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Kristin Kanthak, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh

Battleground state with few combatants – why Pennsylvania’s primaries lack competition

Pennsylvania is only 1 of 13 American states that holds closed primary elections. REBECCA DROKE/AFP Collection via Getty Images

At a time when hard-fought primary elections in Georgia, Kentucky and Indiana and Ohio are making national news, perennial battleground Pennsylvania seems to be nodding through one of the sleepiest primary seasons in a long time.

I’m an associate professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh. My research focuses on how political institutions like political parties and state and local governments affect political representation.

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