Year: 2025
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Alaska’s ballot measure history: 220 statewide measures decided by voters
Ballotpedia has completed an inventory of all Alaska ballot measures since 1956—the year voters ratified the state constitution and three years before Alaska gained statehood. Since 1956, voters have decided 220 ballot measures. Of those, 158 (72%) were approved and 62 (28%) were defeated. In Alaska, most measures are placed on the ballot either through…
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Above average share of state legislative incumbents saw primary contests this year
Thirty-eight state legislative incumbents faced contested primaries in 2025, representing 22% of all incumbents who filed for re-election. While that was two fewer than the 40 contested incumbents in 2021, it was larger by percentage than each of the three previous odd-year cycles following presidential elections. Twelve percent were contested in 2013, 16% in 2017,…
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett announces that he will not seek re-election if the courts uphold Texas’ new congressional map
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) announced on Aug. 21, 2025, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026 if the courts do not overturn Texas’ new congressional map. The Texas House of Representatives passed the map on Aug. 20, 2025, and the Texas Senate passed it on Aug. 23, 2025.…
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Almost 200 candidates have already filed to run in the 2028 presidential election
As of Aug. 25, 2025, a total of 175 candidates had filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run in the 2028 presidential election. Of these candidates, 39 were Democrats, 44 were Republicans, and the other 92 were independent or minor party candidates. Over the course of a presidential election cycle, hundreds of individuals…
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Robe & Gavel: The 2024-2025 term in review
Welcome to the Aug. 25 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. I remember, I remember, The fir trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky: It was a childish ignorance,…
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Eleven candidates are running for mayor of the city of Miami, Florida, on November 4, 2025
Eleven candidates are running in the nonpartisan election for mayor of the city of Miami, Florida, on November 4, 2025. If necessary, a runoff will be scheduled for November 18, 2025. The filing deadline for this election is September 20, 2025. Incumbent Francis Suarez is term-limited. Four candidates lead in media attention, fundraising, and polling:…
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California voters to decide Proposition 50, a constitutional amendment to allow for a new congressional district map, in a November special election
The California State Legislature passed a constitutional amendment, titled Proposition 50, to allow the state to use a new congressional district map for 2026 through 2030. Voters will decide on the measure in a special election on Nov. 4, 2025. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) proposed allowing the Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional districts…
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Republican party committees maintain fundraising lead in July
As of July 31, 2025, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $197 million and spent $188 million in the 2026 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $239 million and spent…