Author: Nathan Maxwell
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Incumbent Tim Keller defeated Darren White in the general election runoff for mayor of Albuquerque
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,…
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Partisan control shifted 10 percentage points toward Democrats in the 2025 state legislative elections
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…
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Seventeen Republican incumbents lost in the 2025 state legislative general elections
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…
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Matt Van Epps (R) won the special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District
Matt Van Epps (R) won the special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District on December 2, 2025. Van Epps received 53.8% of the vote to Aftyn Behn's (D) 45.2%. Van Epps, Behn, and four independent candidates ran in the election. The special election filled the vacancy created when the former incumbent, Rep. Mark Green (R),…
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Incumbent Tim Keller and Darren White are running in the runoff election for mayor of Albuquerque
Incumbent Mayor Tim Keller and Darren White advanced from the nonpartisan election for mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to a runoff election on Dec. 9. Keller earned 36.6% of the vote in the general election, and White earned 31.3%. Keller, who was first elected mayor in 2017, is running on his record. According to his…
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Utah the sixth state with a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections
Utah became the sixth state to adopt a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 census. On Nov. 10, 2025, a district court judge rejected a redrawn map submitted by the legislature that would have maintained four Republican-leaning districts in favor of a proposal from the plaintiffs in the case that shifts one district toward…
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Seven seats have changed partisan control in state legislative special elections this year
Three Nov. 4 special state legislative elections in Mississippi resulted in changes in partisan control from Republican to Democrat, one in the House and two in the Senate. Now seven special legislative elections in 2025 have resulted in changes in partisan control this year. The other four seats that changed party control this year were:…
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Aftyn Behn (D), Matt Van Epps (R), and four independent candidates are running in the special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District
Aftyn Behn (D), Matt Van Epps (R), and four independent candidates are running in the special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District on December 2, 2025. The special election will fill the vacancy created when the former incumbent, Rep. Mark Green (R), resigned on July 20, 2025. The Tennessee Lookout's Sam Stockard wrote, "The special…
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Virginia Democrats gain 13 seats in the House of Delegates
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…
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At least 15 Republican incumbents lost re-election in New Jersey and Virginia
At least 15 incumbents lost in the state legislative elections in New Jersey and Virginia, with six New Jersey contests still uncalled as of 4:30 p.m. EST on Nov. 5. That’s the most general election incumbent defeats in an odd year since 21 were defeated in 2011. All 15 defeated incumbents were Republicans. Twelve Republican…