contested seats
Races still undecided
Contested seats are electoral positions where multiple candidates compete, as opposed to races where someone runs unopposed.
The term appears most often in political coverage analyzing competitive districts: Democrats are targeting contested seats in the suburbs.
A contested seat may also refer to a position whose outcome is disputed after the election.
- recountNarrate or retally
- vote countTotal of ballots recorded
- ballotVoting document
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- campaign trailRoute of electoral speechmaking
mail in ballots · strategy · litigation · certification · representation · disenfranchisement · eligibility · incumbency · constituency · debate · battleground · down ballot · election night · jurisdiction · runoff · primary · polarization · public opinion
- election disputesrecount, recounts, vote recount, vote recounts, electoral dispute
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- swing seatsswing districts
contested seatssafe seats
Constituencies unlikely to change parties
strongholds · walkovers · foregone conclusions · sure things · slam dunks
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