Elections by year
1985 elections
Every election in 1985 in the 99chambers archive: generals, primaries, specials and runoffs for Congress, governor, statewide offices and the state legislatures.
Races159
Changed party7
Unopposed38%58 races
Incumbents defeated13
- Mar 1, 1985 runoff
- Mar 1, 1985 special
- Apr 1, 1985 special
- Jun 1, 1985 special
- 1985 primaries
- Nov 1, 1985 runoff
- Nov 1, 1985 special
- 1985 general
- Dec 1, 1985 special
Mar 1, 1985 runoff
1 races in 1 state: State legislatures
Mar 1, 1985 special
1 races in 1 state: State legislatures
Apr 1, 1985 special
2 races in 2 states: State legislatures
Jun 1, 1985 special
2 races in 1 state: State legislatures
1985 primaries
6 races in 1 state: State legislatures
Nov 1, 1985 runoff
1 races in 1 state: State legislatures
Nov 1, 1985 special
3 races in 2 states: State legislatures
1985 general
142 races in 2 states: Governors, State legislatures
Dec 1, 1985 special
1 races in 1 state: State legislatures
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner