1999 United States elections
| ←19971998199920002001→ Off-year elections | |
| Election day | November 2 |
|---|---|
| Congressional special elections | |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Net seat change | 0 |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Net seat change | Democratic +1 |
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| 1999 Gubernatorial election results map | |
| Legend | |
| Democratic holdRepublican hold Democratic gainNo election | |
The1999 United States elections,which were held on Tuesday, November 2, wereoff-year electionsin which no members of theCongresswere standing for election. However, there were threegubernatorialraces,state legislativeelections in four states, numerouscitizen initiatives,mayoralraces in several major cities, and a variety of local offices on the ballot.
Federal elections[edit]
U.S. House of Representatives special elections[edit]
In 1999, threespecial electionsto fill vacancies in the House of Representatives were held. They were forCalifornia's 42nd congressional district,Georgia's 6th congressional district,andLouisiana's 1st congressional district.
State elections[edit]
Gubernatorial elections[edit]
Three states held elections for governor in 1999.KentuckyandMississippivoted on November 2. Louisiana's election dates do not coincide with that of most states:Louisianaheld itsopen primaryon October 23. A runoff election was not needed.
Other statewide elections[edit]
In the three states which held regularly scheduled state general elections, elections for state executive branch offices ofLieutenant Governor(in a separate election in Louisiana and Mississippi and on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky),Secretary of state,state Treasurer,state Auditor,state Attorney General,and Commissionersof Insuranceand Agriculture were held. In addition, there was also elections for each states' respectivestate Supreme Courtsand state appellate courts.
State legislative elections[edit]
Four states and one territory held elections for theirstate legislatures.
Initiatives and referendums[edit]
Local elections[edit]
Mayoral elections[edit]
Many major American cities held their mayoral elections in 1999.
- Baltimore-Martin O'Malley(D) was elected, succeedingKurt Schmoke(D).[1]
- Columbus-Michael B. Coleman(D) was elected, succeedingGreg Lashutka(R).[2]
- Chicago- Incumbent MayorRichard M. Daley(D) was re-elected. Chicago was the most populous city to hold a mayoral election in 1999.
- Houston- Incumbent mayorLee P. Brownwas reelected
- Philadelphia- MayorJohn F. Street(D) was elected, succeedingEd Rendell(D).
- San Francisco- MayorWillie Brown(D) was reelected.
References[edit]
- ^"GOP snares Virginia General Assembly; Mississippi governorship still undecided".CNN.
- ^Caruso, Doug (December 31, 1999). "Coleman Promises Better Columbus".The Columbus Dispatch.The Dispatch Printing Company. p. 1A.