11-12-2018, 02:43 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-12-2018, 02:43 AM by Eric the Green.)
Which party's elections were uncontested in each state (corrected list) [quote='pbrower2a' pid='39932' dateline='1541974198']
Alabama
Republican: 972,927 (58.8%)
Democrats: 675,269 (40.8%) (1 uncontested race)
Alaska
Republican: 128,516 (53.7%)
Democrats: 109,615 (45.8%)
Arizona
Democrats: 999,328 (49.8%) (1 uncontested race)
Republicans: 989,802 (49.3%)
Arkansas
Republicans: 553,536 (62.6%)
Democrats: 310,572 (35.1%)
California
Democrats: 5,041,566 (63.7%) (8 races with no Republican candidate)
Republicans: 2,747,904 (34.7%) (1 race with no Democratic candidate)
Colorado
Democrats: 1,252,603 (52.4%)
Republicans: 1,050,938 (44.0%)
Connecticut
Democrats: 811,194 (61.0%)
Republicans: 508,669 (38.3%)
Delaware
Democrats: 227,353 (64.5%)
Republicans: 125,384 (35.5%)
(Florida -- votes are still being found and discovered, so no count. I am treating it as a tossup).
Georgia
Republicans: 1,981,713 (52.4%) (1 uncontested race)
Democrats: 1,802,475 (47.6%) (1 uncontested race)
Hawaii
Democrats: 287,735 (75.3%)
Republicans: 87,296 (22.8%)
Idaho
Republicans: 366,054 (62.0%)
Democrats: 204,020 (34.6%)
Illinois
Democrats: 2,651,012 (60.4%)
Republicans: 1,714,804 (39.1%)
Indiana
Republicans: 1,178,371 (56.6%)
Democrats: 897,632 (43.1%)
Iowa
Democrats: 656,986 (50.4%)
Republicans: 607,827 (46.6%)
Kansas
Republicans: 549,563 (53.9%)
Democrats: 447,134 (43.9%)
Kentucky
Republicans: 935,565 (59.6%)
Democrats: 613,070 (39.0%)
Louisiana
Republicans: 835,603 (57.2%)
Democrats: 553,008 (37.9%) (1 uncontested race)
Maine
Democrats: 328,409 (52.7%)
Republicans: 241,180 (38.7%)
Maryland
Democrats: 1,414,473 (64.9%)
Republicans: 717,945 (32.9%)
Massachusetts
Democrats: 1,529,641 (74.9%) (4 uncontested races)
Republicans: 486,192 (23.8%)
Michigan
Democrats: 2,108,119 (52.0%) (1 uncontested race)
Republicans: 1,826,335 (45.1%)
Minnesota
Democrats: 1,420,669 (55.2%)
Republicans: 1,125,569 (43.7%)
Mississippi
Republicans: 444,092 (50.6%)
Democrats: 369,782 (42.1%) (1 uncontested race)
Missouri
Republicans: 1,318,481 (55.1%)
Democrats: 1,016,096 (42.5%)
Montana
Republicans: 251,611 (51.1%)
Democrats: 227,036 (46.1%)
Nebraska
Republicans: 424,682 (62.5%)
Democrats: 255,053 (37.5%)
Nevada
Democrats: 491,004 (51.1%)
Republicans: 439,401 (45.8%)
New Hampshire
Democrats: 310,320 (54.4%)
Republicans: 249,714 (43.8%)
New Jersey
Democrats: 1,731,037 (59.6%)
Republicans: 1,139,101 (39.2%)
New Mexico
Democrats: 398,753 (58.2%)
Republicans: 262,138 (38.3%)
New York
Democrats: 3,664,970 (66.6%) (6 uncontested races)
Republicans: 1,751,620 (31.8%)
North Carolina
Republicans: 1,830,219 (50.5%) (1 uncontested race)
