2023 United States elections

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Election day	November 7
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested	3
Net seat change	0
Democratic incumbent      Term-limited or retiring Democrat      Republican incumbent

The 2023 United States elections will be held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The off-year election includes gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states, as well as numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot.

State elections

Gubernatorial

Three states will hold gubernatorial elections in 2023:

• Kentucky: One-term Democrat Andy Beshear is running for re-election.^[1]
• Louisiana: Two-term Democrat John Bel Edwards is term-limited in 2023 and therefore ineligible to seek re-election.
• Mississippi: One-term Republican Tate Reeves is eligible for re-election. He has not indicated whether he would run for a second-term.

Legislative

Legislative elections will be held for both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, the Mississippi Legislature, the New Jersey Legislature, and the Virginia General Assembly. Kentucky, which holds gubernatorial elections in off-years, holds state legislative elections concurrent with presidential and midterm elections.

Local elections

Mayoral elections

A number of major U.S. cities will hold mayoral elections in 2023.

Eligible incumbents

• Arlington, Texas: Incumbent Republican Jim Ross is eligible for re-election.
• Chicago, Illinois: Incumbent Democrat Lori Lightfoot is eligible for re-election.
• Colorado Springs, Colorado: Incumbent Republican John Suthers is eligible for re-election.
• Columbus, Ohio: Incumbent Democrat Andrew Ginther is eligible for re-election.
• Dallas, Texas: Incumbent Democrat Eric Johnson is eligible for re-election.
• Fort Worth, Texas: Incumbent Republican Mattie Parker is eligible for re-election.
• Indianapolis, Indiana: Incumbent Democrat Joe Hogsett is eligible for re-election.
• Kansas City, Missouri: Incumbent Democrat Quinton Lucas is eligible for re-election.
• Memphis, Tennessee: Incumbent Democrat Jim Strickland is eligible for re-election.
• Nashville, Tennessee: Incumbent Democrat John Cooper is eligible for re-election.
• San Antonio, Texas: Incumbent independent Ron Nirenberg is eligible for re-election.
• San Francisco, California: Incumbent Democrat London Breed is eligible for re-election.
• Tampa, Florida: Incumbent Democrat Jane Castor is eligible for re-election.
• Tucson, Arizona: Incumbent Democrat Regina Romero is eligible for re-election.
• Wichita, Kansas: Incumbent Democrat Brandon Whipple is eligible for re-election.

Ineligible or retiring incumbents

• Houston, Texas: Incumbent Democrat Sylvester Turner is ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
• Jacksonville, Florida: Incumbent Republican Lenny Curry is ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Incumbent Democrat Jim Kenney is ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
• Denver, Colorado: Incumbent Democrat Michael Hancock is ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

Undetermined incumbents

The following cities will hold elections that will determine incumbents for the 2023 elections.

• Charlotte, North Carolina: To be determined in 2022.
• Raleigh, North Carolina: To be determined in 2022.

Other municipal elections

• Boston, Massachusetts: City Council
• Cleveland, Ohio: City Council
• New York, New York: City Council
• Seattle, Washington: City Council