List of elections in the United States

Last updated

Election Day 2020 (50564518207).jpg
2016 Presidential Election ballot.jpg
Oklahoma general election ballot for 2018.png
City of Nashua Election Ballot 2013.JPG
From left to right, top to bottom: a voter casting a 2020 ballot at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa; a 2016 general election ballot listing the presidential and vice presidential candidates; a 2018 Oklahoma midterm election ballot listing candidates for congressional, state, and local offices; and a 2013 off-year election ballot listing local races in Nashua, New Hampshire

The United States holds its federal elections on the first Tuesday in November. The President of the United States is elected to a four-year term. Each of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms. The 100 members in the United States Senate are elected to six-year terms, with one-third of them being renewed every two years.

Contents

Because of when these federal offices are up for election, the election years are commonly classified into the following three categories:

The years in which elections are held for U.S. state and local offices vary between each jurisdiction. The vast majority of races held during off-year elections are at the city and local level, but many other city and local governments may instead hold their elections during even-numbered years to coincide with either the presidential or midterm elections.

List of elections by year

1788–1879

Each state originally set their own separate date for their congressional elections. Before the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1933, the date on which a Congress usually began was March 4 of the odd-numbered year instead of early January. Individual states could schedule congressional elections into January or February. [1] The dates when Senate elections were held varied even more: before the Seventeenth Amendment was ratified in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures, which meant senate seats could remain vacant for months or years due to legislative deadlock. [2]

YearGeneral Senate House President Governors Mayors
1788/89 General 1788/89 Senate 1788/89 House 1788/89 President 1788/89 Governors 1788
1790 General 1790 Senate 1790/91 House 1790/91 Governors 1790
1792 General 1792 Senate 1792/93 House 1792/93 President 1792 Governors 1792
1794 General 1794 Senate 1794/95 House 1794/95 Governors 1794
1796 General 1796 Senate 1796/97 House 1796/97 President 1796 Governors 1796
1798 General 1798 Senate 1798/99 House 1798/99 Governors 1798
1800 General 1800 Senate 1800/01 House 1800/01 President 1800 Governors 1800
1802 General 1802 Senate 1802/03 House 1802/03 Governors 1802
1804 General 1804 Senate 1804/05 House 1804/05 President 1804 Governors 1804
1806 General 1806 Senate 1806/07 House 1806/07 Governors 1806
1808 General 1808 Senate 1808/09 House 1808/09 President 1808 Governors 1808
1810 General 1810 Senate 1810/11 House 1810/11 Governors 1810
1812 General 1812 Senate 1812/13 House 1812/13 President 1812 Governors 1812
1814 General 1814 Senate 1814/15 House 1814/15 Governors 1814
1816 General 1816 Senate 1816/17 House 1816/17 President 1816 Governors 1816
1818 General 1818 Senate 1818/19 House 1818/19 Governors 1818
1820 General 1820 Senate 1820/21 House 1820/21 President 1820 Governors 1820
1822 General 1822 Senate 1822/23 House 1822/23 Governors 1822
1824 General 1824 Senate 1824/25 House 1824/25 President 1824 Governors 1824
1826 General 1826 Senate 1826/27 House 1826/27 Governors 1826
1828 General 1828 Senate 1828/29 House 1828/29 President 1828 Governors 1828
1830 General 1830 Senate 1830/31 House 1830/31 Governors 1830
1832 General 1832 Senate 1832/33 House 1832/33 President 1832 Governors 1832
1834 General 1834 Senate 1834/35 House 1834/35 Governors 1834
1836 General 1836 Senate 1836/37 House 1836/37 President 1836 Governors 1836
1838 General 1838 Senate 1838/39 House 1838/39 Governors 1838 Mayors 1838
1840 General 1840 Senate 1840/41 House 1840/41 President 1840 Governors 1840 Mayors 1840
1842 General 1842 Senate 1842/43 House 1842/43 Governors 1842 Mayors 1842
1844 General 1844 Senate 1844/45 House 1844/45 President 1844 Governors 1844 Mayors 1844
1846 General 1846 Senate 1846/47 House 1846/47 Governors 1846 Mayors 1846
1848 General 1848 Senate 1848/49 House 1848/49 President 1848 Governors 1848 Mayors 1848
1850 General 1850 Senate 1850/51 House 1850/51 Governors 1850 Mayors 1850
1852 General 1852 Senate 1852/53 House 1852/53 President 1852 Governors 1852 Mayors 1852
1854 General 1854 Senate 1854/55 House 1854/55 Governors 1854 Mayors 1854
1856 General 1856 Senate 1856/57 House 1856/57 President 1856 Governors 1856 Mayors 1856
1858 General 1858 Senate 1858/59 House 1858/59 Governors 1858 Mayors 1858
1860 General 1860 Senate 1860/61 House 1860/61 President 1860 Governors 1860 Mayors 1860
1862 General 1862 Senate 1862/63 House 1862/63 Governors 1862 Mayors 1862
1864 General 1864 Senate 1864/65 House 1864/65 President 1864 Governors 1864 Mayors 1864
1866 General 1866 Senate 1866/67 House 1866/67 Governors 1866 Mayors 1866
1868 General 1868 Senate 1868/69 House 1868/69 President 1868 Governors 1868 Mayors 1868
1870 General 1870 Senate 1870/71 House 1870/71 Governors 1870 Mayors 1870
1872 General 1872 Senate 1872/73 House 1872/73 President 1872 Governors 1872 Mayors 1872
1874 General 1874 Senate 1874/75 House 1874/75 Governors 1874 Mayors 1874
1876 General 1876 Senate 1876/77 House 1876/77 President 1876 Governors 1876 Mayors 1876
1878 General 1878 Senate 1878/79 House 1878/79 Governors 1878 Mayors 1878

