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Since the introduction of party primaries at the beginning of the 20th century, they have formed the foundation of our election system. If a candidate can’t make it through a primary electorate, there ...

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2010 Arizona 3rd District - Quayle vs. Hulburd

The 3rd District is the lineal descendent of a district created in 1972 to take in the burgeoning Phoenix suburbs. Today there are several such districts, and the 3rd District is confined to northern ...

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2010 Florida 2nd District - Southerland vs. Boyd

Florida’s 2nd District is in many ways the original Florida district. The state’s population was largely clustered in the northern portions of the state until the waning days of the 19th Century, when ...

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2010 Indiana 9th District - Young vs. Hill

Indiana’s 9th Congressional District is roughly the southeastern quadrant of the state. It is a collection of small towns and cities, with historically southern/border state Democratic affinities, but ...

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2010 Arizona 5th District - Schweikert vs. Mitchell

Arizona’s 5th Congressional District was created when the old 6th District was split roughly in two in 2002. It covers the northeastern portions of Maricopa County, including Tempe and Scottsdale. The ...