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Kansas Upheld Abortion Rights And Other Key Updates From The Aug. 2 Elections
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With Andy Levin’s loss, we’re now up to nine incumbent representatives who have lost primaries this year: David McKinley, Madison Cawthorn, Kurt Schrader, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Tom Rice, Steven Palazzo, Marie Newman, Rodney Davis and Levin. That’s the most since 2012, which was also the first election after a redistricting cycle. In fact, the number of incumbents losing renomination tends to spike in those years.
Incumbents rarely lose their primaries
The number of U.S. House members who lost renomination, as a share of those seeking reelection, in elections since 1946
| Year | Seeking Reelection | Who Lost Renomination | Loss Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 398 | 18 | 4.5% |
| 1948 | 400 | 15 | 3.8 |
| 1950 | 400 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 1952 | 389 | 9 | 2.3 |
| 1954 | 407 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 1956 | 411 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 1958 | 396 | 3 | 0.8 |
| 1960 | 405 | 5 | 1.2 |
| 1962 | 402 | 12 | 3.0 |
| 1964 | 397 | 8 | 2.0 |
| 1966 | 411 | 8 | 1.9 |
| 1968 | 409 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 1970 | 401 | 10 | 2.5 |
| 1972 | 393 | 11 | 2.8 |
| 1974 | 391 | 8 | 2.0 |
| 1976 | 384 | 3 | 0.8 |
| 1978 | 382 | 5 | 1.3 |
| 1980 | 398 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 1982 | 393 | 10 | 2.5 |
| 1984 | 411 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 1986 | 394 | 3 | 0.8 |
| 1988 | 409 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 1990 | 406 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 368 | 19 | 5.2 |
| 1994 | 387 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 1996 | 384 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 1998 | 402 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 403 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 2002 | 398 | 8 | 2.0 |
| 2004 | 404 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2006 | 403 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 400 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 2010 | 397 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 2012 | 391 | 13 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 392 | 5 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 393 | 5 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 375 | 4 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 380 | 8 | 2.1 |