1880–1911

Congress began to standardize House elections in 1872, [1] and by 1880 every state had moved their regular House elections to even-numbered years. However, a state's Senate election continued to depend on whether its state legislature remained in gridlock. [2]

YearGeneral Senate House President Governors Mayors
1880 General 1880 Senate 1880/81 House 1880 President 1880 Governors 1880 Mayors 1880
1881 General 1881 House 1881 Governors 1881 Mayors 1881
1882 General 1882 Senate 1882/83 House 1882 Governors 1882 Mayors 1882
1883 General 1883 House 1883 Governors 1883 Mayors 1883
1884 General 1884 Senate 1884/85 House 1884 President 1884 Governors 1884 Mayors 1884
1885 General 1885 House 1885 Governors 1885 Mayors 1885
1886 General 1886 Senate 1886/87 House 1886 Governors 1886 Mayors 1886
1887 General 1887 House 1887 Governors 1887 Mayors 1887
1888 General 1888 Senate 1888/89 House 1888 President 1888 Governors 1888 Mayors 1888
1889 General 1889 House 1889 Governors 1889 Mayors 1889
1890 General 1890 Senate 1890/91 House 1890 Governors 1890 Mayors 1890
1891 General 1891 House 1891 Governors 1891 Mayors 1891
1892 General 1892 Senate 1892/93 House 1892 President 1892 Governors 1892 Mayors 1892
1893 General 1893 House 1893 Governors 1893 Mayors 1893
1894 General 1894 Senate 1894/95 House 1894 Governors 1894 Mayors 1894
1895 General 1895 House 1895 Governors 1895 Mayors 1895
1896 General 1896 Senate 1896/97 House 1896 President 1896 Governors 1896 Mayors 1896
1897 General 1897 House 1897 Governors 1897 Mayors 1897
1898 General 1898 Senate 1898/99 House 1898 Governors 1898 Mayors 1898
1899 General 1899 House 1899 Governors 1899 Mayors 1899
1900 General 1900 Senate 1900/01 House 1900 President 1900 Governors 1900 Mayors 1900
1901 General 1901 House 1901 Governors 1901 Mayors 1901
1902 General 1902 Senate 1902/03 House 1902 Governors 1902 Mayors 1902
1903 General 1903 House 1903 Governors 1903 Mayors 1903
1904 General 1904 Senate 1904/05 House 1904 President 1904 Governors 1904 Mayors 1904
1905 General 1905 House 1905 Governors 1905 Mayors 1905
1906 General 1906 Senate 1906/07 House 1906 Governors 1906 Mayors 1906
1907 General 1907 House 1907 Governors 1907 Mayors 1907
1908 General 1908 Senate 1908/09 House 1908 President 1908 Governors 1908 Mayors 1908
1909 General 1909 House 1909 Governors 1909 Mayors 1909
1910 General 1910 Senate 1910/11 House 1910 Governors 1910 Mayors 1910
1911 General 1911 House 1911 Governors 1911 Mayors 1911

