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2020 United States Senate election in Iowa
2020 Iowa US Senate election: Republican incumbent Joni Ernst defeated Democrat Theresa Greenfield 52%-45% on November 3, 2020, despite Greenfield's $40.4 million fundraising edge and close pre-election polls.
2020 United States Senate election in Kansas
2020 United States Senate election in Kansas: Republican Roger Marshall defeated Democrat Barbara Bollier on November 3, 2020, 53.22% to 41.79%, for Pat Roberts's open seat, in the most expensive Senate campaign in Kansas history.
2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky
The 2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky saw incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, win a seventh term over Democrat Amy McGrath with about 58% of the vote.
2020 United States Senate election in Maine
2020 United States Senate election in Maine: Republican incumbent Susan Collins defeated Democrat Sara Gideon on November 3, 2020, 50.98% to 42.39%, winning a fifth term under ranked-choice voting despite polls favoring Gideon.
2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 2020. Incumbent Democrat Ed Markey won a second full term, defeating Republican Kevin O'Connor with 66.15 percent of the vote.
2020 United States Senate election in Michigan
The 2020 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 3, 2020, when incumbent Democrat Gary Peters defeated Republican John James in the state's most expensive election ever.
2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina
2020 North Carolina U.S. Senate election: Republican incumbent Thom Tillis narrowly reelected over Democrat Cal Cunningham, 48.69% to 46.94%, after Cunningham's October sexting scandal; $295.8 million spent.
2020 United States Senate election in South Carolina
The 2020 United States Senate election in South Carolina, held November 3, 2020, saw Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham win a fourth term over Democrat Jaime Harrison.
2020 United States Senate election in Texas
2020 Texas U.S. Senate election: incumbent Republican John Cornyn won a fourth term, defeating Democrat MJ Hegar 53.51% to 43.87% on November 3, 2020, after Hegar's contested primary runoff against Royce West.
2020 United States Senate election in Virginia
The 2020 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 3, 2020, when incumbent Democrat Mark Warner won a third term, defeating Republican Daniel Gade.
2020 United States Senate elections
The 2020 United States Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, for the 117th Congress, with Georgia's January 2021 runoffs producing a 50-50 Senate under Democratic control.
2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona
2020 Arizona U.S. Senate special election: held November 3, 2020 to fill John McCain's unexpired term ending January 3, 2023. Democrat Mark Kelly defeated appointed incumbent Martha McSally 51.16% to 48.81%, a 78,806-vote margin, and was sworn in December 2, 2020, shifting the Senate to 52-48.
2020 Vermont gubernatorial election
2020 Vermont gubernatorial election, held November 3, 2020: Republican incumbent Phil Scott won a third two-year term, defeating Progressive/Democratic nominee Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman by 41 points, 68.48% to 27.35%, the largest Republican margin since 1950.
2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia
The 2020–21 Georgia Senate elections paired a regular race (Perdue vs. Ossoff) and a special election (Loeffler vs. Warnock), both forced to January 5, 2021 runoffs; Democratic wins gave Democrats Senate control.
2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia
2020–21 Georgia Senate special election: Class III seat from Johnny Isakson's resignation. Raphael Warnock (D) beat appointed incumbent Kelly Loeffler (R) 51.04% to 48.96% in a January 5, 2021 jungle-primary runoff, giving Democrats Senate control.
2021 Boston mayoral election
2021 Boston mayoral election: Michelle Wu defeated Annissa Essaibi George 64.0% to 35.6% on November 2, 2021, after winning the September preliminary, becoming Boston's first woman and first Asian American elected mayor.
2021 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2021 California gubernatorial recall election (September 14, 2021, Newsom recall) rejected removing Governor Gavin Newsom, with about 63.4% voting No; only the second gubernatorial recall in state history after Gray Davis in 2003.
2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election
2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election, November 2, 2021: incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy narrowly reelected over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, 51.22% to 48.00%, after polls overstated his lead; turnout 40%.
2021 New York City mayoral election
The 2021 New York City mayoral election made Democrat Eric Adams mayor: he won the city's first ranked-choice primary by 7,197 votes, then defeated Republican Curtis Sliwa in November.
2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election
2021 Ohio 11th District special election: special primary August 3 and general November 2, 2021, filling Marcia Fudge's House seat; Shontel Brown beat Nina Turner 50-45% in the Democratic primary, defeated Laverne Gore, and was sworn in November 4, 2021.
2021 Seattle mayoral election
2021 Seattle mayoral election, November 2, 2021 all-mail race in which Bruce Harrell defeated M. Lorena González 58.56% to 41.15% for the open seat left by Jenny Durkan; turnout 54.57%.
2021 United States elections
2021 United States elections: off-year contests on November 2, 2021, chiefly the Virginia governor's race won by Glenn Youngkin and Phil Murphy's narrow New Jersey reelection, plus mayoral races in Minneapolis, Atlanta, Boston, and New York City.
2021 United States gubernatorial elections
2021 US gubernatorial elections: only New Jersey and Virginia voted on Nov 2, 2021. Democrat Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection in NJ; Republican Glenn Youngkin upset Terry McAuliffe in Virginia amid a 10-point shift.
2021 Virginia gubernatorial election
2021 Virginia gubernatorial election (November 2, 2021): Republican Glenn Youngkin, former Carlyle Group CEO, defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe, becoming the first Republican statewide winner in 12 years, with record 55% turnout and education as the dominant issue.
2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election
August 16, 2022 ranked-choice special election for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat, triggered by Don Young's death; Mary Peltola beat Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, becoming the first Alaska Native in Congress.
2022 Arizona elections
2022 Arizona elections: November 8, 2022 midterms in which Democrat Katie Hobbs beat Kari Lake for governor and Adrian Fontes beat Mark Finchem; marked by a delayed Maricopa County count, recounts, Cochise certification disputes, and sanctions against Lake's lawyers.
2022 Arizona gubernatorial election
2022 Arizona gubernatorial election: Democrat Katie Hobbs, secretary of state, defeated Republican Kari Lake on November 8, 2022, 50.18% to 49.51%, in a race defined by abortion, the economy, and 2020 election claims.
2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election
2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election (November 8, 2022): Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) defeated Chris Jones (D) and Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. (L) for the open seat of term-limited Asa Hutchinson; Sanders was sworn in January 10, 2023 as Arkansas's 47th governor and first woman in the office.
2022 California gubernatorial election
2022 California gubernatorial election: November 8, 2022 general in which incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom won a second term against Republican Brian Dahle after surviving the 2021 recall; top-two primary June 7, 51% turnout, 87.52% mail ballots, certified December 16, 2022.
2022 Florida gubernatorial election
2022 Florida gubernatorial election (November 8, 2022): incumbent Republican Ron DeSantis and Jeanette Nuñez defeated Democrats Charlie Crist and Karla Hernandez 59.4% to 40.0%, won Miami-Dade for the first Republican gubernatorial candidate since 2002, and were certified before the November 20 deadline.