Talk:2021 United States elections

RfC: Georgia runoff elections as part of the 2021 elections
Should the runoff elections in Georgia count as part of the 2021 U.S. elections? Love of Corey (talk) 02:04, 26 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Comment - I recently added the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia and the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia to the article, but the content was removed by because they believed they were part of the 2020 elections, not the 2021 ones . However, I disagree on the basis that the Senate election articles were originally moved from another title to reflect the fact that they would be held in both 2020 and 2021. Therefore, this article should reflect as such. Love of Corey (talk) 02:04, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose - because they're a part of the 2020 United States elections. This isn't a case of the pre-1913 Senate/House elections. Rather just an extension of the elections held in November 2020. Just because the runoffs are taking place in January 5, 2021, doesn't make them an official part of the 2021 US elections. Note, there's no article named 2021 United States Senate elections or 2020-21 United States Senate elections. GoodDay (talk) 02:21, 26 November 2020 (UTC) GoodDay (talk) 02:19, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Why else were the articles renamed to 2020-21, then? Love of Corey (talk) 02:35, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I was against them being re-named. But enough editors at those 2 RMs went in that direction. GoodDay (talk) 02:44, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * It was actually a tie from my count, but the articles were automatically renamed because of precedent. Love of Corey (talk) 02:49, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't have been moved, as they weren't pre-17th amendment Senate elections. GoodDay (talk) 02:55, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, then that's something to raise with the user who moved the articles, . But until that point is addressed, I do think these should count as part of the 2021 elections because the runoff is just an extra stage. Love of Corey (talk) 02:58, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I disagree with you, concerning this article. It would be no different, if you were suggesting this article & 2020 United States elections article be merged into 2020-21 United States elections. GoodDay (talk) 03:01, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * But the runoffs are a different stage compared to the general. Love of Corey (talk) 03:05, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Merely the second round of the 2020 US Senate elections (regular & special) in Georgia (i.e. runoffs). We aren't going to agree on this matter, so it's best to allow others to weigh in. GoodDay (talk) 03:09, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, exactly. Different stage. Love of Corey (talk) 03:11, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Still a part of the 2020 US Senate elections. Please, we'll let others weigh in. GoodDay (talk) 03:14, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Still strongly disagree. Love of Corey (talk) 03:17, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

