Plurality primary winners are less likely to win general elections than majority winners
In competitive races, candidates who win their primary with a minority of the vote are 11.3 percentage points less likely to win their general election than candidates who win their primary with a majority of the vote.
Northwestern University Political Science Professor Laurel Harbridge-Yong and FairVote Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Hutchinson break down their latest research paper. https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/our-...