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2027 Jacksonville mayoral election
2027 Jacksonville mayoral election: First Election March 9, 2027, runoff May 18, 2027. Incumbent Democrat Donna Deegan seeks a second term after her 52-48 win in 2023; Republicans plan to unite behind one challenger.
2027 Kentucky gubernatorial election
2027 Kentucky gubernatorial election: open-seat race with Democratic primary May 18, 2027 and general election November 2027; declared Democrats Jacqueline Coleman and Rocky Adkins; Beshear term-limited; Comer and Adams rumored Republicans.
2027 Mississippi gubernatorial election
2027 Mississippi gubernatorial election, set for November 2, 2027, is an open-seat race: term-limited Republican Governor Tate Reeves cannot run. Republicans Lynn Fitch, Andy Gipson, Philip Gunn, and Shad White are declared; a majority-vote runoff rule applies.
2027 Orlando mayoral election
2027 Orlando mayoral election, scheduled for November 2, 2027, alongside Districts 2, 4, and 6 commission races; first open mayor race since 2003 as Buddy Dyer retires; candidates include Anna Eskamani, Tony Ortiz, and Elliot Kahana.
2027 Philadelphia mayoral election
2027 Philadelphia mayoral election: incumbent Cherelle Parker seeks reelection; first challenger Shania Bennett, 26, declared; Kendra Brooks and Larry Krasner floated; Democratic primary in May 2027 decides the race.
2027 Tampa mayoral election
2027 Tampa mayoral election: nonpartisan race on March 2, 2027 (runoff April 27) to succeed term-limited Mayor Jane Castor; 13 candidates including Bob Buckhorn, Bill Carlson, and Lynn Hurtak.
2027 United States elections
The 2027 United States elections are an off-year cycle with no regularly scheduled federal races; three governorships (Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi), a February Chicago mayoral election, various state and municipal contests, and special elections are scheduled before the November 7, 2028 presidential election.
2027 United States gubernatorial elections
2027 United States gubernatorial elections: Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi elect governors in an odd-year cycle; Louisiana votes October 9, Kentucky and Mississippi November 2, 2027, with two open seats and no federal races.
2027 Wisconsin Supreme Court election
2027 Wisconsin Supreme Court election: April 2027 nonpartisan race for Annette Ziegler's open seat, fourth straight open-seat contest; declared candidates Pedro Colón and Lyndsey Brunette; a liberal win would create a 6-1 majority.
2027–2028 United States redistricting
2027–2028 United States redistricting: second phase of the 2020s mid-decade House redistricting wave, covering New York's 2027 amendment, Maryland and Colorado ballot measures, and Callais-driven map fights before the 2028 elections.
2028 Democratic National Convention
The 2028 Democratic National Convention, scheduled August 7–10, 2028, will nominate the Democratic presidential ticket. Finalist host cities are Boston, Denver, and Philadelphia; Atlanta and Chicago were cut in August 2026.
2028 Republican Party presidential primaries
2028 Republican presidential primaries: GOP nomination contest for the November 7, 2028 election; first open race since 2016 with Trump term-limited; early polling led by Marco Rubio and JD Vance.
2028 United States attorney general elections
2028 United States attorney general elections: state AG contests in Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia on November 7, 2028, coinciding with the presidential election.
2028 United States elections
2028 United States elections: federal contests culminating November 7, 2028, for president, House, and Senate. Democratic first primary set in South Carolina; open Republican race with Vance and Rubio; no Trump on the ballot.
2028 United States gubernatorial elections
2028 United States gubernatorial elections: nine states (Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Utah, Washington, West Virginia) plus Puerto Rico elect governors on November 7, 2028, alongside the presidential election.
2028 United States presidential election
2028 United States presidential election, scheduled November 7, 2028; first race since 2012 without Trump on the ballot; no formal candidates as of August 2026; Vance the early Republican favorite, Harris leading Democratic speculation.
2029 United States gubernatorial elections
2029 United States gubernatorial elections: New Jersey and Virginia choose governors on November 6, 2029, the only two post-presidential off-year races, following 2025 winners Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger.
2030 United States Senate elections
2030 United States Senate elections, Class I Senate elections held November 5, 2030; 33 of 100 seats up, held 17 Democratic, 14 Republican, 2 Independent, in a Senate then at 53-45-2.
98th United States Congress
The 98th United States Congress (1983–1985) was a divided Congress under Reagan, with a Democratic House and Republican Senate; it enacted the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday law (PL 98-144) and the Shipping Act of 1984.
A Time for Choosing
A Time for Choosing, also called The Speech or A Rendezvous With Destiny: Ronald Reagan's October 27, 1964 televised Goldwater campaign address, about 30 minutes, that raised millions and launched his political career toward the California governorship and presidency.
Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign
Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign: the Democratic nominee's run against George W. Bush, with Joseph Lieberman as running mate, lost by 537 Florida votes after the Supreme Court ended the recount on December 12, 2000.
Alison Collins
Alison Collins, San Francisco Board of Education member elected 2018 and vice president in 2021, resigned under pressure over 2016 anti-Asian tweets, lost an $87 million lawsuit, and was recalled with 76 percent of the vote in February 2022.
Arizona's congressional delegations
Arizona's congressional delegations comprise the state's US senators and House members since 1912. The House delegation has nine districts, six Republicans and three Democrats, alongside two Democratic senators.
Arizona's congressional districts
Arizona's nine U.S. House districts, drawn by the five-member Independent Redistricting Commission created by Proposition 106 (2000), upheld by the Supreme Court in 2015; current map adopted January 2022, yielding a 6-3 Republican delegation.
Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Attempts to overturn the 2020 US presidential election: Donald Trump and allies' 62 lawsuits, fake elector scheme, pressure on officials, and January 6 effort to reverse Biden's win, all rejected by courts and audits.
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign: Obama for America's winning Democratic primary and general-election effort, defeating John McCain 365-173 electoral votes; raised $745.7 million, pioneered MyBO online organizing and small-dollar fundraising.
Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories
Birtherism: false conspiracy theories claiming Barack Obama was born in Kenya, not Hawaii, making him constitutionally ineligible for the presidency; debunked by Hawaii officials, two birth certificates, and courts, yet promoted by Donald Trump from 2011.
Basket of deplorables
Basket of deplorables is Hillary Clinton's September 9, 2016 fundraiser phrase describing half of Trump supporters; retracted, made into a Trump ad, and adopted by supporters as a badge.
Bellwether
Bellwether: a state, county, or candidate whose results indicate a larger election's likely outcome. Famous examples include Missouri (1904–2016), Ohio, Nevada, and Clallam County, though research shows bellwethers predict poorly.
Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory
Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory: claims, spread by Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and Russian-linked sources, that Joe Biden corruptly fired Ukraine's prosecutor Viktor Shokin in 2016 to protect son Hunter and Burisma; long debunked but central to 2019 impeachment and a 2023–2024 inquiry.