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2016 Election Cycle: House of Representatives Type of Candidate & Total Raised & Number of Candidates & Average Raised Incumbent & 664,873,622 & 418 & 1,590,607 Challenger & 149,000,679 & 643 & 231,727 Open Seat & 214,460,277 & 337 & 636,381 Grand Total & 1,028,334,578 & 1,398 & 735,576 Source: OpenSecrets.org Based on this election spending table for House races in 2016, which is the best conclusion one can make about the significance of this data? Choose 1 answer: (A) House members must start working on their next campaign soon after taking office in DC (B) Open seat elections give incumbents an advantage regardless of the amount of campaign funds raised (C) Incumbent House members have an overwhelming advantage over challengers (D) House members facing opposition are less likely to be reelected than senators

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2016 Election Cycle: House of Representatives

Type of Candidate & Total Raised & Number of Candidates & Average Raised 
 Incumbent &  664,873,622 & 418 &  1,590,607 
Challenger &  149,000,679 & 643 &  231,727 
Open Seat &  214,460,277 & 337 &  636,381 
Grand Total &  1,028,334,578 & 1,398 &  735,576 

Source: OpenSecrets.org
Based on this election spending table for House races in 2016, which is the best conclusion one can make about the significance of this data?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) House members must start working on their next campaign soon after taking office in DC
(B) Open seat elections give incumbents an advantage regardless of the amount of campaign funds raised
(C) Incumbent House members have an overwhelming advantage over challengers
(D) House members facing opposition are less likely to be reelected than senators

2016 Election Cycle: House of Representatives Type of Candidate & Total Raised & Number of Candidates & Average Raised Incumbent & 664,873,622 & 418 & 1,590,607 Challenger & 149,000,679 & 643 & 231,727 Open Seat & 214,460,277 & 337 & 636,381 Grand Total & 1,028,334,578 & 1,398 & 735,576 Source: OpenSecrets.org Based on this election spending table for House races in 2016, which is the best conclusion one can make about the significance of this data? Choose 1 answer: (A) House members must start working on their next campaign soon after taking office in DC (B) Open seat elections give incumbents an advantage regardless of the amount of campaign funds raised (C) Incumbent House members have an overwhelming advantage over challengers (D) House members facing opposition are less likely to be reelected than senators

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The best conclusion based on the provided data is:(C) Incumbent House members have an overwhelming advantage over challengers.
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