Our most recent book is titled Divided We Stand: The 2020 Elections and American Politics. Among other things, it discusses state and congressional elections.
It's a banner year for insurgent House candidates: 2022 is posting the second-highest number of primary losses for House members since 1948.
Why it matters: Rising populism is weakening the shield of incumbency.
Driving the news: Reps. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) and Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) both lost their primaries on Tuesday.As is often the case in redistricting years, the two Democrats were the victims of shifting district lines that pitted Maloney against a colleague and forced Jones to abandon his district.
By the numbers: To date, in this cycle, 14 House incumbents have failed to secure their party’s nomination.2020 saw the most successful primary challenges in a non-redistricting year since 1974, suggesting this is part of a trend, not a one-off.
