Challenge unaccepted: The real reasons most state lawmakers are running unopposed
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The Rhode Island House of Representatives debates the fiscal year 2027 state budget at the Rhode Island State House in Providence on Friday. June 5, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)When Rhode Island’s candidate filing deadline passed last month, nearly two-thirds of incumbent state legislators had drawn no opponents. Of 75 House seats, only 32 face a contest; in the Senate, it’s just 13 of 38. This isn’t a fluke, and it isn’t just a Rhode Island story.
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