Flashcard sets with a 'incumbents' term meaning 'generally receive more exposure on television and in newspapers than those challenging them with greater media exposure and substantial influence over public policy, incumbents are also able to raise more money with which to campaign. in 2002, 398 house members ran for reelection, and only 16 were defeated, while a mere three out of 26 senators running for reelection lost. the reelection rate is 88 percent for the senate and 96 percent for the house'

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