As of September 2025, dozens of older U.S. House Democrats faced primary challengers who had filed with the Federal Election Commission or publicly announced campaigns but had not raised competitively large sums.
September 30, 2025
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temporal
Summary of the broader landscape of primary challenges to older incumbents during 2025.
Some U.S. House Democrats in their 70s and 80s have resisted calls from parts of the party's grassroots to step aside in favor of younger leaders.
January 01, 2024
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temporal
Describes a pattern of incumbent behavior in response to grassroots pressure for generational turnover.
U.S. congressional incumbents in their 70s and 80s have been subject to primary challenges from younger Democratic candidates, producing recurring intra-party generational debates.
January 01, 2024
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temporal
Describes a recurring pattern of generational primary challenges within the Democratic Party.