The Races to Watch on Election Day 2025

Some of the races held this year could have wide-reaching implications for national politics moving forward.

A machine confirms the casting of a ballot on the first day of early voting at the polling place at the Western Government Center in Henrico, Va., on Sept. 19, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Election week is here, and voters will go to the polls on Nov. 4 in a handful of states to elect governors and attorneys general and decide on ballot measures.

Election Day 2025, despite that this is a political off-year in which no major federal offices are on the ballot, could have sweeping implications for the U.S. national stage moving forward.