What are congressional incumbents?

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"Incumbents" means the congressmen who are already in office. Because they can bring projects to their district, help people with government problems in their district, and raise more campaign money...

Incumbents have a great advantage over challengers because they are better known and can raise campaign funds more easily.

The incumbent is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent

Incumbents typically have an advantage due to greater name recognition over their opponent (though of course this is not always the case) and the fact that there will be many voters grateful for the...