2021 United States elections

The 2021 United States elections will be held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. This off-year election includes the regular gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. In addition, state legislative elections will be held in New Jersey and the Virginia House of Delegates (the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly), along with numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local elections. Five special elections to the United States House of Representatives will take place in early 2021 as a result of either deaths or vacancies.

2021 United States elections
2020          2021           2022
Off-year elections
Election dayNovember 2
House elections
Seats contested5 early-term vacancies
Net seat change0
     Election to be held
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested2
Net seat change0
     Democratic incumbent      Term-limited Democrat
     No election

Federal elections

Senate

As part of the 2020 United States Senate elections, Georgia held run-off elections for both of its Senate seats on January 5, 2021. The run-off elections were triggered because of a Georgia law requiring a second round when no individual wins a majority of the vote in most federal, state, and local elections.[lower-alpha 1] The Democrats won both races, and power is split 50–48–2, with both independent senators caucusing with Democrats.

House of Representatives

Five special elections will be held in 2021 to fill vacancies during the 117th U.S. Congress:

State elections

Elections by state

In 2021, elections will be held in five states:

Gubernatorial

Two states will hold gubernatorial elections in 2021:

Lieutenant Gubernatorial

One state will hold a lieutenant gubernatorial election in 2021:

  • Virginia: One-term Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax is eligible to run for a second term, but is instead running for Governor.[28] Declared Democratic candidates include state delegate Hala Ayala, Former Virginia Democratic Party chair Paul Goodman, delegates Elizabeth Guzmán and Mark Levine, Norfolk city councilor Andria McClellan, President of the Fairfax County NAACP Sean Perryman, delegate Sam Rasoul, and sports agent Xavier Warren. Declared Republican candidates include business consultant Puneet Ahluwalia, security company executive Lance Allen, delegate Glenn Davis, and former state delegates Tim Hugo and Winsome Sears.[29]

Attorney General

One state will hold a attorney general election in 2021:

  • Virginia: Two-term Democrat Attorney General Mark Herring initially ran for governor but withdrew to run for a third term.[30] In the Democratic primary, he is being challenged by state delegate Jay Jones.[31] In the Republican Primary, the candidates are Chesterfield County Supervisor Leslie Hayley, state delegate Jason Miyares, and attorney Chuck Smith.[32][33][34]

Legislative

Legislative elections will be held for both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. Democrats currently hold majority control of the New Jersey Senate and the General Assembly. The Virginia House of Delegates is also held by Democrats, though by only a few seats, giving Republicans an opportunity to regain control.

Local elections

Mayoral elections

Mayoral elections in a numbrer of major U.S. cities.

Eligible

Ineligible or retiring

Other municipal elections

Tribal elections

Several notable Native American tribes will hold elections in 2021 for tribal executives, including the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

The Cherokee Nation is holding elections to its Tribal Council on June 5.[65]

In June 2021, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe voters will consider changing the tribe's name to the Akwesasne Mohawk Tribe. The referendum was originally scheduled for December 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[66]

Notes

  1. Georgia's run-off law applies to all races except for presidential elections.[1]
  2. In Louisiana, when the state's U.S. House seats become vacant, the governor can call special elections at any time.

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