In the recent November elections, there are two main stories we should pay close attention to:
1. Republicans flipped Virginia
2. Candidates of color made history
Michelle Wu is the first woman and person of color to be elected mayor of Boston; Pittsburg elected Ed Gainy, the city’s first black mayor; and Abdullah Hammoud is now the first Arab-American and Muslim mayor of Dearborn, Michigan. These are just a couple of names that reflect the changing and evolving landscape of our country’s political leadership.
There are important elections to close out the year including run-off and special elections in Texas, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Massachusetts after the jump.
For more information and links to the specific state elections pages, go to Ballotpedia.
Arkansas
- State Senate District 7 Special Election Primary
December 14, 2021
Connecticut
- House of Representatives District 116 Special Election
December 14, 2021
Florida
- Orlando Municipal General Run-Off Election
December 7, 2021 - Jacksonville City Council At-Large Position 3 Special General Election
December 7, 2021
Iowa
- State Senate District 1 Special Election
December 14, 2021
Louisiana
- New Orleans Municipal General Election
December 11, 2021 - Baton Rouge City Court Section 2 General Election
December 11, 2021
Massachusetts
- State Senate 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District Special Primary Election
December 14, 2021
Nebraska
- Saunders County Board of Supervisors District 2 Doris Karloff Recall Election
December 14, 2021
New Hampshire
- House of Representatives Rockingham 6 Special Election
December 7, 2021
New Jersey
- Jersey City General Run-Off Election
December 7, 2021
New Mexico
- Albuquerque Municipal General Run-Off Election
December 7, 2021
Texas
- Houston Independent School District I General Run-Off Election
December 11, 2021 - Houston Independent School District V General Run-Off Election
December 11, 2021 - Houston Independent School District VI General Run-Off Election
December 11, 2021 - Houston Independent School District VII General Run-Off Election
December 11, 2021 - Houston Community College Board of Trustees District VIII General Run-Off Election
December 11, 2021
Washington
- Seattle City Council District 3 Sawant Recall Election
December 7, 2021