Author: Joseph Brusgard
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Voters to decide on 474 rematches of elections from 2024 and 2022 this year
This year's ballot may look familiar to some voters because 474 races are rematches between candidates who last ran against each other for the office in 2022 or 2024 — the second-highest number of rematches since 2020. By office type: Rematches here only include those between major-party candidates for the same office, even if the…
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Majority control at stake in elections for Michigan's state senate on November 3, 2026
Elections for the Michigan State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The New York Times' David W. Chen wrote, "In 39 states, one party controls the governorship and legislature ... Michigan may join them after November, but unlike in other states these midterms, where Democrats have the…
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Majority control at stake in Arizona Senate elections on Nov. 3
Elections for the Arizona State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. Arizona Public Media's Nick Rommel wrote, "While Republicans’ advantage in the Senate has remained fairly constant for the last decade, Democrats have chipped away at their majority in the House. Republicans clawed back a slightly larger…
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Supermajority control at stake in Colorado House of Representatives elections
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary was June 30, 2026. The filing deadline was March 18, 2026. In 2024, Republicans gained three seats, breaking the Democratic supermajority, which had been in place since 2023. After the elections, Democrats had…
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Seven former House members will be on the ballot this November
The final U.S. House primaries are wrapping up on Sept. 15 in Delaware, with a total of seven former House members advancing to the general elections across the country in November. This is down from 10 former members who appeared on general election ballots in 2024 but up from three who did so in 2022.…
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Competitive race expected in Florida's 22nd Congressional District, which Biden won in 2020 and Trump won in 2024
Pia Dandiya (D) and Casey Askar (R) are running in the general election for Florida's 22nd Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Florida redrew its maps ahead of the elections. NBC 6's Gray Rohrer and Ana Goñi-Lessan wrote, "In terms of territory, this district was one of the areas that changed the most in the…
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Five candidates are running in the general election for Michigan's Trump-won, Democratic-held 8th Congressional District
Incumbent Kristen McDonald Rivet (D), Thomas J. Smith (R), and three other candidates are running in the general election for Michigan's 8th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. ABC News' Diana Paulsen and Elise Spenner wrote, "The district is one of few nationwide that swung for Trump in 2024 but elected a Democrat down the…
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The highest number of Delaware state legislative incumbents are facing primaries at any point since 2010
Eighteen Delaware state legislative incumbents face primary contests on September 15, 2026, the most at any point since 2010. This is a 157% increase in the number of incumbents facing challengers compared to 2024. Seventeen of the contested incumbents are Democrats, and one is a Republican. Twelve are state representatives, and six are state senators.…
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Primary runoff will determine Lindsey Graham's (R) replacement on August 25
Incumbent Darline Graham (R) and Ralph Norman (R) are running in a special Republican Party primary runoff on August 25, 2026, in South Carolina to determine which candidate will be the Republican nominee in the state's general election on November 3, 2026. In the primary, Graham received 33% of the vote to Norman's 24%. The…
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A 2024 rematch is happening in Wisconsin's most competitive U.S. House district
Incumbent Derrick Van Orden (R), Rebecca Cooke (D), Alexander Valiensi Kent (I), and Rustin Provance (I) are running in the general election for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Wisconsin Public Radio's staff wrote, "The 3rd District is the most competitive seat in Wisconsin and among the most competitive in the country." This…