The November 6, 1984 Congressional elections were the first such election in the Republic, and only one political party was able to organize in time to compete. As a result, many of the candidates were non-partisan, or ran unopposed. House districts were also only very roughly drawn at the time, with better districts to be drawn up the next year. The majority of those elected had only held positions at the county or municipal level prior to Doomsday. The election was very local - many of the candidates never left their homes to do any campaigning, or at least their town of residence.