United States elections, 2016

2016 United States elections
Senate elections
Presidential election year
Election day	November 8, 2016
Seats contested	34 seats of Class III

Map of the 2016 Senate races Dark blue: Incumbent Democrat Light blue: Retiring Democrat Dark red: Incumbent Republican Light red: Retiring Republican Black: Unknown incumbent Gray: no election
House elections
Seats contested	All 435 voting-member seats to the 115th Congress and all 6 non-voting delegate seats
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested	12 state governorships, 2 territorial governorships

Map of the 2016 gubernatorial races Light red: Term-limited or Retiring Republican Dark red: Incumbent Republican Light blue: Term-limited or Retiring Democrat Dark blue: Incumbent Democrat Black: Unknown Incumbent Gray: no election

The 2016 United States elections will be held (for the most part) on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. During this presidential election year, the President of the United States and Vice President will be elected. In addition, elections will be held for all 435 voting-member seats in the United States House of Representatives (as well as all 6 non-voting delegate seats) and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate. Twelve state governorships, two territorial governorships, and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.

Federal elections

Presidential election

Main article: United States presidential election, 2016

The United States presidential election of 2016 will be the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. The current electoral vote distribution was determined by the 2010 census. Presidential electors who will elect the President and Vice President of the United States will be chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes are required to win the election. The incumbent president, Democrat Barack Obama, is ineligible to be elected to a third term due to term limits established by the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution. There are numerous potential candidates in the Republican Party, Democratic Party, and among third parties. Assuming Barack Obama serves out his full term, the winner of this election will become the 45th President of the United States. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are currently leading the polls. ^[1]

Congressional elections

Senate elections

Main article: United States Senate elections, 2016

All seats in Senate Class III will be up for election. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies in the other two Senate Classes. Democrats may be better positioned to make gains in this cycle, due to the number of Republican Senators in Democratic-leaning states.^[2]

House of Representatives elections

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2016

All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election. Additionally, elections will be held to select the Delegate for the District of Columbia as well as the delegates from U.S. territories. This includes the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who serves a four-year term.

State elections

Gubernatorial elections

Main article: United States gubernatorial elections, 2016

Elections will be held for the governorships of twelve of the fifty U.S. states and two U.S. territories. A special election is being held in Oregon after the resignation of John Kitzhaber as Governor. Special elections may be held for vacancies in the other states and territories, if required by respective state/territorial constitutions.

Local elections

Mayoral elections

Mayoral elections will take place in many cities, including:

Baltimore, MD: Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will not seek re-election.^[3]
Honolulu, HI: Incumbent Kirk Caldwell is seeking re-election.^[4]
Milwaukee, WI: As per the result of the primary election held on February 16, incumbent Tom Barrett will face Alderman Bob Donovan in the general mayoral election on April 5.^[5]
Portland, OR: Incumbent Charlie Hales will not seek re-election.^[6] The office is not partisan.
Sacramento, CA: Incumbent Kevin Johnson will not seek re-election.^[7] The office is not partisan.
San Diego, CA: Incumbent Kevin Faulconer is expected to run for a second term as mayor. The office is not partisan.

References

↑ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/president/
↑ Kondik, Kyle (February 28, 2013) , Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
↑ "Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake says she won't seek re-election". Fox News. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
↑ "Caldwell Has $1.6M For Re-Election". Honolulu Civil Beat. February 2, 2016.
↑ "Tom Barrett, Bob Donovan finalists for Milwaukee mayor race". WTMJ. February 16, 2016.
↑ Theen, Andrew (October 26, 2015). "Portland Mayor Charlie Hales withdraws re-election bid". OregonLive. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
↑ "Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson won't run for another term". Los Angeles Times. October 21, 2015.

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