Year: 2026
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WA-03 Aug. 4 top-two primary features incumbent Gluesenkamp Perez (D) and candidates from both parties
Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D), Brent Hennrich (D), John Braun (R), and six other candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington's 3rd Congressional District on August 4, 2026. As of July 2026, Perez, Hennrich, and Braun led in fundraising and local media attention. The Oregonian's Betsy Hammond said Perez "is one of the…
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Election forecasters rate CA-22 Toss-up or Tilt Republican as Valadao (R) and Villegas (D) run under new district lines
Incumbent David Valadao (R) and Randy Villegas (D) are running in the general election for California's 22nd Congressional District on November 3, 2026. The Sacramento Bee's Mathew Miranda said, "Valadao has largely withstood challengers in the Democratic-leaning Central Valley swing district since he entered Congress in 2012. He faces new challenges this year, however, including…
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Incumbent Jeff Crank (R), Jessica Killin (D), and four other candidates are running in the general election for Colorado's 5th Congressional District on November 3, 2026
Incumbent Jeff Crank (R), Jessica Killin (D), and four other candidates are running in the general election for Colorado's 5th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Since the 5th District's creation in 1972, no Democrat has won election to represent it. The Denver Post's Elizabeth Hernandez said, "[N]ational Democrats have marked the race to unseat…
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U.S. House passes bill banning foreign contributions to state and local ballot measure campaigns
On July 13, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation banning foreign nationals from contributing to state or local ballot measure campaigns. Federal law prohibits federal, state, and local candidates from soliciting, directing, or receiving contributions from individuals who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States. The law also bans contributions from…
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Federal district judges issue conflicting rulings on states' use of expanded SAVE system for voting purposes
Federal district judges in two jurisdictions have issued conflicting rulings in recent weeks on whether the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may give states access to an expanded version of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system — which provides information about individuals' immigration and citizenship status — for voter registration and list maintenance…
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Von Wilpert (D) and Desmond (R) face off in CA-48 after Prop 50 redraw shifted district 18 points toward Democrats
Marni von Wilpert (D) and Jim Desmond (R) are running in the general election for California's 48th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Incumbent Darrell Issa (R) is retiring from public office. Times of San Diego's Andrew Keatts wrote the election "is among the most-watched contests in the nation, and could determine partisan control of…
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Two Democratic candidates running in the general election for California's 11th Congressional District take opposing sides on housing policy
Connie Chan (D) and Scott Wiener (D) are running in the general election for California's 11th Congressional District on Nov. 3, 2026. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D), who was first elected in 1987, did not run for re-election. California's top-two primary system allows two candidates from the same party to advance to the general election. As a result, this election is one of nine congressional general…
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Lindsey Graham's death will set off a special primary election for a Senate seat that's open for the second time since 1956
A special Republican Party primary is scheduled for August 11, 2026, in South Carolina to determine which Republican candidate will run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026. The special primary became necessary after incumbent Lindsey Graham (R), the Republican nominee selected at the June 9 primary, died on July 11, 2026. Graham…