The 2019 United States elections were held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. This included gubernatorial elections in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi; regularly-scheduled state legislative elections in Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, and New Jersey; and special elections for seats in various state legislatures. Three special elections to the United States House of Representatives also took place in 2019 as a result of vacancies.
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The 2019 United States elections were held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. This off-year election included gubernatorial elections in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi; regularly-scheduled state legislative elections in Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, and New Jersey; and special elections for seats in various state legislatures. Three special elections to the United States House of Representatives also took place in 2019 as a result of vacancies. A major theme in the election results was a suburban revolt against Trump and the Republican Party in general, as these areas swung heavily towards Democratic candidates in local, state, and federal elections. These state elections will impact the redistricting that will follow the 2020 U.S. Census, as many states task governors with drawing new boundaries for legislative and Congressional districts. Although 24 mayors were voted on in seven states, most mayors were non-partisan and won re-election in major cities. The remaining 5 or 6 mayors in the 100 largest cities are nonpartisan or undetermined. Following the November elections, Democrats hold 62 mayorships and Republicans hold 29; independents hold 4. The remaining mayors are registered Republicans and independents hold 29, registered Republicans or independents and independents and registered Democrats hold 4%. The remaining mayoral races are nonpartisan and non- partisan, when looking at the officeholders of the office, Democrats gained three and Republicans picked up one. In Puerto Rico, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigned as part of the territory’s 2019 leadership crisis. He was eventually replaced by Wanda Vázquez Garced.
In the 2019 elections, Republicans successfully defended their trifecta in Mississippi and prevented Republicans from gaining a trfecta in Louisiana. Democrats gained majorities of both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, giving them control of the legislature for the first time in 20 years. In Louisiana, Republicans expanded their Control of the Louisiana Legislature, gaining a supermajority in the state Senate and falling two seats shy of a super majority in the Louisiana House. Republicans held the governor’s mansion in Mississippi, while Democrats gained a trifetha in Kentucky. In New Jersey, Republicans defended their TrifectA in New Jersey and prevented Democrats from gaining one in the New Jersey state legislature, despite Republicans picking up a handful of seats. In 2019, changes in partisan balance in the House of Reps happened as the result of members of Congress switching their party affiliation. On July 4, 2019, Rep. Justin Amash declared he would leave the Republican party but continue to serve in Congress as an independent, turning an evenly split Michigan delegation in a Democratic majority delegation. On December 19, Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey officially left the Democratic Party to become a Republican. Special elections were also held during the year to fill state legislative seats vacated due to retirement, death, resignation, election to another office, or other reasons. Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson announced in August 2019 that he would resign on December 31, 2019,. Special elections to fill the seats are scheduled to occur in 2020.
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