Democrats: 1,748,018 (48.2%)
North Dakota
Republicans: 192,733 (60.3%)
Democrats: 113,891 (35.6%)
Ohio
Republicans: 2,245,403 (52.3%)
Democrats: 2,019,120 (47.0%)
Oklahoma
Republicans: 730,531 (62.0%)
Democrats: 428,452 (36.3%)
Oregon
Democrats: 1,034,344 (57.4%)
Republicans: 686,952 (38.1%)
Pennsylvania
Democrats: 2,669,469 (54.9%) (1 uncontested race)
Republicans: 2,179,246 (44.8%)
Rhode Island
Democrats: 239,694 (65.0%)
Republicans: 128,831 (35.0%)
South Carolina
Republicans: 927,504 (54.3%)
Democrats: 757,499 (44.3%)
South Dakota
Republicans: 202,673 (60.3%)
Democrats: 121,002 (36.0%)
Tennessee
Republicans: 1,276,040 (59.2%)
Democrats: 843,658 (39.2%)
Texas
Republicans: 4,104,555 (50.4%)
Democrats: 3,824,300 (47.0%) (4 uncontested races)
Utah
Republicans: 510,244 (58.7%)
Democrats: 307,151 (35.4%)
Vermont
Democrats: 188,547 (69.2%)
Republicans: 70,705 (26.0%)
Virginia
Democrats: 1,864,483 (56.3%) (1 uncontested race)
Republicans: 1,407,791 (42.5%)
Washington
Democrats: 1,734,775 (62.8%) (2 races with no candidate)
Republicans: 947,374 (34.3%)
West Virginia
Republicans: 335,791 (58.4%)
Democrats: 232,856 (40.5%)
Wisconsin
Democrats: 1,358,156 (53.1%) (1 uncontested race)
Republicans: 1,171,456 (45.8%)
Wyoming
Republicans: 127,882 (63.7%)
Democrats: 59,929 (29.8%)
33 races had no Republican opponent
3 races with no Democratic opponent
If no votes were part of the total counted for the parties in these races, then this undercounts the Democratic vote total nationally and in most of the states affected. The national margin might be a bit more than the 6% reported.
One can assume that many of these races where Democrats were unopposed were gerrymandered. In CA, it was the result of the top tier voting system, where two candidates from the same party can run in the general election if they got the most votes in the primary. In that case, the Republican vote in CA was under-reported in those districts.
Alabama
Republican: 972,927 (58.8%)
Democrats: 675,269 (40.8%) (1 uncontested race)
Alaska
Republican: 128,516 (53.7%)
Democrats: 109,615 (45.8%)
Arizona
Democrats: 999,328 (49.8%) (1 uncontested race)
Republicans: 989,802 (49.3%)
Arkansas
Republicans: 553,536 (62.6%)
Democrats: 310,572 (35.1%)
California
Democrats: 5,041,566 (63.7%) (8 races with no Republican candidate)
Republicans: 2,747,904 (34.7%) (1 race with no Democratic candidate)
Colorado
Democrats: 1,252,603 (52.4%)
Republicans: 1,050,938 (44.0%)
Connecticut
Democrats: 811,194 (61.0%)
Republicans: 508,669 (38.3%)
Delaware
Democrats: 227,353 (64.5%)
Republicans: 125,384 (35.5%)
(Florida -- votes are still being found and discovered, so no count. I am treating it as a tossup).
