Category: 2026 elections
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Incumbent Roger Marshall (R) and Adam Hamilton (D) face off in a toss-up race for Kansas' U.S. Senate seat
Incumbent Roger Marshall (R), Adam Hamilton (D), and David Graham (L) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate in Kansas on Nov. 3. This U.S. Senate race is among several that will help determine which party controls the chamber. Heading into the election, Republicans have a 53-45 majority. AP's John Hanna writes, "Republican-leaning…
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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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Stefany Shaheen (D) and Anthony DiLorenzo (R) are running in the open race for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District
Stefany Shaheen (D) and Anthony DiLorenzo (R) are running in the general election for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District on Nov. 3, 2026. Incumbent Rep. Chris Pappas (D), who was first elected in 2018, is running for the U.S. Senate rather than for re-election. The district changed party hands five times in elections between 2006…
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Four candidates are running in the second-ever election for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Incumbent Commissioner Ashley Esposito, incumbent Commissioner Kwame Kenyatta-Bey, Jamar Day, and Domonique Flowers are running in the general election for two at-large seats on the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners on Nov. 3, 2026. Elected commissioners serve four-year terms. The four candidates who received the most votes in the primary election on June 23,…
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Los Angeles voters to choose new city attorney in November; incumbent eliminated in June primary
John McKinney and Marissa Roy are running in the nonpartisan election for Los Angeles City Attorney on November 3, 2026. Incumbent Hydee Feldstein Soto finished third in the city's June 2nd primary. This was the first time in nearly 100 years that an incumbent Los Angeles city attorney failed to advance from a primary. Roy…
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Two Democrats face off in election for California's 34th Congressional District
Incumbent Jimmy Gomez (D) and Angela Gonzales-Torres (D) are running in the general election to represent California's 34th Congressional District on Nov. 3. Featuring two Democrats, the election is set against the backdrop of an investigation into Gomez over alleged sexual misconduct, divisions within the Democratic Party, and the two candidates' stances on U.S. aid…
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Thirty attorney general offices are on the ballot in 2026; Democrats hold 16 and Republicans hold 14
Thirty states are holding elections for attorney general this year. Of those, Democrats currently control 16 offices and Republicans 14. Nationally, there are 27 Republican attorneys general and 22 Democratic attorneys general. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) appointed Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, whose office is officially nonpartisan. This means Democrats would need to gain…
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Democrats are defending five governorships in states Trump won in 2024, Republicans are defending two in states Harris won
Welcome to the next installment of our series previewing the Nov. 3 elections by office. Next up: Governors. Thirty-six states are holding gubernatorial elections this year. Of the governorships on the ballot, Democrats and Republicans each hold 18. Democrats are defending five governorships in states President Donald Trump (R) won in the 2024 presidential election:…
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This year has the most open state executive elections since 2018
In the 2026 elections, 118 out of the 296 state executive offices up for election have no incumbent running, meaning those positions are open. This is the largest number of open offices since 2018, when we started collecting this data. One contributing factor to this year’s number of open offices is term limits. Fifty-seven offices…
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Montana to have its first state supreme court election since allowing political parties to contribute money to judicial candidates
One seat on the Montana Supreme Court is up for nonpartisan election on Nov. 3, 2026. Amy Eddy and Dan Wilson are running for the seat. Justice Beth Baker, who assumed office in 2011, is not seeking re-election. Eddy and Wilson were the only two candidates who ran in the primary election for the seat…