Hundreds of elections took place in 2019 across the United States, including primary and general elections at the state and local levels and special elections at the federal, state, and local levels. Candidates were also preparing for the 2020 elections, including elections for President of the United States , all 435 seats in the U.S. House , 33 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate , and 11 of 50 state governorships .
The 2019 elections had the potential to impact trifecta control in five states , control of 25 state executive offices , and control of municipal offices in 59 of America's 100 largest cities by population . Ballotpedia identified and followed a series of narratives—big picture stories—up-and-down the ballot and across the country throughout the year. This page presents Ballotpedia's research and curation on 2019 elections in the United States, including:
Ballotpedia compiled a list of the top 10 races we watched in November 2019, including races for state executive and legislative offices, municipal elections, and statewide ballot measures. To find out what happened in those races, click here .
Federal politics [ edit ]
Although there were no regularly-scheduled federal elections in 2019, there were federal special elections which took place. Campaigning also was underway for the 2020 presidential election.
Federal elections :
Special elections to the 116th United States Congress (2019-2020)
Party committee fundraising, 2019-2020
Trends in the margins of victory for incumbents of three or more terms, 2018-2024
Presidential election, 2020 :
Presidential election overview
Presidential candidates, 2020
Timeline of announcements in the presidential election, 2020
Important dates in the 2020 presidential race
Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
Democratic delegate rules, 2020
Democratic National Convention, 2020
Republican presidential nomination, 2020
Republican delegate rules, 2020
Republican National Convention, 2020
Presidential election endorsements, 2020
Presidential election key staffers, 2020
Super Tuesday primaries, 2020
Presidential campaign logos and slogans, 2020
Presidential campaign pageviews on Ballotpedia, 2020
Democratic presidential primary debate (June 26-27, 2019)
Democratic presidential primary debate (July 30-31, 2019)
Democratic presidential primary debate (September 12-13, 2019)
State politics [ edit ]
In 2019, eight states held elections for executive, legislative, or judicial seats, including elections for seven of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers and for three gubernatorial seats.
All state elections :
2019 election analysis: State government trifectas
Trifecta vulnerability in the 2019 elections
2019 primary election competitiveness in state government
Trends in the margins of victory for incumbents of three or more terms, 2018-2024
State executive elections :
State executive official elections, 2019
Gubernatorial elections, 2019
Secretary of State elections, 2019
Attorney General elections, 2019
2019 election analysis: State government triplexes
State executive official elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2019
List of candidates in state executive elections, 2019
State legislative elections :
State legislative elections, 2019
State legislative special elections, 2019
Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 9, 2019
State legislative elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2019
Open seats in the 2019 state legislative elections
Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2019
2019 primary election competitiveness in state and federal government
Incumbents defeated in 2019's state legislative elections
List of candidates in state legislative elections, 2019
Other state elections :
State judicial elections, 2019
2019 ballot measures
Local elections [ edit ]
In 2019, Ballotpedia covered elections for mayor, city council, and all other city officials in the 100 largest cities by population in the United States , as well as elections for county officials whose jurisdictions overlapped with those cities.
Election coverage by office [ edit ]
Click the tiles below to navigate to 2019 election coverage, or use the map below :
Election coverage by state [ edit ]
Click your state on the map below to navigate to relevant election information. See also: Elections by state and year .
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Election resources [ edit ]