Georgia
Republicans: 1,981,713 (52.4%) (1 uncontested race)
Democrats: 1,802,475 (47.6%) (1 uncontested race)
Hawaii
Democrats: 287,735 (75.3%)
Republicans: 87,296 (22.8%)
Idaho
Republicans: 366,054 (62.0%)
Democrats: 204,020 (34.6%)
Illinois
Democrats: 2,651,012 (60.4%)
Republicans: 1,714,804 (39.1%)
Indiana
Republicans: 1,178,371 (56.6%)
Democrats: 897,632 (43.1%)
Iowa
Democrats: 656,986 (50.4%)
Republicans: 607,827 (46.6%)
Kansas
Republicans: 549,563 (53.9%)
Democrats: 447,134 (43.9%)
Kentucky
Republicans: 935,565 (59.6%)
Democrats: 613,070 (39.0%)
Louisiana
Republicans: 835,603 (57.2%)
Democrats: 553,008 (37.9%) (1 uncontested race)
Maine
Democrats: 328,409 (52.7%)
Republicans: 241,180 (38.7%)
Maryland
Democrats: 1,414,473 (64.9%)
Republicans: 717,945 (32.9%)
Massachusetts
Democrats: 1,529,641 (74.9%) (4 uncontested races)
Republicans: 486,192 (23.8%)
Michigan
Democrats: 2,108,119 (52.0%) (1 uncontested race)
Republicans: 1,826,335 (45.1%)
Minnesota
Democrats: 1,420,669 (55.2%)
Republicans: 1,125,569 (43.7%)
Mississippi
Republicans: 444,092 (50.6%)
Democrats: 369,782 (42.1%) (1 uncontested race)
Missouri
Republicans: 1,318,481 (55.1%)
Democrats: 1,016,096 (42.5%)
Montana
Republicans: 251,611 (51.1%)
Democrats: 227,036 (46.1%)
Nebraska
Republicans: 424,682 (62.5%)
Democrats: 255,053 (37.5%)
Nevada
Democrats: 491,004 (51.1%)
Republicans: 439,401 (45.8%)
New Hampshire
Democrats: 310,320 (54.4%)
Republicans: 249,714 (43.8%)
New Jersey
Democrats: 1,731,037 (59.6%)
Republicans: 1,139,101 (39.2%)
New Mexico
Democrats: 398,753 (58.2%)
Republicans: 262,138 (38.3%)
New York
Democrats: 3,664,970 (66.6%) (6 uncontested races)
Republicans: 1,751,620 (31.8%)
North Carolina
Republicans: 1,830,219 (50.5%) (1 uncontested race)
Democrats: 1,748,018 (48.2%)
North Dakota
Republicans: 192,733 (60.3%)
Democrats: 113,891 (35.6%)
Ohio
Republicans: 2,245,403 (52.3%)
Democrats: 2,019,120 (47.0%)
Oklahoma
Republicans: 730,531 (62.0%)
Democrats: 428,452 (36.3%)
Oregon
Democrats: 1,034,344 (57.4%)
Republicans: 686,952 (38.1%)
Pennsylvania
Democrats: 2,669,469 (54.9%) (1 uncontested race)
Republicans: 2,179,246 (44.8%)
Rhode Island
Democrats: 239,694 (65.0%)
Republicans: 128,831 (35.0%)
South Carolina
Republicans: 927,504 (54.3%)
Democrats: 757,499 (44.3%)
South Dakota
Republicans: 202,673 (60.3%)
Democrats: 121,002 (36.0%)
Tennessee
Republicans: 1,276,040 (59.2%)
Democrats: 843,658 (39.2%)
Texas
Republicans: 4,104,555 (50.4%)
Democrats: 3,824,300 (47.0%) (4 uncontested races)
Utah
Republicans: 510,244 (58.7%)
Democrats: 307,151 (35.4%)
Vermont
Democrats: 188,547 (69.2%)
Republicans: 70,705 (26.0%)
Virginia
Democrats: 1,864,483 (56.3%) (1 uncontested race)
Republicans: 1,407,791 (42.5%)
Washington
Democrats: 1,734,775 (62.8%) (2 races with no candidate)
Republicans: 947,374 (34.3%)
West Virginia
Republicans: 335,791 (58.4%)
Democrats: 232,856 (40.5%)
Wisconsin
Democrats: 1,358,156 (53.1%) (1 uncontested race)
Republicans: 1,171,456 (45.8%)
Wyoming
Republicans: 127,882 (63.7%)
Democrats: 59,929 (29.8%)
33 races had no Republican opponent
3 races with no Democratic opponent
If no votes were part of the total counted for the parties in these races, then this undercounts the Democratic vote total nationally and in most of the states affected. The national margin might be a bit more than the 6% reported.
One can assume that many of these races where Democrats were unopposed were gerrymandered. In CA, it was the result of the top tier voting system, where two candidates from the same party can run in the general election if they got the most votes in the primary. In that case, the Republican vote in CA was under-reported in those districts.