Year: 2026
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One U.S. House primary is contested in New Mexico this year — tying with 2024 and 2016 for the fewest since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Mexico was Feb. 3, 2026. One primary — the Republican primary for the 2nd Congressional District — is contested in New Mexico this year, tying with 2024 and 2016 for the fewest contested primaries. There was one contested primary in…
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Signatures submitted for California initiatives to prohibit taxes on personal savings and assets, require audits for new special taxes, and challenge proposed billionaire tax measure
Campaigns behind two ballot initiatives in California designed to challenge provisions of the proposed billionaires' tax initiative filed signatures for verification on May 4. The initiatives are constitutional amendments that would: Californians to Protect Retirement and Life Savings, sponsored by Building a Better California, is leading the Yes to Protect Retirement and Life Savings campaign…
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Eighteen U.S. House primaries are contested in Georgia this year — the most since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Georgia was March 6, 2026. Eighteen primaries — 11 Democratic and seven Republican — are contested this year. That's the highest number of contested primaries since 2014. In total, there were 12 contested primaries in 2024, 17 in 2022, 16 in…
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Contra Costa County, Calif., Superintendent of Schools candidates discuss early learning in Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the June 2 primary for Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools—Dana Eaton and Jag Lathan—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages.…
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Fourteen candidates are running for Nebraska’s three congressional districts — tying with 2020 for the second-most since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for incumbents running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Nebraska was Feb. 17, 2026. The filing deadline for non-incumbents was March 2, 2026. This year ties with 2020 for the second-highest number of candidates running for the U.S. House since 2014. Fourteen candidates — 10 Democrats and four Republicans —…
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President Trump has appointed 37 federal judges through May 1 of the second year of his second term
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed, and the Senate has confirmed, 37 Article III federal judges through May 1 of the second year of his second term in office. This is the third-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidents’ second terms since President Bill Clinton (D). The average number of federal…
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Jay Edwards (R) defeated Kristina Daley Roegner (R) in the Republican primary for Ohio Treasurer on May 5, 2026
Jay Edwards (R) defeated Kristina Daley Roegner (R) in the Republican primary for Ohio Treasurer on May 5, 2026. Incumbent Robert Sprague (R) ran for secretary of state. Vice President J.D. Vance (R) endorsed Edwards. Gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R), who ran for president in 2024, endorsed Roegner. Politico's Jacob Wendler said, "The otherwise sleepy…
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Senate Committees release $72 billion budget reconciliation spending package
On May 4, 2026, two U.S. Senate committees released the first version of a proposed budget reconciliation spending package that mostly includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and would increase the deficit by $72 billion over the following decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Corresponding committees in the U.S. House have…
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Five statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks
As we enter May, the 2026 primary election calendar continues to come into view. Four states and the Virgin Islands have statewide candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks. The map and bulleted list below show which states have candidate filing deadlines scheduled between May 9th and May 22nd. Looking Back Five states and…