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2022 United States Senate election in Florida

2022 Florida US Senate election: Republican incumbent Marco Rubio defeated Democratic nominee Val Demings 58% to 41% on November 8, 2022, despite Demings' large fundraising advantage.

2022 United States Senate election in Georgia

2022 Georgia US Senate election: Raphael Warnock (D) beat Herschel Walker (R) 51.40%–48.60% in the December 6, 2022 runoff after Libertarian Chase Oliver forced a runoff; $338.5 million ad spending; Democrats' 51st Senate seat.

2022 United States Senate election in Missouri

2022 United States Senate election in Missouri: November 8, 2022 open-seat race after Roy Blunt's retirement. Republican Eric Schmitt defeated Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine 55.4% to 42.2% after winning a 21-candidate GOP primary over Greitens and Hartzler.

2022 United States Senate election in Nevada

2022 Nevada Senate election: incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican Adam Laxalt with a 48.8 percent plurality, a Toss Up race that helped Democrats keep Senate control; Latino support held at 61 percent.

2022 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

The 2022 New Hampshire U.S. Senate election: incumbent Democrat Maggie Hassan defeated Republican Don Bolduc 53.6% to 44.4%, a 9.1-point margin exceeding most polls, after Bolduc won a contested GOP primary over Chuck Morse.

2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina

The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina was won by Republican Ted Budd, who defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley for the open seat of retiring Senator Richard Burr.

2022 United States Senate election in Ohio

2022 Ohio U.S. Senate election: Republican J.D. Vance defeated Democrat Tim Ryan on November 8, 2022, winning 53.03% (2,192,114 votes) for Rob Portman's open seat; term began January 3, 2023.

2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

2022 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election: Democrat John Fetterman defeated Republican Mehmet Oz, 51.17% to 46.27%, flipping Pat Toomey's open seat, the only Senate seat to change parties in 2022.

2022 United States Senate election in Washington

2022 Washington U.S. Senate election: incumbent Democrat Patty Murray won a sixth term, defeating Republican Tiffany Smiley 57.15% to 42.63% (margin 442,505 votes) on November 8, 2022, with 63.82% turnout.

2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

2022 Wisconsin U.S. Senate election: incumbent Republican Ron Johnson (50.41%) narrowly re-elected over Democrat Mandela Barnes (49.41%) by 26,718 votes on November 8, 2022.

2022 United States Senate elections

2022 United States Senate elections, held November 8, 2022, decided 35 seats (34 Class III plus one special). Democrats held the Senate; every incumbent won re-election, a first, and Pennsylvania was the only party flip.

2022 United States state legislative elections

2022 United States state legislative elections, held November 8, 2022: Democrats flipped four chambers (Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania) but Republicans kept 58 of 98 chambers; seat composition shifted under half a point.

2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, November 8, 2022: incumbent Democrat Tony Evers and running mate Sara Rodriguez re-elected over Republican Tim Michels and Roger Roth by 3.4 points (~90,000 votes), with independent Joan Ellis Beglinger winning 26,920 votes; abortion and the 1849 ban dominated.

2023 Chicago mayoral election

2023 Chicago mayoral election: nine candidates, February 28 general and April 4 runoff. Brandon Johnson beat Paul Vallas 51.4 percent to become the city's 57th mayor; Lori Lightfoot became the first incumbent mayor to lose in 40 years.

2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election

2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election, held November 7, 2023: Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear defeated Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron about 53% to 47% in a red state Trump carried by 25.9 points, after a record $70 million race centered on abortion.

2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election

2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election: jungle primary held October 14, 2023, in which Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry won outright with 51.56% over Democrat Shawn Wilson (25.93%), succeeding term-limited John Bel Edwards; inaugurated January 2024 as the 57th governor.

2023 United States elections

2023 United States elections: off-year contests held mainly November 7, 2023, with governor races in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana, Virginia legislative elections, Ohio abortion and marijuana measures, and a Rhode Island congressional special election.

2023 United States gubernatorial elections

The 2023 US gubernatorial elections were three off-year contests in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana, with incumbents Andy Beshear and Tate Reeves reelected and Jeff Landry winning Louisiana.

2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

The 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election (April 4, 2023): Janet Protasiewicz beat Dan Kelly 55-44%, flipping the court to a 4-3 liberal majority for the first time since 2008, with record $51 million spending.

2024 Alaska Ballot Measure 2

2024 Alaska Ballot Measure 2, "An Act Restoring Political Party Primaries and Single-Choice General Elections," was a failed initiative to repeal Alaska's top-four open primary and ranked-choice voting system, losing by 743 votes after a recount.

2024 Democratic Party presidential candidates

2024 Democratic presidential candidates: incumbent Joe Biden, challenged by Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson, faced an uncommitted protest vote, then withdrew July 21, 2024; Kamala Harris became the nominee with Tim Walz.

2024 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

2024 Democratic vice presidential selection: Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on August 6, 2024, after a two-week vetting led by Eric Holder, over finalists Josh Shapiro and Mark Kelly; ticket later lost to Trump-Vance.

2024 Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden

Donald Trump's October 27, 2024 presidential campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, New York City, nine days before the election; marked by Tony Hinchcliffe's 'floating island of garbage' Puerto Rico joke and comparisons to the 1939 German-American Bund Nazi rally at the same venue.

2024 in the United States

2024 in the United States: the November 5 election year in which Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris (312 electoral votes, 77,266,801 popular votes), Republicans took federal control, 11 governorships were elected with none flipping, and voters decided 150 statewide ballot measures including 11 abortion measures.

2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses

2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, held January 15, 2024: first 2024 GOP nominating contest. Donald Trump won 51.0% (56,243 of 110,272 votes), a record 30-point margin over Ron DeSantis (21.3%), with Nikki Haley third at 19.1%; Trump took 20 of 40 delegates.

2024 Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate

The 2024 Biden–Trump debate (June 27, 2024, CNN, Atlanta) was the earliest general-election presidential debate ever and the first between a sitting and a former president; Biden's weak performance preceded his withdrawal.

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election

2024 Michigan House of Representatives election: all 110 state House seats contested November 5, 2024; Republicans won 58-52, ending the Democratic trifecta, in a record $67 million campaign and record 5.7 million-vote turnout.

2024 New Hampshire House of Representatives election

The 2024 New Hampshire House of Representatives election elected all 400 members on November 5, 2024, with Republicans expanding their majority to 222 seats over 178 for Democrats.

2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election

The 2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election was a February 13, 2024 contest to replace the expelled George Santos, won by Democrat Tom Suozzi over Republican Mazi Pilip.

2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election

2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election: Democrat Josh Stein defeated Republican Mark Robinson 54.90% to 40.08% on November 5, 2024, while Trump carried the state for president; certified 5-0 on November 26, 2024.