1993 United States elections


Elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 1993, comprising 2 gubernatorial races, 6 congressional special elections, and a plethora of other local elections across the United States. No Senate special elections were held.
The Republican Party dominated the election, notably flipping the governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, only one of them President Bill Clinton had won in the 1992 presidential election over President George H. W. Bush. These Republican victories in [|Virginia] and [|New Jersey] foreshadowed the incoming 1994 midterm elections, dubbed the Republican revolution. These Republican gains were attributed to Clinton's unpopularity, especially over his healthcare proposal in Congress.

Federal elections

United States House of Representatives special elections

In 1993, six special elections were held to fill vacancies to the United States Congress. They were for,,,,.
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State and local elections

Several statewide elections were held this year, most notably the gubernatorial elections in two U.S. States and one U.S. territory.

Gubernatorial elections

Two gubernatorial elections were held in 1993 in New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Virginia in which both seats were held by the Democratic Party. Both seats were flipped to the Republican Party. Another gubernatorial race was held in the Northern Mariana Islands as well.
StateIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
New JerseyJames FlorioDemocratic1989Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
VirginiaDouglas WilderDemocratic1989Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.