Author: David Luchs
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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D), David Bronson (R), Treg Taylor (R), Bernadette Wilson (R), and two other candidates are running in the general election for governor and lieutenant governor of Alaska
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D), David Bronson (R), Treg Taylor (R), Bernadette Wilson (R), and two other candidates are running in the general election for governor and lieutenant governor of Alaska on November 3, 2026. In Alaska, candidates for lieutenant governor run on a ticket with candidates for governor. Incumbent Mike Dunleavy (R), first elected in 2018,…
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Minnesota House elections feature 31 battleground districts among 134 seats up Nov. 3
Elections for all 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives will be held on November 3, 2026. Control of the chamber is split after both parties won 67 seats in the 2024 elections. Democrats had held a majority in the chamber since 2018. In the 35 years from 1992 to 2026, control of the…
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Louisville holds first nonpartisan mayoral general election on Nov. 3
Incumbent Craig Greenberg, Shameka Parrish-Wright, and three other candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, on November 3, 2026. This is the first nonpartisan mayoral election in Louisville's history. Democrats have won every mayoral election in Louisville since 1965. Both Greenberg and Parrish-Wright are Democrats. Gov. Andy Beshear (D)…
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Jarrett Coleman and Mark Pinsley meet in a 2022 rematch in Pennsylvania Senate District 16 on Nov. 3
Incumbent Jarrett Coleman (R) and Mark Pinsley (D) are running in the general election for Pennsylvania Senate District 16 on November 3, 2026. The election is a rematch. In 2022, Coleman defeated Pinsley 54.2%–45.8%. In the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump (R) received more votes than Kamala Harris (D) in Senate District 16 by…
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Matsui, Vang meet in Democrat-versus-Democrat general election in California's 7th District on Nov. 3
Incumbent Doris Matsui (D) and Mai Vang (D) are running in the general election for California's 7th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. CalMatters' Maya C. Miller said Matsui "touts her experience securing federal funding for local projects and her ability to work across party lines ... Her massive fundraising advantage has enabled her to…
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Two Democrats are on the ballot in the general election for California's 4th Congressional District on Nov. 3
Incumbent Mike Thompson (D) and Eric Jones (D) are running in the general election for California's 4th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. The Press Democrat's Phil Barber wrote, "[T]he 4th District race has become a clash of identity: a young, politically unproven candidate taking on an establishment politician aiming for his 15th term in…
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Ballotpedia identifies 23 battleground districts in 2026 Georgia House elections
Elections for all 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives will be held on November 3, 2026. Republicans hold a 99–81 majority. If Republicans gain 21 or more seats in addition to the 99 they currently hold, they will gain a veto-proof majority. If Democrats gain 10 or more seats in addition to the…
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Divided government, potential vetoes, and 23 battlegrounds: What's at stake in North Carolina's 2026 House elections
Elections for all 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives will be held on November 3, 2026. Republicans hold a 71–47 majority. If Republicans gain one or more seats on top of the 71 they currently hold, they will gain a veto-proof majority. If Democrats gain 11 or more seats on top of…
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Elections for all 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate will be held on November 3, 2026
Elections for all 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate will be held on November 3, 2026. Democrats hold a 34–33 majority. If Democrats win 45 seats, they would gain a veto-proof majority. If Republicans win 34 seats, they would gain control of the Senate for the first time since 2022. The 2022 Senate elections replaced…
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Elections for all 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate will be held on November 3, 2026
Elections for all 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate will be held on November 3, 2026. Republicans hold a veto-proof 30–20 majority. If Republicans win 30 or more seats, they will maintain their veto-proof majority. If Democrats win 25 or more seats, they will gain a majority for the first time since 2010. A…