Year: 2026
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Missouri enacts omnibus election bill, three others in 2026 session
The Missouri General Assembly adjourned its 2026 legislative session on May 15 after passing four election-related bills and a constitutional amendment. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) signed all four bills in July. Among those bills was HB 1871, an omnibus bill that makes several changes to Missouri election law. Those changes include: The Missouri Senate passed…
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Minnesota enacts omnibus elections and campaign finance bills in 2026 session
The Minnesota Legislature adjourned its 2026 legislative session on May 17 after passing two election-related bills, both of which Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed into law. HF 4240 is an omnibus bill making changes to numerous areas of election law, including: The Minnesota Senate passed the final version of the bill 36-28 on May 13,…
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Massachusetts enacts budget bill allowing election grants in 2026 session
On July 31, the Massachusetts General Court adjourned its formal legislative session after passing one election-related bill, which Gov. Maura Healey (D) signed into law. H5555, the state budget bill, allows the secretary of state to award grants for voter registration and education. Those grants may be awarded to community-based voter registration and education organizations.…
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed 48% of election bills passed in 2026 session
On June 13, the Arizona Legislature adjourned its 2026 session after passing 21 election-related bills and one constitutional amendment. Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) signed 11 of the bills and vetoed 10. Among the bills Hobbs vetoed was HB 4115, which would have required a paid petition circulator to disclose to a potential petition signer their…
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Dunleavy vetoed both election bills the Alaska Legislature passed during its 2026 session
The Alaska Legislature adjourned its 2026 regular session on May 20 after passing two election-related bills. Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) vetoed both bills in April and July. One of the bills was SB 64, an omnibus bill that would have made numerous changes to Alaska’s election statutes. The bill would have established a cure provision…
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Third-fewest Florida state legislative incumbents at any point since 2010 facing a primary challenge
Sixteen Florida state legislative incumbents face primary contests in 2026, the third-fewest at any point since 2010. This is a 23% increase in the number of incumbents facing challengers compared to 2024. Three of the contested incumbents are Democrats, and 13 are Republicans. All 16 are state representatives. Florida has 55 contested state legislative primaries…
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Four candidates are running for Delaware's At-Large Congressional District this year — the third-most since 2014
This year's filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Delaware was July 14, 2026. Four candidates — one Democrat and three Republicans — are running for Delaware's At-Large Congressional District. Five candidates ran in 2024, two in 2022, three in 2020, three in 2018, seven in 2016, and two in…
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Candidates running in the general election for Virginia's 7th Congressional District focus their campaigns on affordability
Incumbent Rep. Eugene Vindman (D), Douglas Ollivant (R), and Alaha Ahrar (I) are running in the general election for Virginia's 7th Congressional District on Nov. 3, 2026. Vindman and Ollivant lead in noteworthy endorsements, fundraising, and media attention. Subsidiaries of the Democratic and Republican Parties identified this election as being competitive. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) identified it as a target district. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) named…
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Aguilar, Marchant meet in 2022 rematch for Nevada secretary of state
Incumbent Cisco Aguilar (D), Jim Marchant (R), Brad Barnhill (Independent American Party), and John T. Kennedy (L) are running in the general election for Nevada Secretary of State on November 3, 2026. The election is a rematch. In 2022, Aguilar defeated Marchant 48.9%–46.7%. That year, Joe Lombardo (R) won the gubernatorial election 48.8%–47.3% and Catherine…