Category: 2025 elections
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Incumbent Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft advance to Nov. 4 general election for mayor of Boston
Incumbent Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft defeated two other candidates in the nonpartisan primary election for mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, on Sept. 9, 2025. On Friday, Sept. 12, Kraft withdrew from the race. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 4, 2025. Wu was first elected in 2021, when she defeated Annissa Essaibi George 64%-35.6%.…
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Both candidates for Edmonds, Wash., City Council complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running for Position 3 on the Edmonds, Wash., City Council—Erika Barnett and Alex Newman—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages. In Edmonds, both…
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Both candidates for Island County, Wash., Public Hospital District 1 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running for the Island County Public Hospital District 1 on Whidbey Island, Wash., commissioner board—Kirk Gasper and Dennis Rochier—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about the areas of…
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Both candidates for Lynnwood, Wash. City Council complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running for Position 1 on the Lynnwood, Wash., City Council—Dio Boucsieguez and Derica Escamilla—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages. In Lynnwood, both…
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Both candidates for Marysville, Wash., City Council complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running for Position 3 on the Marysville, Wash., City Council—Amber Cantu and Dan Perkins—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages. In Marysville, both…
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Virginia 2025 House of Delegates elections could affect the outcome of three proposed constitutional amendments related to abortion, same-sex marriage, and voting
Virginia’s 2025 House of Delegates election could decide the fate of three proposed constitutional amendments. One would remove a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, one would create a constitutional right to reproductive freedom, and one would allow persons convicted of felonies to vote following their release from incarceration. The constitutional amendment process in Virginia requires…
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Incumbent Larry Krasner (D) and Patrick Dugan (R) are running in the general election for District Attorney of Philadelphia
Incumbent Lawrence Krasner (D) and Patrick F. Dugan (R) are running in the general election for Philadelphia district attorney on November 4, 2025. Krasner defeated Dugan 64% to 36% in the Democratic primary on May 20. Dugan also won the Republican nomination as a write-in candidate and announced on August 9 that he would run…
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All 18 uncontested state legislative incumbents in 2025 are Democrats
All 18 state legislative incumbents who do not have general election challengers this November are Democrats. There are 168 incumbents running for re-election. That means 10.7% of the state legislative incumbents running this year in New Jersey and Virginia are guaranteed re-election. Ballotpedia uses the number and percentage of incumbents in uncontested general elections to…
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23% of last August’s elections were uncontested
Throughout August, Ballotpedia covered 457 elections in 17 states, 23% of which were uncontested. That’s down from July, when 29% of the 31 covered were uncontested. Ballotpedia defines an uncontested election as one where the number of candidates running is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. This analysis does…
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Eleven candidates are running in the Republican special primary for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District
The Republican special primary election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District will be held on October 7, 2025. The general election will be held on December 2, 2025. The special election will fill the vacancy Mark Green (R) left when he resigned on July 20, 2025, to take a job in the private sector. WPLN News‘…