On average, between 2018 and 2023, 58% of elections covered by Ballotpedia have been uncontested.
The 70% uncontested election rate found in 2024 was the highest rate Ballotpedia has covered in a year since data collection began in 2018. The second highest rate was 65% in 2020. The lowest rate in a year was 50% in 2021.
You don’t build a movement out of thin air. If you can’t get your shit together enough to win in elections that rarely even have opposition, maybe starting at the presidency is a dumb idea?
Nearly two-thirds of 2023 elections had unopposed candidates, nonpartisan group finds
Throughout 2024, Ballotpedia covered 76,902 elections in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five territories. Of that total, 53,485 (70%) were uncontested and 23,417 (30%) were contested.
On average, between 2018 and 2023, 58% of elections covered by Ballotpedia have been uncontested.
The 70% uncontested election rate found in 2024 was the highest rate Ballotpedia has covered in a year since data collection began in 2018. The second highest rate was 65% in 2020. The lowest rate in a year was 50% in 2021.
You don’t build a movement out of thin air. If you can’t get your shit together enough to win in elections that rarely even have opposition, maybe starting at the presidency is a dumb idea?
In another comment I likened it to a marathon. The time to be ready isn’t the day of. You can’t just show up and wonder why you didn’t finish.