There are fewer candidates on the ballot for U.S. House in November 2022 than there were in November 2020. This blog post includes Delegate to U.S. House from the District of Columbia, so from that viewpoint, there are 436 districts.
Republicans increased their candidates. They have candidates in 424 districts, whereas in 2020 they had 416.
Democrats have candidates in 417 districts, compared to 428 in 2020.
Libertarians have candidates in 87 districts, compared to 119 in 2020.
The Constitution Party has candidates in twelve districts, compared to thirteen in 2020.
The Green Party has candidates in nine districts, compared to twenty in 2020.
The Socialist Workers Party has candidates in three districts, compared to one in 2020.
The Alliance Party has one candidate, compared to none in 2020.
Parties that are only organized in one state, or several states, but which don’t have a national organization, have 24 candidates, compared to 33 in 2020.
There are 78 independent candidates this year, compared to 64 in 2020.
How does that compare to previous years for the LP? Has it been a while since the LP last had fewer than 100 House candidates on the ballot?
It’s the lowest since 1994.