In 2010 they voted out a lot of the House incumbents out and what did it get us?
Politically, the first term is typically when House incumbents are most at risk of defeat.
Each of the four House incumbents was re-elected with a healthy margin.
In 1986 and 1988, more than 98 percent of House incumbents who were running won.
The average spent by House incumbents that year was $582,330.
But only a few House incumbents faced primary challenges that were considered serious.
Still, the re-election rate for House incumbents in the last two elections was 98 percent.
In 2004, the average margin of victory for House incumbents was 40 percentage points.
Roughly 93 percent of all the House incumbents who sought re-election achieved it.
To be sure, 98 percent of all House incumbents seeking re-election last year were successful.