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A type of election where there is no incumbent in the race
What is an open seat election?
Money that is not tied to a specific candidate
What is soft money?
The ticketing Americans tend to do
What is split ticketing?
The electoral map favored democratic senate candidates in 2016 for this reason
What is the Republicans had to defend a disproportionate number of senate seats, and many of these seats were in states where democrats outnumbered republicans?
This election occurs only in states that use majority voting
What are runoff elections?
Voting is costly, and the chances of affecting the election outcome are small
What is the paradox of voting?
Research shows that modern campaigns are likely to do this
What is to have beneficial effects, such as informing voters?
The most important factor in explaining Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election
What is reduced turnout by minority groups that supported Democrats in 2008 and 2012