Re-election Rate

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Submitted by Jerry Skurnik (United States), Dec 12, 2012 17:13

In 2011, 4 incumbent Councilmembers out of 27 who ran for re-election were defeated. That 14.8%, not great but higher than State Legislators. So there is some evidence that public financing does help make elections more competitive

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