2006 Election Overview: Incumbent Advantage

Popularity Report

Total Popularity Score: 0

Rank

URL Tag Cloud

Groups (0)

Related Lists

Bookmark History

Saved by 1 people (0 private), first by anonymouse user on 2006-06-21

Irisdd on 2006-06-21 - Tags election

Public Comment

Public Sticky notes

2006 ELECTION OVERVIEW
Incumbent Advantage - All candidates

The charts below show the enormous financial advantage enjoyed by incumbents in the 2006 elections. That's one of the reasons reelection rates are so high. In 2004, 98 percent of House incumbents were reelected (excluding incumbents facing incumbents), as were 96 percent of incumbent Senators.

Display totals:

Senate

	Democrats			Republicans
Type of Candidate	Total Raised	Number of Cands	Avg Raised	Total Raised	Number of Cands	Avg Raised
Incumbent	$138,599,882	16	$8,662,493	$98,953,053	14	$7,068,075
Challenger	$31,450,078	31	$1,014,519	$29,039,677	33	$879,990
Open Seat	$18,214,726	14	$1,301,052	$23,140,094	13	$1,780,007
Grand Total	$188,264,686	61	$3,086,306	$151,132,824	60	$2,518,880

House

	Democrats			Republicans
Type of Candidate	Total Raised	Number of Cands	Avg Raised	Total Raised	Number of Cands	Avg Raised
Incumbent	$117,649,572	195	$603,331	$172,214,268	228	$755,326
Challenger	$36,105,787	274	$131,773	$20,097,929	132	$152,257
Open Seat	$27,588,563	98	$281,516	$32,521,933	100	$325,219
Grand Total	$181,343,922	567	$319,831	$224,834,130	460	$488,770

Highlighted by irisdd