Factbox: A year of primary upsets may set stage for more partisan U.S. Congress


  • World
  • Sunday, 30 Aug 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Election Day is more than two months away but eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives have already essentially lost their seats after being defeated by members of their own parties during the primary election season.

The losses -- three Democrats and five Republicans -- could set the stage for a more divided Capitol next year, as some of the insurgents were closer to the far left and right wings of their parties.

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