1912–present

The 1914 midterm elections became the first year that all regular Senate elections were held in even-numbered years, coinciding with the House elections. The ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913 established the direct election of senators, instead of having them elected directly by state legislatures. [2]

YearGeneral Senate House President Governors Mayors
1912 General 1912 Senate 1912/13 House 1912 President 1912 Governors 1912 Mayors 1912
1913 General 1913 Senate 1913 House 1913 Governors 1913 Mayors 1913
1914 General 1914 Senate 1914 House 1914 Governors 1914 Mayors 1914
1915 General 1915 Senate 1915 (None) House 1915 Governors 1915 Mayors 1915
1916 General 1916 Senate 1916 House 1916 President 1916 Governors 1916 Mayors 1916
1917 General 1917 Senate 1917 (None) House 1917 Governors 1917 Mayors 1917
1918 General 1918 Senate 1918 House 1918 Governors 1918 Mayors 1918
1919 General 1919 Senate 1919 (None) House 1919 Governors 1919 Mayors 1919
1920 General 1920 Senate 1920 House 1920 President 1920 Governors 1920 Mayors 1920
1921 General 1921 Senate 1921 House 1921 Governors 1921 Mayors 1921
1922 General 1922 Senate 1922 House 1922 Governors 1922 Mayors 1922
1923 General 1923 Senate 1923 House 1923 Governors 1923 Mayors 1923
1924 General 1924 Senate 1924 House 1924 President 1924 Governors 1924 Mayors 1924
1925 General 1925 Senate 1925 House 1925 Governors 1925 Mayors 1925
1926 General 1926 Senate 1926 House 1926 Governors 1926 Mayors 1926
1927 General 1927 Senate 1927 (None) House 1927 Governors 1927 Mayors 1927
1928 General 1928 Senate 1928 House 1928 President 1928 Governors 1928 Mayors 1928
1929 General 1929 Senate 1929 (None) House 1929 Governors 1929 Mayors 1929
1930 General 1930 Senate 1930 House 1930 Governors 1930 Mayors 1930
1931 General 1931 Senate 1931 House 1931 Governors 1931 Mayors 1931
1932 General 1932 Senate 1932 House 1932 President 1932 Governors 1932 Mayors 1932
1933 General 1933 Senate 1933 House 1933 Governors 1933 Mayors 1933
1934 General 1934 Senate 1934 House 1934 Governors 1934 Mayors 1934
1935 General 1935 Senate 1935 (None) House 1935 Governors 1935 Mayors 1935
1936 General 1936 Senate 1936 House 1936 President 1936 Governors 1936 Mayors 1936
1937 General 1937 Senate 1937 House 1937 Governors 1937 Mayors 1937
1938 General 1938 Senate 1938 House 1938 Governors 1938 Mayors 1938
1939 General 1939 Senate 1939 (None) House 1939 Governors 1939 Mayors 1939
1940 General 1940 Senate 1940 House 1940 President 1940 Governors 1940 Mayors 1940
1941 General 1941 Senate 1941 House 1941 Governors 1941 Mayors 1941
1942 General 1942 Senate 1942 House 1942 Governors 1942 Mayors 1942
1943 General 1943 Senate 1943 (None) House 1943 Governors 1943 Mayors 1943
1944 General 1944 Senate 1944 House 1944 President 1944 Governors 1944 Mayors 1944
1945 General 1945 Senate 1945 (None) House 1945 Governors 1945 Mayors 1945
1946 General 1946 Senate 1946 House 1946 Governors 1946 Mayors 1946
1947 General 1947 Senate 1947 House 1947 Governors 1947 Mayors 1947
1948 General 1948 Senate 1948 House 1948 President 1948 Governors 1948 Mayors 1948
1949 General 1949 Senate 1949 House 1949 Governors 1949 Mayors 1949
1950 General 1950 Senate 1950 House 1950 Governors 1950 Mayors 1950
1951 General 1951 Senate 1951 (None) House 1951 Governors 1951 Mayors 1951
1952 General 1952 Senate 1952 House 1952 President 1952 Governors 1952 Mayors 1952
1953 General 1953 Senate 1953 (None) House 1953 Governors 1953 Mayors 1953
1954 General 1954 Senate 1954 House 1954 Governors 1954 Mayors 1954
1955 General 1955 Senate 1955 (None) House 1955 Governors 1955 Mayors 1955
1956 General 1956 Senate 1956 House 1956 President 1956 Governors 1956 Mayors 1956
1957 General 1957 Senate 1957 House 1957 Governors 1957 Mayors 1957
1958 General 1958 Senate 1958 House 1958 Governors 1958 Mayors 1958
1959 General 1959 Senate 1959 House 1959 Governors 1959 Mayors 1959
1960 General 1960 Senate 1960 House 1960 President 1960 Governors 1960 Mayors 1960
1961 General 1961 Senate 1961 House 1961 Governors 1961 Mayors 1961
1962 General 1962 Senate 1962 House 1962 Governors 1962 Mayors 1962
1963 General 1963 Senate 1963 (None) House 1963 Governors 1963 Mayors 1963
1964 General 1964 Senate 1964 House 1964 President 1964 Governors 1964 Mayors 1964
1965 General 1965 Senate 1965 (None) House 1965 Governors 1965 Mayors 1965
1966 General 1966 Senate 1966 House 1966 Governors 1966 Mayors 1966
