This page displays links to election results for November 5, 2013, ballot measures and also federal, state and school board officials.
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Ballot Measures
- Stats:
- There were 31 ballot measures on six state ballots for 2013: Colorado, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Washington.
- Ballotpedia tracked 111 local ballot measures in six states for 2013: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Washington.
- The top 5 most important measures for 2013 were:
U.S. Congress
- Stats:
- With U.S. Congress elections only being held on even years, only special elections to fill vacant seats were held in 2013.
- Five general special elections occurred. None of the seats saw a partisan switch.
- Races to watch:
- On November 5, Alabama's 1st Congressional District, which leaned heavily Republican, held a runoff primary election. The primary was more competitive than the general election, with Bradley Byrne easily winning the general election.
- In addition to Alabama's 1st general election on December 17, there were two more special elections to finish off 2013:
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State Executives
- Stats:
- 2 states held state executive official elections on November 5, 2013.
- A total of 5 state executive seats were up for election in New Jersey and Virginia.
- A grand total of three states scheduled elections in 2013: New Jersey, Virginia and Wisconsin.
State Legislatures
- Stats:
- In total, 220 (3%) of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for re-election.
- In 2013, 84 state legislative seats were filled through special elections in 23 states.
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School Boards
- Stats:
- 207 of the largest school districts by enrollment in the country held elections for 680 seats.
- These 207 districts had 4,300,669 students enrolled.
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