report raises fresh concerns about low-support candidates effectively securing seats in Congress through safe districts.
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