1967 General 1967 Senate 1967 (None) House 1967 Governors 1967 Mayors 1967
1968 General 1968 Senate 1968 House 1968 President 1968 Governors 1968 Mayors 1968
1969 General 1969 Senate 1969 (None) House 1969 Governors 1969 Mayors 1969
1970 General 1970 Senate 1970 House 1970 Governors 1970 Mayors 1970
1971 General 1971 Senate 1971 (None) House 1971 Governors 1971 Mayors 1971
1972 General 1972 Senate 1972 House 1972 President 1972 Governors 1972 Mayors 1972
1973 General 1973 Senate 1973 (None) House 1973 Governors 1973 Mayors 1973
1974 General 1974 Senate 1974 House 1974 Governors 1974 Mayors 1974
1975 General 1975 Senate 1975 House 1975 Governors 1975 Mayors 1975
1976 General 1976 Senate 1976 House 1976 President 1976 Governors 1976 Mayors 1976
1977 General 1977 Senate 1977 (None) House 1977 Governors 1977 Mayors 1977
1978 General 1978 Senate 1978 House 1978 Governors 1978 Mayors 1978
1979 General 1979 Senate 1979 (None) House 1979 Governors 1979 Mayors 1979
1980 General 1980 Senate 1980 House 1980 President 1980 Governors 1980 Mayors 1980
1981 General 1981 Senate 1981 (None) House 1981 Governors 1981 Mayors 1981
1982 General 1982 Senate 1982 House 1982 Governors 1982 Mayors 1982
1983 General 1983 Senate 1983 House 1983 Governors 1983 Mayors 1983
1984 General 1984 Senate 1984 House 1984 President 1984 Governors 1984 Mayors 1984
1985 General 1985 Senate 1985 (None) House 1985 Governors 1985 Mayors 1985
1986 General 1986 Senate 1986 House 1986 Governors 1986 Mayors 1986
1987 General 1987 Senate 1987 (None) House 1987 Governors 1987 Mayors 1987
1988 General 1988 Senate 1988 House 1988 President 1988 Governors 1988 Mayors 1988
1989 General 1989 Senate 1989 (None) House 1989 Governors 1989 Mayors 1989
1990 General 1990 Senate 1990 House 1990 Governors 1990 Mayors 1990
1991 General 1991 Senate 1991 House 1991 Governors 1991 Mayors 1991
1992 General 1992 Senate 1992 House 1992 President 1992 Governors 1992 Mayors 1992
1993 General 1993 Senate 1993 House 1993 Governors 1993 Mayors 1993
1994 General 1994 Senate 1994 House 1994 Governors 1994 Mayors 1994
1995 General 1995 Senate 1995 (None) House 1995 Governors 1995 Mayors 1995
1996 General 1996 Senate 1996 House 1996 President 1996 Governors 1996 Mayors 1996
1997 General 1997 Senate 1997 (None) House 1997 Governors 1997 Mayors 1997
1998 General 1998 Senate 1998 House 1998 Governors 1998 Mayors 1998
1999 General 1999 Senate 1999 (None) House 1999 Governors 1999 Mayors 1999
2000 General 2000 Senate 2000 House 2000 President 2000 Governors 2000 Mayors 2000
2001 General 2001 Senate 2001 (None) House 2001 Governors 2001 Mayors 2001
2002 General 2002 Senate 2002 House 2002 Governors 2002 Mayors 2002
2003 General 2003 Senate 2003 (None) House 2003 Governors 2003 Mayors 2003
2004 General 2004 Senate 2004 House 2004 President 2004 Governors 2004 Mayors 2004
2005 General 2005 Senate 2005 (None) House 2005 Governors 2005 Mayors 2005
2006 General 2006 Senate 2006 House 2006 Governors 2006 Mayors 2006
2007 General 2007 Senate 2007 (None) House 2007 Governors 2007 Mayors 2007
2008 General 2008 Senate 2008 House 2008 President 2008 Governors 2008 Mayors 2008
2009 General 2009 Senate 2009 House 2009 Governors 2009 Mayors 2009
2010 General 2010 Senate 2010 House 2010 Governors 2010 Mayors 2010
2011 General 2011 Senate 2011 (None) House 2011 Governors 2011 Mayors 2011
2012 General 2012 Senate 2012 House 2012 President 2012 Governors 2012 Mayors 2012
2013 General 2013 Senate 2013 House 2013 Governors 2013 Mayors 2013
2014 General 2014 Senate 2014 House 2014 Governors 2014 Mayors 2014
2015 General 2015 Senate 2015 (None) House 2015 Governors 2015 Mayors 2015
2016 General 2016 Senate 2016 House 2016 President 2016 Governors 2016 Mayors 2016
2017 General 2017 Senate 2017 House 2017 Governors 2017 Mayors 2017
2018 General 2018 Senate 2018 House 2018 Governors 2018 Mayors 2018
2019 General 2019 Senate 2019 (None) House 2019 Governors 2019 Mayors 2019
2020 General 2020 Senate 2020 House 2020 President 2020 Governors 2020 Mayors 2020
2021 General 2021 Senate 2021 House 2021 Governors 2021 Mayors 2021
2022 General 2022 Senate 2022 House 2022 Governors 2022 Mayors 2022
2023 General 2023 Senate 2023 House 2023 Governors 2023 Mayors 2023
2024 General 2024 Senate 2024 House 2024 President 2024 Governors 2024 Mayors 2024
State legislature elections 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022

