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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. It’s the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Your gift powers the trusted, unbiased information voters need heading into 2026. Donate now! Contact: Carley Allensworth, Media Relations Manager Tel: (618) 553-1830‬ E-mail: carley.allensworth@ballotpedia.org

Middleton, Wis. - 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. 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. Surge in Congressional Redistricting Activity Congressional redistricting became a notable area of focus in 2025. Since August 29, five states —California, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas—have passed legislation either adopting new congressional maps for the 2026 elections or placing proposed maps before voters.

Before 2025 only two states had voluntarily adopted new congressional maps between censuses since 1970. It’s the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Your gift powers the trusted, unbiased information voters need heading into 2026. Donate now! An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. Candidates running in uncontested elections are virtually guaranteed victory.

On average, between 2018 and 2024, 64% of elections covered by Ballotpedia were uncontested, ranging from a low of 50% in 2021 to a high of 70% in 2024. Throughout 2025, Ballotpedia covered 38,606 elections across 49 states. Of that total, 26,315 (68%) were uncontested and 12,291 (32%) were contested. The 68% uncontested election rate found in 2025 is the second-highest rate Ballotpedia has recorded since data collection began in 2018. The highest rate was 70% in 2024, while the lowest was 49% in 2021. This analysis spans offices at all levels of government, excluding the presidency.

In 2025, mayoral and state judge races had some of the highest rates of uncontested elections. Of the 4,748 mayoral races covered, 3,272 (69%) were uncontested. Of the seven state judge races, six (85%) were uncontested. State executive elections had the lowest rate, with 24 of 50 contests (48%) uncontested. 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. On Dec.

2, 2025, elections were held in six states for 17 offices. The following states held elections: Georgia, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. Georgia: In Georgia, elections took place for the Georgia House of Representatives, Atlanta City Council, and Atlanta Public Schools school board. In the special general election runoff for… Seventeen incumbents—all Republicans—lost in the 2025 state legislative elections in New Jersey and Virginia. That’s the most general election incumbent defeats in an odd year since 21 were defeated in 2011.

Twelve Republican incumbents lost re-election in Virginia, where Democrats expanded their majority by 13 seats, going from 51 to 64 seats in the 100-member… In the 2025 elections, there were zero directly elected state financial officers up for election. However, as a result of the gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, Democrats are likely to gain two offices, both in Virginia, as Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) will appoint replacements for Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) appointees. State financial officers… Voters in Society Hill, S.C.—a town of roughly 500 people in the northern part of the state—will return to the polls for the third time in one month on Dec.

2, to decide the outcome of their mayoral race after two rounds of runoffs. Cecil Graham and Councilmember Kevin Long appeared on the ballot in… Democrats expanded their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates on November 4, 2025, gaining 13 seats. The Virginia House was one of two state legislative chambers with elections in 2025. Twelve Republican incumbents lost in Virginia, tying 2017 for the most incumbents defeated since 2011. Two incumbents lost in the 2023 elections, one Republican…

It’s the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Your gift powers the trusted, unbiased information voters need heading into 2026. Donate now! Choose a state below to navigate to relevant elections information. This page includes a collection of links to official election results published within each state, as well as links to Ballotpedia's coverage of current elections. For more details about the types of elections Ballotpedia covers, see: Election coverage approach for Ballotpedia.

Click on the links below to navigate to the latest election results for each race, as well as analysis, poll results and more for various elections across the nation. It’s the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Your gift powers the trusted, unbiased information voters need heading into 2026. Donate now! We’ve compiled a list of 10 elections we’re watching on Nov. 4, 2025, including races for governors, other executive offices, state supreme court judgeships, state legislatures, mayors, and special elections to the U.S.

House of Representatives. The Ballotpedia editorial department selected these elections based on past election results, unique election-specific circumstances, and election race ratings. The final selections include a mix of federal, state, and local races. Here's a list of the 10 elections we're watching. Click on a link to learn more about each election. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";r.style.height=d}}})}(); For our top 10 ballot measure elections to watch on November 4, see Ballotpedia's Top 10 Ballot Measures to Watch, 2025.

It’s the 12 Days of Ballotpedia! Your gift powers the trusted, unbiased information voters need heading into 2026. Donate now! .newsletter-navbar { overflow: hidden; background-color: #364DA8; } .newsletter-navbar a { float: left; font-size: 16px; color: white; text-align: center; padding: 14px 18px; text-decoration: none; } .newsletter-dropdown { float: left; overflow: hidden; } .newsletter-dropdown .newsletter-dropbtn {... This page contains overviews of the most-read Ballotpedia's Daily Brew stories from each month in 2025. From major elections to consequential policy developments, these monthly highlights capture some of the defining moments in U.S.

politics and elections in 2025. This page also includes links to the other stories included in each edition that the stories were featured. Click on the links below to view an overview the most-read stories: On Jan. 29, we shared an analysis that found at least 58 minor party or independent candidates in 2024 received more votes than the margin of victory (MOV) between the winning and losing candidates in their... There were 56 such candidates in 2022 and 77 in 2020.

Takeaways from an eventful 2025 election cycle. By Caroline Soler, Christine Zhang and Alex Lemonides Is there such a thing as an “off year” for U.S. elections? The elections in 2025 were not nearly as all-encompassing as last year’s presidential race, nor as chaotic as what is expected from next year’s midterms. But hundreds of elections were held in dozens of states, including local contests, mayoral races, special congressional elections and two highly anticipated governor’s races.

Many of the elections were seen as early tests of how lasting President Trump’s 2024 gains might be and as a preview of what might happen in 2026. Here are five takeaways from the 2025 election cycle.

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