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Douglas Kronaizl

Odd-year open seat rate currently at a decade-high with further increases likely

The percentage of open seats in state executive and legislative elections is at a decade-high 22% compared to all odd-year election cycles since 2011. 

And it’s almost definitely going to get even higher.

The 2023 rate is around one percentage point higher than the recent peak in 2019 (21%) and about six percentage points higher than the overall rate since 2011 (16%).

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