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United States elections, 2017

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Election day
  
November 7

Seats contested
  
2

Location
  
United States of America

Seats contested
  
5

Date
  
7 November 2017

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The 2017 United States elections will be held (for the most part) on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. This off-year election will feature gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as state legislative elections in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the lower house of the Virginia legislature. Numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local elections will also occur. Special elections to the United States Congress may take place if vacancies arise.

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Federal elections

The following special elections will be held to replace Senators or Representatives who died, resigned, or were otherwise removed from office in the 115th U.S. Congress:

House of Representatives

  • California's 34th congressional district: Xavier Becerra resigned to become the Attorney General of California. A special election will be held on April 4, 2017.
  • Kansas's 4th congressional district: Mike Pompeo resigned January 23, 2017, to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. A special election will be held on April 11, 2017.
  • Georgia's 6th congressional district: Tom Price resigned February 10, 2017, to become the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. A special election will be held on April 18, 2017.
  • South Carolina's 5th congressional district: Mick Mulvaney resigned February 16, 2017, to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. A special election will be held June 20, 2017.
  • Montana's at-large congressional district: Ryan Zinke resigned March 1, 2017, to become the United States Secretary of the Interior. A special election will be held on May 25.
  • Gubernatorial

    Two states will hold gubernatorial elections in 2017:

  • New Jersey: Two-term Republican Chris Christie is term-limited in 2017. Christie campaigned for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, but withdrew from the race February 10, 2016.
  • Virginia: One-term Democrat Terry McAuliffe is term-limited in 2017.
  • Legislative

    A February 25 special election for the Delaware Senate seat left vacant by Bethany Hall-Long when she became the state's lieutenant governor was won by Democrat Stephanie Hansen. The race attracted national attention not only because control of the state senate turned on it, but because Democrats nationwide, eager to see their opposition to Donald Trump count at the ballot box, donated to Hansen in great numbers, to the point that she and a friendly political action committee spent over a million dollars on the contest, a record both for a special election in Delaware and any race for that state's legislature.

    An April 18 special election for the Georgia Senate seat left vacated by Judson Hill when he decided to run for US Congress 6th district seat vacated by Tom Price who was appointed Health and Human Services Secretary. Democratic candidate Christine Triebsch and Republican Candidate Kay Kirkpatrick are running for the now vacated Georgia State Senate seat.

    Legislative elections will be held for the New Jersey General Assembly, the New Jersey Senate, and the Virginia House of Delegates. As part of a federal court ruling that invalidated its state legislative districts, the North Carolina General Assembly was ordered to hold special elections in the fall of 2017 with updated district lines. However, the US Supreme Court has put a hold on the 2017 election until it rules on the matter.

    Local elections

    Various elections will be held for officeholders in numerous cities, counties, school boards, special districts and others around the country.

    Mayoral elections

    Some of the large cities holding mayoral elections include:

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico: incumbent Republican Richard J. Berry is not term-limited, but has announced that he will not run for re-election to a third term in office.
  • Atlanta, Georgia: incumbent Democrat Kasim Reed is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a third term in office.
  • Birmingham, Alabama: incumbent Democrat William A. Bell is running for re-election to a third full term in office.
  • Boston, Massachusetts: incumbent Democrat Marty Walsh can run for re-election to a second term in office.
  • Buffalo, New York: incumbent Democrat Byron Brown can run for re-election to a fourth term in office.
  • Charlotte, North Carolina: incumbent Democrat Jennifer Roberts can run for re-election to a second term in office.
  • Cincinnati, Ohio: incumbent Democrat John Cranley is running for re-election to a second term in office.
  • Cleveland, Ohio: incumbent Democrat Frank G. Jackson is running for re-election to a fourth term in office.
  • Detroit: incumbent Democrat Mike Duggan can run for re-election to a second term.
  • Jackson, Mississippi: incumbent Democrat Tony Yarber, who won a special election after the death of then-mayor Chokwe Lumumba, can run for re-election to a second term.
  • Los Angeles: incumbent Democrat Eric Garcetti can run for re-election to a second term in office.
  • Miami: incumbent Republican Tomás Regalado is term limited and cannot run for a third term in office.
  • Minneapolis: incumbent Democrat Betsy Hodges can run for re-election to a second term in office.
  • New York City: incumbent Democrat Bill de Blasio is running for re-election to a second term in office.
  • Omaha, Nebraska: incumbent Republican Jean Stothert is running for re-election to a second term in office.
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: incumbent Democrat Bill Peduto is running for re-election to a second term in office.
  • Rockford, Illinois: incumbent Independent Larry Morrissey decided not to run for re-election to a fourth term in office.
  • San Antonio, Texas: incumbent Independent Ivy Taylor is running for re-election to a second term in office.
  • San Bernardino, California: incumbent Republican R. Carey Davis is running for re-election to a second term in office.
  • Seattle, Washington: incumbent Democrat Ed Murray is running for re-election to a second term in office.
  • St. Louis, Missouri: incumbent Democrat Francis Slay is not running for reelection
  • References

    United States elections, 2017 Wikipedia