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Congressional Elections and Vote-Splitting: Candidate Panel

Caitlyn Alley Peña | Feb. 24, 2022

Congressional primaries are ground zero for vote-splitting. Our recent analysis shows that the problem is getting worse. Increasingly crowded primaries leave general election voters to choose between candidates who don’t represent the electorate’s views.

Check out this special panel discussing our broken congressional primaries with three former candidates who ran in contests defined by vote-splitting.

Our panelists:

Dr. Timothy Kane (OH-12)
Jana Sanchez (TX-06)
Kristine Reeves (WA-10)

Our panelists will share their stories about what it’s like to run in a crowded field when every voter is forced to choose just one.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Caitlyn is the Director of Operations & Programs for The Center for Election Science. Before joining the CES team, Caitlyn worked for the State of Ohio Department of Education and at The Ohio State University Department of Psychology. She earned her master’s degree from Columbia University’s Teachers College in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and her bachelor’s in Spanish and Linguistics from Miami University. In her spare time, she loves reading, playing with her mini-schnauzer, and traveling with her husband.

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