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- The 2021 United States elections were held in large part on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. This off-year election included the regular gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. In addition, state legislative elections were held for the New Jersey Legislature and Virginia House of Delegates (the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly), along with numerous state legislative special elections, citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local elections. Six special elections to the United States House of Representatives also took place on November 2 or earlier as a result of either deaths or vacancies. The first of these was held on March 20. Republican candidates made significant gains up and down the ballot. Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee in the Virginia gubernatorial election, prevailed against Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe in an upset. Youngkin promised to ban the teaching of critical race theory within public schools on day one of his administration, push back against certain COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, and advocate for a low tax and small government agenda within the state of Virginia. Within the factions in the Democratic Party, moderate nominees generally prevailed against left-wing candidates, and progressive policies by and large saw rejection; a proposal to defund and replace the Minneapolis Police Department was defeated. While this election was largely speculated as a prelude to the 2022 midterms, large Republican gains ultimately did not manifest in that election. The results were interpreted by some political commentators as a backlash against the policies of the Biden administration, and/or cultural liberalism and wokeism within the party. Others saw Democrats' perceived failure to enact their legislative agenda in the United States Congress as the main impetus behind Republican victories, interpreting Democratic losses as public frustration at the Biden administration not following through on its promises to implement transformative policy. (en)
- Les élections de 2021 aux États-Unis ont principalement lieu le mardi 2 novembre 2021. Sont ainsi pourvus les sièges de 3 législatures et 3 postes de gouverneurs d'État, et de nombreux autres postes au niveau des États, des comtés ou des villes. Plusieurs sont organisés simultanément au niveau des États et territoires. (fr)
- Op 2 november 2021 werden verkiezingen georganiseerd in de Verenigde Staten voor verschillende overheden. Na afloop waren politiek analisten verdeeld over de implicaties van de uitslag. In vergelijking met verkiezingsjaar 2020 was het een beter jaar voor Republikeinen, die vooral profiteerden van een heel hoge opkomst onder hun kiezers. (nl)
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- Les élections de 2021 aux États-Unis ont principalement lieu le mardi 2 novembre 2021. Sont ainsi pourvus les sièges de 3 législatures et 3 postes de gouverneurs d'État, et de nombreux autres postes au niveau des États, des comtés ou des villes. Plusieurs sont organisés simultanément au niveau des États et territoires. (fr)
- Op 2 november 2021 werden verkiezingen georganiseerd in de Verenigde Staten voor verschillende overheden. Na afloop waren politiek analisten verdeeld over de implicaties van de uitslag. In vergelijking met verkiezingsjaar 2020 was het een beter jaar voor Republikeinen, die vooral profiteerden van een heel hoge opkomst onder hun kiezers. (nl)
- The 2021 United States elections were held in large part on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. This off-year election included the regular gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. In addition, state legislative elections were held for the New Jersey Legislature and Virginia House of Delegates (the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly), along with numerous state legislative special elections, citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local elections. Six special elections to the United States House of Representatives also took place on November 2 or earlier as a result of either deaths or vacancies. The first of these was held on March 20. (en)
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