Other

Special Senate special House special
Disputes Senate disputes

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution</span> 1933 amendment changing term dates for elected federal officials

The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the president and vice president from March 4 to January 20, and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3. It also has provisions that determine what is to be done when there is no president-elect. The Twentieth Amendment was adopted on January 23, 1933.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution</span> 1961 amendment granting presidential electors to the District of Columbia

The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution extends the right to participate in presidential elections to the District of Columbia. The amendment grants to the district electors in the Electoral College, as though it were a state, though the district can never have more electors than the least-populous state. How the electors are appointed is to be determined by Congress. The Twenty-third Amendment was proposed by the 86th Congress on June 16, 1960; it was ratified by the requisite number of states on March 29, 1961.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1st United States Congress</span> 1789–91 meeting of the U.S. Congress

The 1st United States Congress, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington's presidency, first at Federal Hall in New York City and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia. With the initial meeting of the First Congress, the United States federal government officially began operations under the new frame of government established by the 1787 Constitution. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the provisions of Article I, Section 2, Clause 3, of the Constitution. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration majority. Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution were passed by this Congress and sent to the states for ratification; the ten ratified as additions to the Constitution on December 15, 1791, are collectively known as the Bill of Rights, with an additional amendment ratified more than two centuries later to become the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Delaware General Assembly</span> Legislative branch of the state government of Delaware

The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 representatives. It meets at Legislative Hall in Dover, convening on the second Tuesday of January of odd-numbered years, with a second session of the same Assembly convening likewise in even-numbered years. Normally the sessions are required to adjourn by the last day of June of the same calendar year. However the Governor can call a special session of the legislature at any time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vermont General Assembly</span> Legislative branch of the state government of Vermont

The Vermont General Assembly is the legislative body of the state of Vermont, in the United States. The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly", but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used, including by the body itself. The General Assembly is a bicameral legislature, consisting of the 150-member Vermont House of Representatives and the 30-member Vermont Senate. Members of the House are elected by single and two-member districts. 68 districts choose one member, and 41 choose two, with the term of service being two years. The Senate includes 30 Senators, elected by seven single-member and nine multi-member districts with two or three members each. It is the only state legislative body in the United States in which a third party has had continuous representation and been consecutively elected alongside Democrats and Republicans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florida Legislature</span> Legislative branch of the state government of Florida

