Fair fight districts would offer
competitive general election contests which reform groups have long demanded and lets the voting public decide.
Not exact matches
The Long Island Senate seat is one of a handful of races Democrats hope to wage a
competitive contest in as they seek to flip control of the chamber in next months»
general election.
In 2012, 14.6 percent of the
contests studied saw
competitive general elections.
That pendulum has nearly swung all the way to the opposite side now, with intra-party squabbles among Republicans generally more
competitive than
general elections — especially in statewide
contests.
But whoever is chosen to fill the seat in the short term, the once sleepy
general election for the next attorney
general will suddenly become one of the most
competitive contests in the state.