Two-Thirds of the Legislature Ran Unopposed, and Voters Still Said No to Shaking Up Primaries

Danielle Allen's pitch for Question 3 was simple: 'two-thirds of the legislature is running unopposed.' Her fix: one primary for everybody, top two go to November.

Voters said no. The other side argued it would cut choices to two, maybe two from the same party.

Fair point. But the problem Allen named is still there. Most State House seats don't get a real race. Question 1 passed, so now the Legislature has to follow public records law. Maybe that's where accountability starts.

What we still don't know: whether anyone tries again in 2028.

And that's the part that sticks with me: the official story and the lived story are running on two different clocks. Sources below if you want the straight news version without my side-eye.

What we still don't know: whether anyone with a title will treat the gap as a problem to fix — or just another footnote after the news cycle moves on.