Tag: 2025 elections coverage
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29% of last July’s elections were uncontested
Throughout July, Ballotpedia covered 31 elections in 11 states, 29% of which were uncontested. That’s down from June, when 70% of the 896 elections 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…
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New York City voters to decide five measures related to even-year city elections and housing in November
New York City voters will decide five charter amendments in November 2025—four related to housing and infrastructure, and one to move city elections from odd to even-numbered years. However, that last change would also require a state constitutional amendment. On July 21, the New York City Charter Revision Commission, a temporary 13-member commission formed by…
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Republican National Committee raised twice as much as Democratic National Committee in June
As of June 30, 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 $176 million and spent $165 million in the 2026 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $214 million and spent…
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A look back at 2025 state primary election competitiveness
A smaller share of seats were open in this year's state primary elections than in any odd year since 2011. Ballotpedia’s 2025 state primary election data included competitiveness and incumbency statistics from state legislative and state executive elections in three states — New Jersey, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The percentage of open seats in 2025 (5.9%)…
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Zohran Mamdani (D) leads with 43% of the vote in New York City's mayoral race
Zohran Mamdani (D) currently leads Andrew Cuomo (D) in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, which was held on June 24, 2025. As of June 25, at 10:50 AM ET, with 93% of the vote counted, Mamdani has 43% of the vote to Cuomo’s 36% of the vote. Cuomo conceded on election…
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No incumbents defeated in Virginia House primaries
No incumbents were defeated in the Virginia House of Delegates primary elections on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Three incumbents ran in contested primaries, 3.1% of the 96 incumbents running for re-election. This is the third time the chamber’s primaries have produced no incumbent defeats since 2011. The first was 2011, and the second was 2017.…
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43% of last May’s elections were uncontested
Throughout May, Ballotpedia covered 2,891 elections in 24 states, 43% of which were uncontested. That’s down from April, when 81% of the 19,290 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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Seven candidates are running for four seats on the school board for Maine's School Administrative District 40
Three seats in Maine School Administrative District 40 are up for election on June 10, 2025. This district includes the towns of Warren, Waldoboro, and Union. Members are elected to three-year terms on the 16-member board. Bangor Daily News’ Jules Walkup wrote, "A decade ago, little attention would have been paid to school board races…
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81% of last April's elections were uncontested
Throughout April, Ballotpedia covered 19,290 elections across 21 states, 81% of which were uncontested. That’s up from March, when 39% of the 194 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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Keri Heintzeman (R) won the special election in Minnesota Senate District 6
Keri Heintzeman (R) defeated Denise Slipy (D) in the special election for District 6 of the Minnesota Senate on April 29, 2025, winning 60% of the vote to Slipy's 40%. The previous incumbent, Justin Eichorn (R), resigned on March 20, 2025, after his arrest for allegedly attempting to solicit a minor for sex. In the…