Author: David Luchs
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Mandela Barnes suspends campaign for Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin
Mandela Barnes (D) suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin on July 30, 2026. Barnes was the fourth Democrat of the seven appearing on the ballot to suspend his campaign, following Missy Hughes (D) on June 22, David Crowley (D) on July 8, and Sara Rodriguez (D) on July 17. Crowley…
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Incumbent Monica De La Cruz (R) and Bobby Pulido (D) are running for Texas' 15th Congressional District, one reshaped by redistricting in 2025
Incumbent Monica De La Cruz (R) and Bobby Pulido (D) are running in the general election for Texas' 15th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Texas adopted a new U.S. House district map in 2025, changing the boundaries of the 15th District from those used in 2024. In an interview with the Texas Observer, University…
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Amish Shah (D), Jay Feely (R), and Monica Alponte (L) are running for the open seat in Arizona's 1st Congressional District
Amish Shah (D), Jay Feely (R), and Monica Alponte (L) are running in the general election for Arizona's 1st Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Incumbent David Schweikert (R), first elected in 2010, ran for governor rather than seeking re-election. Local radio station KJZZ's Wayne Schutsky and Camryn Sanchez said, "Schweikert held the seat for…
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Taylor, Knapp, Bhatti, Tull lead in pre-primary fundraising in the Democratic primary for Virginia's 1st Congressional District
Candidates running in the Democratic primary for Virginia's 1st Congressional District submitted pre-primary campaign finance reports on July 23 covering all fundraising through July 15. Four candidates reported cumulative fundraising totals exceeding $250,000: Shannon Taylor reported raising $2.14 million since launching her campaign, followed by Jason Knapp with $595,000, Salaam Bhatti with $299,000, and Melvin…
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New York's 17th District is one of eight Republican-held U.S. House seats Harris won in 2024
Incumbent Michael Lawler (R/Conservative Party), Cait Conley (D), and Effie Phillips-Staley (Working Families Party) are running in the general election for New York's 17th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. NOTUS' Kadia Goba said, "Lawler has worked to build a political identity as an independent-minded moderate whose accessibility and relentless constituent services fits with the…
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Sand and Lahn on their visions for Iowa: "better and truer, not redder or bluer" and "the safest, freest, most family-centered state in America"
Rob Sand (D) and Zach Lahn (R) are running in the general election for governor of Iowa on November 3, 2026. Incumbent Kim Reynolds (R) is not running for re-election. The last Democrat to win election as governor of Iowa was Chet Culver (D) in 2006. As of July 2026, major election forecasters call the…
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Riley, Oberacker face off in NY-19 general election on Nov. 3; district decided by fewer than three points in each of the last two elections
Incumbent Josh Riley (D/Working Families Party) and Peter Oberacker (R/Conservative Party) are running in the general election for New York's 19th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Riley defeated then-incumbent Marcus Molinaro (R/Conservative Party) 51.1%–48.8% in 2024. Molinaro defeated Riley 50.8%–49.2% under different district lines in 2022. In 2024, Kamala Harris (D) defeated Donald Trump…
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Rep. Miller-Meeks and Bohannan to meet for third consecutive election in Iowa's 1st District on November 3, 2026
Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R), Christina Bohannan (D), and Michael Bridgford (Independent) are running in the general election for Iowa's 1st Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Reuters' David Morgan said, "Miller-Meeks is one of the most vulnerable House Republicans at a time when high prices for gasoline and other consumer products and an unpopular war…
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Denise Powell (D), Brinker Harding (R), and Eric Michael Foreman (L) are running for open U.S. House seat in Nebraska's 2nd District
Denise Powell (D), Brinker Harding (R), and Eric Michael Foreman (L) are running in the general election for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Incumbent Don Bacon (R), first elected in 2016, is not running for re-election. Bacon won re-election 51.3%–48.7% in 2022 and 50.9%–49.1% in 2024. That year, Kamala Harris (D) defeated…
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Nunn, Trone Garriott, and Battaglia are running in Iowa's 3rd District, decided by fewer than four points in each of the last two elections
Incumbent Zach Nunn (R), Sarah Trone Garriott (D), and Marco Battaglia (L) are running in the general election for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Iowa Public Radio's Isabella Luu said the 3rd District "hasn’t been held by any incumbent for more than two terms since 2010." Nunn defeated then-incumbent Cindy Axne (D)…