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4,969 election-related bills and resolutions introduced in state legislatures in 2025 Middleton, Wisconsin--(Newsfile Corp. - December 17, 2025) - Ballotpedia's 2025 annual review of election-related state legislative activity highlights another significant year of voting and election process policymaking across the country. Visit the Ballotpedia YouTube page to watch an overview of the State of Election Administration Legislation 2025 Year-End Report To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/11226/278314_ballotpedia_reports_1.jpg Ballotpedia has tracked 4,969 election-related bills and resolutions introduced in state legislatures in 2025—surpassing the totals for 2022, 2023, and 2024.

More than 600 new laws were enacted in 2025. In 2025, Ballotpedia tracked 276 recall efforts against 388 elected officials. This marked an increase in the number of recall efforts and a slight increase in the number of officials targeted for recall compared to 2024, when Ballotpedia covered 248 recall efforts against 387 officials. A total of 44 officials, or 11% of those targeted… Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler won the special election for state House District 121, gaining partisan control of the seat from Republicans. According to CNN’s Ethan Cohen, President Donald Trump (R) won the district by a 12-point margin in the 2024 presidential election.

Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin said, “Fresh off the resounding victories in… Incumbent Mayor Tim Keller defeated Darren White to win the nonpartisan election for mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a Dec. 9, 2025, runoff. Keller earned 58.4% of the vote, and White earned 41.6% in the runoff. The two candidates advanced to the runoff after Keller earned 36.6% of the vote in the general election,… As a result of the Nov.

4, 2025, elections, the partisan composition of the 180 state legislative seats up for election changed by 10 percentage points. That is compared to a one percentage point shift following the 2023 elections. Democrats had a net gain of 18 seats, representing 10% of the 180 seats, and Republicans… As of Dec. 8, 2025, President Donald Trump has issued a total of 196 endorsements in 2026 primary races. Ninety-four percent (184) of these endorsements are for incumbent Republican officeholders, 5% (10) are for Republican candidates running in open races, and only 1% (2) are for Republican candidates running to challenge an incumbent.

Trump has… The 2025 United States local elections were held throughout the year to elect officers of municipal and county governments. Consolidated city-counties will also be listed here. Due to the large quantity of populated places throughout the United States, only the top 100 cities were listed previously on the page. Updated on: November 5, 2025 / 5:31 PM EST / CBS News A day after Republicans faced losses in several states, President Trump said Wednesday he believes his party needs to talk more about affordability — including the successes he believes he's had with containing energy...

"It's no good if we do a great job and you don't talk about it, and I don't think they talk about it enough," he told Fox News' Bret Baier. The president seemed more surprised by Republican Jack Ciattarelli's loss in the New Jersey governor's race than GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears' loss in Virginia. "I thought New Jersey would do a little bit better than that," Mr. Trump said. Missouri’s morass of congressional redistricting litigation is likely to grow soon, thanks to a dispute over whether the submission of referendum signatures froze a map lawmakers passed in September. That's because Missouri's secretary of state and attorney declared that a map lawmakers passed earlier this year took effect last Thursday – which backers of a referendum seeking to repeal that plan are strongly...

And the conflict over whether new congressional lines are in effect sparked an unusual fight in federal court in which Missouri's solicitor general is asking a judge to sanction attorneys for how they’re representing... Earlier this year, Trump pressured Missouri Republicans to redraw their congressional lines to transform Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-based district into a GOP-leaning seat. It’s part of a national push from Trump to prevent Republicans from losing their slim majority in the U.S. House next year. GOP states like Texas and North Carolina passed new GOP-friendly maps this year, while California voters approved a more Democratic-leaning map in November. Since lawmakers passed the map in a special session, redistricting foes and proponents unleashed a number of lawsuits around whether the proposal can go into effect.

That includes litigation over whether Gov. Mike Kehoe could call the redistricting special session, the legality of redrawing districting in the middle of the decade and the possibility that the plan violated compactness and contiguity standards. It’s the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Your gift powers the trusted, unbiased information voters need heading into 2026. Donate now! Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections.

Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government. We are firmly committed to neutrality in our content. This page provides information on the 2025 elections in Missouri, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions. Statewide election dates in Missouri are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar. There are no regular statewide elections in Missouri this year.

See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates. It’s the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Your gift powers the trusted, unbiased information voters need heading into 2026. Donate now! Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections State legislative veto-proof majorities State legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes State legislative margin of victory analysis State legislative seats that changed party control Minor-party candidates... Thousands of elections took place in 2025 across the United States, including primary and general elections at the state and local levels.

These included two of 50 state governorships and two of 99 state legislatures. This page presents Ballotpedia's research and curation on 2025 elections in the United States, including: The content on this page is organized by level of government (federal, state, local) and then by office type within those levels. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) announced on Dec. 23, 2025, that she will run for U.S.

Senate in 2026 rather than running for another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat is open after incumbent Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) announced she would not seek re-election. As of Dec. 16, 2025, independent race forecasters The…

Missouri voters may decide on a veto referendum on the state’s new congressional district map in 2026. If certified for the ballot, this would be the 26th veto referendum Missouri voters will decide in state history. Between 1906 and 2025, 530 veto referendums appeared on ballots in 23 states. Voters more often repealed the targeted… Welcome to the Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, Brew.

By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Thank you for reading the Brew! We're so grateful to you, our readers, for welcoming us into your inbox. We'll be back on Dec. 31 for our end-of-year wrap-up. Have a wonderful rest… Sen.

Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) announced on Dec. 19, 2025, that she will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2026. Lummis posted on X, “Deciding not to run for reelection does represent a change of heart for me, but in the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve come to accept that I do… Welcome to the Monday, Dec. 22, Brew.

By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: California voters decided on 42 local ballot measures this year — the lowest total for an odd-numbered year in at...

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