Lack of competition

Since Indiana's legislative districts were drawn in 2001
  • 40 percent of races lack major party opposition.
  • Half of the current house districts are drawn to favor one party by more than 30 percent.
  • Indiana senate leaders have been opposed only 5 out of 16 times.
  • Indiana house leaders have been opposed only 19 out of 32 times.

In 2004
  • 47 percent of all races lacked major party opposition.
  • 60 percent of the senators running that year ran unopposed.
In 2008

  • 26 current members of the Indiana House of Representatives ran unopposed.
  • 6 others were uncontested by a major party candidate.

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