The Florida Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article III, Section 1 of the Florida Constitution, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the legislature and how it is to be constituted. The legislature is composed of 160 state legislators. The primary purpose of the legislature is to enact new laws and amend or repeal existing laws. It meets in the Florida State Capitol building in Tallahassee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment</span> Proposed U.S. constitutional amendment

The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would have given the District of Columbia full representation in the United States Congress, full representation in the Electoral College system, and full participation in the process by which the Constitution is amended. It would have also repealed the Twenty-third Amendment, which granted the District of Columbia the same number of electoral votes as that of the least populous state, but gave it no role in contingent elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in the United States</span>

In the politics of the United States, elections are held for government officials at the federal, state, and local levels. At the federal level, the nation's head of state, the president, is elected indirectly by the people of each state, through an Electoral College. Today, these electors almost always vote with the popular vote of their state. All members of the federal legislature, the Congress, are directly elected by the people of each state. There are many elected offices at state level, each state having at least an elective governor and legislature. There are also elected offices at the local level, in counties, cities, towns, townships, boroughs, and villages; as well as for special districts and school districts which may transcend county and municipal boundaries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States midterm election</span> General elections in the United States that are held two years after the quadrennial elections

Midterm elections in the United States are the general elections that are held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office, on Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Federal offices that are up for election during the midterms include all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, and 33 or 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florida Senate</span> Upper house of the Florida Legislature

The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The Senate is composed of 40 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 540,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census. Senators' terms begin immediately upon their election. The Senate Chamber is located in the State Capitol building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Off-year election</span> U.S. election held when neither a presidential election nor a midterm election takes place

An off-year election in the United States typically refers to a general election held in an odd-numbered year when neither a presidential election nor a midterm election takes place. At times, the term "off-year" may also be used to refer to midterm election years, while the term "off-cycle" can also refer to any election held on another date than Election Day of an even-numbered year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in California</span>

Elections in California are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. In California, regular elections are held every even year ; however, some seats have terms of office that are longer than two years, so not every seat is on the ballot in every election. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Recall elections can also be held. Additionally, statewide initiatives, legislative referrals and referendums may be on the ballot.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Oklahoma</span> Oklahoma Politics

The politics of Oklahoma exists in a framework of a presidential republic modeled after the United States. The governor of Oklahoma is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform two-party system. Executive power is exercised by the governor and the government. Legislative power is vested in the governor and the bicameral Oklahoma Legislature. Judicial power is vested in the judiciary of Oklahoma. The political system is laid out in the 1907 Oklahoma Constitution.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in New Hampshire</span>

Elections in the U.S. state of New Hampshire are held at national, state and local level. The state holds the first presidential primary in the national cycle. Elections for a range of state positions coincide with biennial elections for the House of Representatives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Connecticut</span>

Various kinds of elections in Connecticut occurs annually in each of the state's cities and towns, the exact type of which is dependent on the year. Elections for federal and statewide offices occur in even-numbered years, while municipal elections occur in odd-numbered ones. The office of the Connecticut Secretary of State oversees the election process, including voting and vote counting. In a 2020 study, Connecticut was ranked as the 20th easiest state for citizens to vote in.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1888–89 United States Senate elections</span>

The 1888–89 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with Benjamin Harrison's victory over incumbent President Grover Cleveland. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1888 and 1889, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Idaho</span>

Some type of election in Idaho occurs annually in each of the state's cities and towns, the exact type of which is dependent on the year. Elections for federal and statewide offices occur in even-numbered years, while municipal elections occur in odd-numbered years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Kentucky elections</span>

Kentucky state elections in 2018 were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with the primary elections being held on May 22, 2018. These midterm elections occurred during the presidency of Republican Donald Trump and the governorship of Republican Matt Bevin, alongside other elections in the United States. All six of Kentucky's seats in the United States House of Representatives, nineteen of the 38 seats in the Kentucky State Senate, all 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives, and one of the seven seats on the Kentucky Supreme Court were contested. Numerous county and local elections were also contested within the state.

References

  1. 1 2 "Why These 5 States Hold Odd-Year Elections, Bucking The Trend". NPR. November 4, 2019. Before 1872 when Congress moved to standardize elections for the House of Representatives, states held congressional elections whenever — in odd years, in the spring
  2. 1 2 3 "17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)". National Archives and Records Administration. February 8, 2022.