Year: 2025
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Voters in eight states could decide on 12 ballot measures related to sex, gender, and LGBTQ issues in 2026
Voters in eight states could decide on 12 ballot measures related to sex, gender, and LGBTQ issues in 2026. Of these 12 measures, one has been certified for the ballot—Missouri Amendment 3. The other 11 are proposed, either citizen-initiated ballot measures that have been cleared for signature gathering or legislative referrals that require additional votes.…
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After tie vote, Society Hill, S.C., to hold second mayoral runoff on Dec. 2
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…
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Eleven candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District on March 17, 2026
Eleven candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District on March 17, 2026. As of November 2025, Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D), Donna Miller (D), Robert Peters (D), and Willie Preston (D) led in fundraising and local media attention. Incumbent Robin Kelly (D), first elected in 2013, is running for U.S.…
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Signatures submitted for 2026 Colorado ballot initiative related to fentanyl penalties
In Colorado, signatures were submitted on Nov. 20 to the secretary of state for a ballot initiative that would increase the penalties for the manufacturing, sale, and possession of fentanyl. The filing deadline for this measure, referred to as Initiative 85, was Nov. 28. Along with expanding those penalties, Initiative 85 would also establish mandated…
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Democrats defending 14 U.S. House districts won by Trump in 2024; Republicans defending 9 won by Harris
In the 2026 U.S. House elections, there will be 23 districts where the incumbent's party and the party of the president who carried the district in the most recent presidential election do not match. There are 14 such districts currently represented by a Democrat and won by Donald Trump (R), and nine such districts represented…
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James McGreevey and James Solomon are running in the runoff election for mayor of Jersey City on Dec. 2
James McGreevey and James Solomon are running in the nonpartisan runoff general election for mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey on Dec. 2, 2025. Incumbent Mayor Steven Fulop chose to run in the Democratic primary for governor of New Jersey rather than seek a fourth term. McGreevey and Solomon advanced to the runoff after neither…
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Mikie Sherrill’s resignation leaves New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District vacant
On Nov. 20, 2025, Mikie Sherrill (D) resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives to prepare to serve as governor of New Jersey, leaving New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District vacant. On Nov. 4, 2025, Sherrill won the general election for governor of New Jersey, defeating Jack Ciattarelli (R) 56% to 43%. She will assume office…