EU person wondering how the elections went.
i read that "democrats won everything", but i only understood it as a NYC election where Zohran Mamdani won the post of mayor.
which political elections have happened and which are upcoming?
California won a temporary proposition to allow for gerrymandering to increase Democrat House seats.
Georgia energy board (which is somehow partisan, and has huge potential influences) got a Democrat majority.
Pennsylvania supreme court also gained a Democrat majority.
Democrat governors were elected in a few states.
PA Supreme Court didn't gain a Dem judge, we successfully retained all 3 judges up for their retention vote.
There were 2 lower courts that picked up new Dem judges.
I'm in Bucks County, as mentioned in your first link and elections here went really well, better than I'd hoped. Was really shocked the Sheriff didn't get reelected, so that was a nice surprise, and the school board elections were a bit more even with D and R wins, but Dems still look to have done really well for the most part. After having so many of our districts in the world news for stupid MAGA curriculums and anti-trans agendas, it was great to see most push back hard.
Virginia has a new Governor as well, but I'm not sure which other states had elections. Illinois, where I live, did not.
To be honest, nothing actually happened. A number of states received Dem governors or got Dem majorities in their state house, but I don't believe there were any national positions up for re-election. Typically, those happen in even years, so a lot of the big races to try and actually wrest control from Trump and the GOP will be in 2026.
These are very few inbetween elections. House terms are two years and they all are not split up so happen in november of even years. Senate is six and a third of the chamber goes up every two years. So the elections in november of even years are a bigger deal and every other one of those has the presidential election making it a bigger deal and with more turnout. Given one of our parties can't even function the primaries in the spring are becoming more significant.
okay, are all primaries local to a state and is there any specific ones to look out for that would tip the scale moreso than others? or is there one primary event held across all of america?
primaries are pretty local and don't happen at the same time. There is even competition to be the first state to do primaries because of the influence early winds have on the presidency. Thats why you see the iowa caucuses things when it comes to potential canidates. That is another thing as some states choose by ballot and some by caucuse.
appreciate all the comments!
keep up the sharing of insights, as US political systems are diffuse to outsiders
Odd-numbered years are relatively quiet in US elections. Very few things are on our ballots, and most of them are state and local issues like judges and city council seats. The Democrats won the few high-profile races: NYC mayor, two state governors, and a referendum in California about redrawing electoral district maps.
The next big election will be in November 2026. Most of the seats in the national legislature will be up for election (all 435 House seats, and 33 of 100 Senate seats). Also 36 state governors, and many seats in the state legislatures.
It wouldn't surprise me if republicans/maga wins again in 2026.
They're losing the House in most timelines. But the Senate is a bit tough, all but one of the seats up for reelection is in a solid blue or solid red state, Maine is easy to flip, as for the other red seats... it's an uphill battle, 3 seats + Maine is needed. You'd need a massive "blue wave" in order to flip those.
Staggered elections... totally fucking us