Author: Briana Ryan
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Twenty-seven candidates are running for Arizona's nine congressional districts this year — the second-fewest since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona was March 23, 2026. This year has the second-fewest number of candidates running for the U.S. House since 2014. Twenty-seven candidates — 16 Democrats and 11 Republicans — are running for Arizona’s nine congressional districts. That’s three candidates per district.…
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Fourteen primaries are contested in Missouri this year — the second-highest number since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri was March 31, 2026. These are the first elections to take place since the Missouri General Assembly passed a new congressional map. The Missouri House of Representatives passed it on Sept. 9, 2025. The Missouri Senate passed it on Sept.…
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Eighty-nine candidates are running for New York’s 26 congressional districts this year — the third-highest since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York was April 6, 2026. This year had the third-highest number of candidates who ran for the U.S. House since 2014. Eighty-nine candidates — 59 Democrats and 30 Republicans — are running for New York’s 26 congressional districts. That’s 3.4…
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Rep. Frederica Wilson becomes the 58th U.S. representative to announce she won’t seek re-election in 2026
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) announced on May 29, 2026, that she will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. In a statement, Wilson said, “Today, I announced that I will not seek re-election to Congress, but I am not retiring. My life’s work is entering a new chapter. I will take…
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Josh Turek defeated Zach Wahls in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Iowa on June 2, 2026
Josh Turek (D) defeated Zach Wahls (D) in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Iowa on June 2, 2026. Incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst (R) did not run for re-election. The Cook Political Report's Jessica Taylor described this race as one of the 2026 primaries in which Democrats debated about what type of candidate…
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Adam Hamawy defeated 12 other candidates in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District on June 2, 2026
Adam Hamawy (D) defeated 12 other candidates in the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District on June 2, 2026. Ahead of the Democratic primary, Susan Altman (D), Brad Cohen (D), Hamawy, Adrian Mapp (D), Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D), Shanel Robinson (D), and Jay Vaingankar (D) led in endorsements and media attention. Incumbent Rep. Bonnie…
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Two congressional districts are open in South Carolina this year — the most since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in South Carolina was March 30, 2026. Two districts are open this year because their incumbents — Rep. Nancy Mace (R-1st) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-5th) — are both retiring to run for governor of South Carolina. That’s the highest number of…
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Three of Utah's four U.S. House incumbents are running for different districts this year due to redistricting
This year's filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Utah was March 13, 2026. These elections are the first to take place since Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson struck down the congressional map the Utah Legislature adopted in 2021 in League of Women Voters v. Utah State Legislature. Gibson…
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Barry Moore and Jared Hudson advanced from the May 19 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Alabama to the June 16 primary runoff
Since no candidate won 50% of the vote in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, the top two vote getters — Barry Moore (R) and Jared Hudson (R) — advanced to the Republican primary runoff on June 16, 2026. Ahead of the Republican primary on May 19, 2026, Moore, Hudson, and Steve…