| ← 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 → Off-year elections | |
| Election day | November 7 |
|---|---|
| Senate elections | |
| Seats contested | 1 mid-term vacancy |
| Net seat change | Democratic +1 |
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| Map of the 2017 Senate special elections Democratic gain (1) | |
| House elections | |
| Seats contested | 6 mid-term vacancies |
| Net seat change | 0 |
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| Map of the 2017 House special elections Democratic hold (1) Republican hold (5) | |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 2 |
| Net seat change | Democratic +1 |
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| Map of the 2017 gubernatorial races Democratic hold (1) Democratic gain (1) | |
The 2017 United States elections were held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. This off-year election featured gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as state legislative elections in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the Virginia House of Delegates (the lower house of the Virginia legislature). Numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local elections also occurred. Special elections were also held for one seat of the U.S. Senate, representing Alabama, and six seats of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrats picked up the governorship in New Jersey and the Alabama Senate seat that was up for a special election. The governorship in Virginia and the six House seats that were up for special elections did not change party hands.
Analysts such as Harry Enten of FiveThirtyEight and Chris Cillizza of CNN interpreted the 2017 election results overall as demonstrating a move toward the Democratic Party. With the Democrats picking up the Senate seat in Alabama, it reduced the Republicans' majority in the Senate to 51–49. The analysts also noted that although none of five House seats held by a Republican switched to the other party in the 2017 special elections, in each race the Democrat received a higher percentage of votes than in recent elections for the same seat. Furthermore, Democrats made large gains in the Virginia House of Delegates, and picked up 42 seats in state legislatures.[1][2]
- ^ "Special Elections So Far Point To A Democratic Wave In 2018". December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Cillizza, Chris. "This number suggests a MAJOR Democratic wave in 2018". CNN. Retrieved December 19, 2017.