The 2013 United States general elections will be held on Tuesday, November 5. This off-year election will only feature special elections to the United States Congress

United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....

, if any. There will also be gubernatorial

Governor

A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...

 and state legislative elections in a few states; as well as numerous citizen initiatives, mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

al races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot.

Federal elections

This off-year election will feature any special elections to the 113th United States Congress. The 113th Congress will be voted into office during the 2012 elections

United States elections, 2012

The 2012 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The 57th quadrennial presidential election will be held on this date, coinciding with Senate elections where 33 races will occur, as well as House of Representatives elections to elect the members for the 113th Congress...

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Gubernatorial

At least two states will hold gubernatorial elections in 2013:

• New Jersey
  New Jersey
  New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
  
  : Republican Chris Christie will be eligible to run for a second term.
• Virginia
  Virginia
  The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
  
  : Republican Bob McDonnell
  Bob McDonnell
  Robert Francis "Bob" McDonnell is an American politician who has been the 71st Governor of Virginia since January 2010. A former lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, McDonnell served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1993 to 2006 and served as Attorney General of Virginia from 2006...
  
   will be term-limited out of office.

State legislatures

Legislative elections are expected to be held for the New Jersey General Assembly

New Jersey General Assembly

The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...

 and the Virginia House of Delegates

Virginia House of Delegates

The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...

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Municipal elections

Various elections will be held for officeholders in numerous cities, counties, school boards, special districts and others around the country. Some of the large cities holding mayoral elections include:

• Boston
  Boston mayoral election, 2013
  The Boston mayoral election of 2013 will occur on Tuesday, November 5, 2013.-Potential candidates:*Thomas Menino, Incumbent mayor of Boston.*John M. Tobin, Jr., former Boston City Councilor....
  
  : Thomas Menino
  Thomas Menino
  Thomas Michael "Tom" Menino is the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the city's first Italian-American mayor...
  
   will be eligible to run for another term.
• Detroit
• Houston
• Los Angeles
  Los Angeles mayoral election, 2013
  The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election is an upcoming election scheduled for March 5, 2013. Antonio Villaraigosa, the current mayor, will be unable to run due to term limits.-Candidates:...
  
  : Antonio Villaraigosa
  Antonio Villaraigosa
  Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa , born Antonio Ramón Villar, Jr., is the 41st and current Mayor of Los Angeles, California, the third Mexican American to have ever held office in the city of Los Angeles and the first in over 130 years. He is also the current president of the United States Conference of...
  
   will be term-limited out of office.
• Minneapolis
• New York City
  New York City mayoral election, 2013
  The 2013 New York City mayoral election is scheduled to occur in November 2013.This election will feature no incumbent, as current Mayor Mike Bloomberg is term limited.-Declared:...
  
  : Michael Bloomberg
  Michael Bloomberg
  Michael Rubens Bloomberg is the current Mayor of New York City. With a net worth of $19.5 billion in 2011, he is also the 12th-richest person in the United States...
  
   will be term-limited out of office.
• Omaha
• San Antonio
• Seattle