Category: 2026 elections
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Fifteen candidates are running for Alaska’s At-Large U.S. House district this year — the second-most since 2014
This year's filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Alaska was June 1, 2026. This year is the third year that the election for Alaska's At-Large Congressional District will use a top-four primary system. In a top-four primary, candidates run in a single primary election, regardless of party affiliation. The…
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Two Republican incumbents—Ken Calvert and Young Kim—to face off in general election for California's 40th Congressional District
Incumbents Ken Calvert (R) and Young Kim (R) are running in the general election to represent California's 40th Congressional District on Nov. 3. They defeated six other candidates to win the top-two primary on June 2. Heading into the election, Calvert represents California's 41st Congressional District, and Kim represents the 40th District. The two incumbents…
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Incumbent Rep. Cory Mills faces three Republican challengers in Florida's 7th District primary
Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for Florida's 7th Congressional District on August 18, 2026. Two candidates have led in media attention: Incumbent Cory Mills (R) and Ryan Elijah (R). Mills has been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee since 2025. According to Politico's Hailey Fuchs, Mills "allegedly held weapons contracts with…
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Neal, first elected in 1988, faces primary challenger Whalen in Massachusetts' 1st Congressional District
Incumbent Richard Neal and Jeromie Whalen are running in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 1st Congressional District on Sept. 1. The election reflects nationwide trends of younger, more progressive Democrats challenging long-serving incumbents. The Boston Globe's Anjali Huynh writes, "As Democrats nationwide struggle to define their party identity, Massachusetts is confronting a rare phenomenon: a…
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97% of Trump-endorsed candidates won primaries this election cycle
Candidates who Donald Trump (R) endorsed in 2026 primaries have won 220 of 227 (97%) of their races so far — one percentage point less than the 2020 election cycle, when 98% of Trump-endorsed candidates won their primaries. Those figures include scenarios in which Trump endorsed two candidates in the same race. In total, Trump…
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Former Senate and gubernatorial candidates are among the candidates running to replace Graham Platner (D) as the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine
Graham Platner (D), candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, withdrew his candidacy on July 8, 2026. In a video statement on X, Platner said, “We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me. And for that reason, we are suspending campaign operations.” The deadline for a general election candidate to withdraw in…
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Colorado lawmakers enact omnibus elections bill, seven other election-related laws in 2026 session
The Colorado General Assembly adjourned its 2026 regular session on May 13 after passing eight election-related bills. Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed all eight bills between April and June. Among those bills was HB 1113, an omnibus bill making a number of changes to Colorado’s election laws. Those changes included: The Senate approved the final…
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Seventeen candidates compete in top-four primary for open Alaska governor's office
Seventeen candidates are running in the top-four primary for Governor of Alaska on August 18, 2026. Six candidates — Tom Begich (D), Click Bishop (R), David Bronson (R), Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D), Bill Walker (Nonpartisan), and Bernadette Wilson (R) — lead in polling and media attention. Incumbent Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) is term-limited. Alaska's last Democratic…
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Six compete in Democratic primary for open 6th Congressional District in Massachusetts
Beth Andres-Beck, John Beccia, Dan Koh, Mariah Lancaster, Tram Nguyen, and Jamie Zahlaway Belsito are running in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District on Sept. 1. Incumbent Seth Moulton (D) is running for the U.S. Senate to represent Massachusetts. The election is set against the backdrop of affordability and opposing President Donald Trump's…
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For the first time since 2014, both of Hawaii’s U.S. House incumbents are running in contested primaries
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Hawaii was June 2, 2026. This year is the first since 2014 that both of Hawaii’s U.S. House incumbents — Reps. Ed Case (D-1st) and Jill Tokuda (D-2nd) — are running in contested primaries. There was one incumbent in a contested…