Category: 2026 elections
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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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North Carolina Supreme Court race on Nov. 3 could shape 2028 majority
Incumbent Anita Earls (D) and Sarah Stevens (R) are running in the partisan general election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court on November 3, 2026. The Carolina Journal's Andrew Pomeranz wrote, "Democratic Justice Anita Earls faces Republican former state Rep. Sarah Stevens in North Carolina’s only Supreme Court race this November, a…
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All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania state House are up for election on Nov. 3. Twenty-four are battlegrounds.
All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are up for election on November 3, 2026. Currently, Democrats have a 103-100 majority in the House. This means Republicans need to gain at least two seats to win a majority and Democrats can lose no more than one seat to retain their majority. Pennsylvania is…
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Elections Ballotpedia is covering in November 2026
In November 2026, Ballotpedia is tracking 45,041 elections across 55 states and territories. These include 57 state, D.C., and territory-wide elections, 1,849 special elections held to fill vacancies in 38states, and 16recall elections in five states. Last month, Ballotpedia tracked 10elections across sevenstates. This included zerostatewide elections, fivespecial elections, and threerecall elections. In November 2024,…
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Twenty-five states are holding state supreme court elections in November. Six of those elections are battlegrounds.
Twenty-five states are holding elections for state supreme courts in November. Of the courts up for election, 13 have a majority of Republican-appointed/elected justices, 11 have a majority of Democratic-appointed/elected justices, and one court is split. Each state and the District of Columbia has at least one supreme court, or court of last resort. Oklahoma…