U.S. Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) announced on Sept. 30, 2025, that he will run for governor of Arizona in 2026 rather than for another term in the House of Representatives. As of Sept. 30, independent race forecasters The Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections have rated the 2026 general election for the…
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) announced on Sept. 23, 2025, that he will run for governor of Wisconsin in 2026 rather than another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Incumbent Gov. Tony Evers (D) is not running for re-election. As of Sept. 23, 2025, independent race forecasters The Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, and…
Former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) says he is considering running for Senate in New Hampshire in 2026, held by the retiring Jeanne Shaheen (D), who defeated him in 2008. If he were to run, he would have to face another former U.S. Senator, Scott Brown (R-Mass.), who was defeated by Elizabeth Warren (D)…
On September 16, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced that he would seek a third consecutive term as governor in 2026. This makes him the second governor to do so after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D), who announced his plans back in June. In July, Ballotpedia covered the number of governors eligible to run for…
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced on Sept. 14, 2025, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. On his retirement, McCaul said, “It’s been an honor to serve for over two decades in the Congress […] I’m looking now for a new challenge. I’m going to serve the remainder…
Thirty-five members of the U.S. Congress—eight U.S. Senate members and 27 U.S. House members—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. Compared to previous election cycles, 35 is the most retirement announcements we have tracked at this point since 2018. Since our Aug. 18 update, six U.S. House members and one U.S. Senate member…
Twenty-six states permit citizen-initiated ballot measures, with each state setting its own rules for signature collection and filing deadlines. In Nevada, where the citizens can collect signatures for indirect initiated state statutes that require the state legislature to first consider the proposal before it heads to voters, the deadline was Nov. 20, 2024. One indirect…
Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas) announced on Sept. 11, 2025, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. On his retirement, Luttrell wrote on X, “Serving Texans in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime, and I will continue to do that until the end of my term. And…
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) announced on Sept. 2, 2025, that she will run for the U.S. Senate in Iowa in 2026 rather than another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat is open since incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced she would not seek re-election. As of Sept. 2, 2025, independent race forecasters…
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced on Sept. 1, 2025, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. In a statement announcing his retirement, Nadler wrote, “Today, I am announcing that I will not be seeking re-election next year and that this term in Congress will be my last. This…