Most of the United States holds its major primary and general elections in even years, but there are a handful of places where competitive Congress, State and local level competitions will take place in 2025.
Here are the races that the Associated Press will follow up This year:
January
January 7: Virginia holds a special general election to fill two legislative seats, the state Senate district and House District 26. Both seats, which opened up after their current occupants won congressional elections, have been highlighted by national Democrats.
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February 18: Wisconsin holds primary elections for a seat on the state Supreme Court and for state superintendent of public instruction.
April
April 1: Florida holds two special elections for seats in the United States House of Representatives. The 1st District — considered a safe Republican seat — is vacant following the resignation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was appointed attorney general by President-elect Donald Trump but later stepped down. Former Rep. Mike Waltz resigned from the 6th District after Trump named him national security adviser.
Also on April 1, Wisconsin holds a general election for a seat on the state Supreme Court and for the state’s superintendent of public instruction.
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May 20: Pennsylvania holds primary elections for the state Supreme Court, the Superior Court, the Pittsburgh mayoral race and the municipal elections in Philadelphia.
June
June 10: New Jersey holds its primary elections for the gubernatorial and legislative elections. On Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill moving the state’s primary from June 3 to June 10 in light of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which coincided with the scheduled election date.
June 17: Virginia holds primaries in races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and House of Delegates.
June 24: New York City holds primaries for its mayoral race, as well as for other municipal offices.
November
November 4: General elections are held in districts in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia that had primaries earlier in the year.
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Meg Kinnard reported from Columbia, South Carolina, and can be reached at http://x.com/MegKinnardAP
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Mike Catalini in Trenton, New Jersey, contributed to this report.
