Adding on--Out of the 59 Senate Seats, in addition to the 21 seats where only 1 candidate filed, there are an additional 14 seats (8D and 6R)where there were filings from only 1 party, leaving ony 24 out of 59 seats where there are candidates from both parties.
Out of 118 House seats, in addition to the 50 (I get 49--22D and 27R) seats with 1 candidate, there are an additional 26 seats (17D and 9R) where there are filings from only 1 party, leaving 43 out of 118 seats that have candidates from both parties.
Once all the ballot challenges are resolved, I'd be willing to bet that a significant number of districts go from several filings in 1 party to only 1 candidate remaining on the ballot.
Some of those 2 party filings aren't very serious either: For instance, a Republican filed in House District #3 which went for Governor Quinn (D) by a 73.5%-26.5% margin, HD #40 77-23 Democratic, HD #78 76-24 Democratic. And on the other end HD #74 which is 64-36 GOP
So, several of the districts where there are two parties filing candidates aren't even remotely competitive.
It is very much a reflection of the non-competitive nature of the recent remap.
Ill_Ind
Is the whole Senate up this year?
