Election Center 2025

Tennessee House 7 special primary

Tennessee’s 7th congressional district, which includes rural areas and parts of Nashville, has been without representation since Republican Rep. Mark Green resigned in July. Republican Matt Van Epps, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, won a crowded GOP primary, while state Rep. Aftyn Behn won the Democratic primary. The district voted for Trump by 22 points, so Van Epps will be favored in the December 2 general election.

Arizona House 7 special election

In Arizona’s 7th congressional district, which stretches from the Phoenix area south to the Mexican border and includes parts of Tucson, Democrat Adelita Grijalva, a former county supervisor, will fill the congressional seat vacated by her late father, longtime Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva. Republican Daniel Butierrez is a contractor who ran against the elder Grijalva last year. Grijalva’s win will likely provide enough support to force a vote on releasing more files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Virginia House 11 special election

Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw will replace his former boss, longtime Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, as the representative for this district in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C. Walkinshaw defeated lobbyist and former FBI agent Stewart Whitson. The Democratic victory further tightens the narrow GOP majority in the House.

Boston non-partisan mayoral primary

Progressive Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft, a son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, will face off in a non-partisan general election on November 4.

Detroit non-partisan mayoral primary

Nine candidates are running for mayor of Detroit hoping to replace outgoing mayor Mike Duggan, who has launched an independent bid for governor rather than seek a 4th term in office. The race is formally non-partisan with the top two candidates advancing to the general election on November 4.

Arizona House 7 special primary

Arizona’s 7th congressional district, which stretches from the Phoenix area south to the Mexican border and includes parts of Tucson, has been without representation since long-time Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva died in March. Grijalva’s daughter Adelita, a former county supervisor, won the Democratic primary against 25-year-old political content creator Deja Foxx and former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez. She’ll be favored in the September 23 general election against Republican Daniel Butierez.

New York City mayoral primary

Zohran Mamdani officially clinched the Democratic nomination in the race to become New York City’s next mayor on July 1, pulling off a stunning upset over former governor Andrew Cuomo. While Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, had been all but assured to be the party’s nominee after the June 24 primary, he hadn’t won a majority of first-round votes. It took a tabulation of the city’s ranked-choice votes to put Mamdani over 50% he needed to win.

Virginia results

The field for November’s governor election is already set with Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, Virginia’s lieutenant governor, facing former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger but Democrats picked their nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general. Republicans already had their nominees for both offices.

New Jersey results

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill defeated a crowded field of challengers, including mayors Ras Baraka of Newark and Steven Fulop of Jersey City to get the chance to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. On the Republican side, President Donald Trump’s endorsement helped 2021 nominee Jack Ciattarelli defeat conservative former talk radio host Bill Spadea. In November, Democrats will try to win a third consecutive term in the governor’s mansion, something that hasn’t happened since the 1960s, while Republicans hope to capitalize on their recent gains in the traditionally blue state.

Florida results

Republicans won two special Congressional elections in Florida, which were held to replace former GOP Reps. Michael Waltz and Matt Gaetz. While Waltz and Gaetz both won by more than 30 percentage points in November, the special election results were considerably closer.

Wisconsin results

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford won an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court to maintain the court’s 4-3 liberal majority. Crawford easily won the non-partisan race, despite Trump’s narrow 2024 victory in the state. Voters also approved a ballot measure to enshrine the state’s voter ID requirement in the state constitution and reelected the state’s Superintendent of Public Instruction.