That's why you opened this RFC. GoodDay (talk) 03:21, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Just saying. Love of Corey (talk) 03:21, 26 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Support mention - I think they should be mentioned as they're important elections that partly took place in 2021. But they're also part of the 2020 cycle, and I would favor making it clear that the part that took place in 2021 was really just the final aspect of the 2020 Senate elections cycle. Orser67 (talk) 06:20, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * But they're not a part of the 2021 US elections. GoodDay (talk) 01:01, 29 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Support mention - I agree with 's comment. The runoffs should be mentioned here, but I wouldn't start a 2021 United States Senate elections article just for them. They are the commination of the 2020 Senate elections, but they are elections that happen after Jan. 1, 2021. Carter (talk) 11:13, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * But they're not a part of the 2021 US elections. GoodDay (talk) 01:01, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Do you have anything better to say other than spam? Love of Corey (talk) 01:06, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * They are an election occurring in 2021 and they are the completion of two 2020 election cycle races. They can belong (albeit with different levels of detail) in both articles. Carter (talk) 12:55, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * But this article covers the elections of November 2021 & possible 'special' elections for House or Senate vacancies in 2021. What's going on in Georgia, is merely an extension of the 2020 US Senate elections. Anyways, I won't hassle you any further (per WP:BLUDGEON) :) GoodDay (talk) 16:17, 29 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Support mention - Even though the first round took place in November 2020, the runoffs will take place in 2021, so I support mentioning it here. CountyCountry (talk) 17:26, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment - Pinging everyone who participated in the original rename discussion:                       Love of Corey (talk) 23:04, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Support mention as long as it's made clear that it's a run-off from the 2020 elections. Number   5  7  23:05, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Support mention with indication of runoff status. Other early-2021 elections as a result of 2020 are also mentioned (namely, the House special elections). Chessrat  ( talk, contributions ) 23:40, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Support a BRIEF mention as long as it's made clear that it's a run-off from the 2020 elections. -- Netwalker3 (talk) 00:09, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Add a "See also" section in the usual spot toward the end of the article and just list the two articles. It would be misleading to discuss them in the body of the article since they are part of the 2020 federal elections, not part of any of the 2021 elections that are the topic of this article. Station1 (talk) 06:26, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose per . ― Tartan357  Talk 09:26, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Support as brief a mention as you can. The full funding round, big or small, for the year hasn't even shown its hand.- Adam37 Talk  10:09, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅Support mention as per nom. --   Manasbose   (talk &#124; edits) 05:27, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment What is the norm for this? There doesn't seem to be another Georgia election that has gone multiple years.Spekkios (talk) 08:47, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
 * The closest I can think of is the 2018–2019 Phoenix mayoral special election, which got mentions in the mayoral sections of both 2018 United States elections and 2019 United States elections. Carter (talk) 19:09, 13 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Comment: Should not appear on any future map, if one is created, of senate elections (as there is the possibility that special senate elections may occur in 2021). SecretName101 (talk) 23:53, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
 * That seems reasonable, although if such a map is created/needed, it might make sense to note why GA isn't included in a footnote. Carter (talk) 23:59, 15 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Comment: As others have said, it’s a runoff from a 2020 election that just happens to run into the next year for want of time. It should be classified and analysed as part of 2020 election articles.  There is no harm in mentioning it in the 2021 article to avoid confusion or editors thinking it needs adding in, but this should be as a link pointing to the relevant 2020 article without substantive commentary or analysis. MapReader (talk) 17:09, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment - Just asking, but is there a procedure to close this discussion if a consensus has been reached? Love of Corey (talk) 03:40, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Ask an administrator to review & close. GoodDay (talk) 13:04, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Any ideas on where to start? Love of Corey (talk) 01:15, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Boxing Day will mark exactly 1-month for this RFC. The place to put in a closure request is at Administrators' noticeboard/Requests for closure. GoodDay (talk) 20:05, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks. Love of Corey (talk) 00:03, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Support mention/inclusion in 2021: Yes: it's part of the 2020 cycle, but it's held in 2021. If it were a two-day process from December 31 to January 1 it would be included. This is not complicated and it deserves mention in 2021 articles. This is a research encyclopedia and readers would want to know if there was such an election in 2021. —GoldRingChip 03:38, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 * You could've waited until the RFC 'at least' expired. But anyways. GoodDay (talk) 03:44, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Addition of Gubernatorial Predictions data
Should the following data be included in the article? Previous articles did not have them, and are mentioned in that particular race's Article (see: 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election and 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election). If yes, is there a better way to add that data in the article rather than adding them as "Sub-Heading 1" in the article, which makes no sense since the races themselves are mentioned in plain writing, and the Predictions seem to be a larger event than the races themselves.

 This is what was in the article before I removed them: 

New Jersey 2021 Gubernatorial Election Ratings
Thank You. CX Zoom (talk) 05:01, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

"2021 Minnesota's 2nd congressional district special election" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect 2021 Minnesota&. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 August 23 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Hog Farm Talk 04:59, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

November 2, 2021 election is over, someone please update the maps
November 2, 2021 election is over, someone please update the maps47.139.46.239 (talk) 05:43, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

The bottom opening text is opinionated
One of the articles cited literally has “Opinion” in the title for Christ sake. Now we can argue about really or not it’s right or wrong, correct or incorrect, but simply put what the text is saying at this moment is just that, an opinion. I can find plenty of other opinions that would disagree with the current text. Not to mention there were citations for some text that were just clearly and obviously biased conservative articles, the citations are gone but the text is still there. Ultimately I don’t think we should have one set of opinions while not having equally valid others. Oh and some of the text is just plain hyperbole (Ex:“Widely characterized”=two articles). Jauscka (talk) 15:40, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

"Massive upset"
Youngkin's win is described as a "massive upset". That doesn't seem to be true. The race was widely considered a tossup going into Election Day, and Sabato even said Lean R. SorichZiSorania (talk) 00:51, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Biden won Virginia by some 10 points in 2020, so for a Trump-endorsed Republican to win the governorship by 3 points just one year later represents a 13 point shift, and I would say that it was a pretty big upset, especially considering that the state had widely been considered to have become pretty solidly blue...You are correct that the polls did show the race very close, or even with Youngkin having an advantage, but this only really became the case like a week or two before Election Day. I suppose it's ultimately a matter of semantics - Youngkin's win was an "upset" if one's talking about expectations going into the race, and even for most of the campaign.  But polls were able to detect his likely win in the days immediately prior to the vote, and pundits adjusted their forecasts accordingly. -2003:CA:874D:61C2:7555:DDB5:9768:61CB (talk) 23:33, 13 November 2021 (UTC)