Category: 2026 elections
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First time two Democrats appear in the general election for California commissioner of insurance
Ben Allen (D) and Jane Kim (D) are running in the general election for California commissioner of insurance on Nov. 3. They defeated nine other candidates to advance from the top-two primary on June 2. Kim received 26.8% of the vote and Allen 19.6%. Incumbent Ricardo Lara (D) is term-limited. The commissioner of insurance regulates…
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Three states have changed election canvassing deadlines in 2026
Idaho, Nebraska, and Wisconsin passed laws this year to change deadlines related to compiling, reviewing, and certifying election results, a process called canvassing. The laws in Idaho and Nebraska will be in effect for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, and the law in Wisconsin will be in effect for the 2028 presidential election. Idaho H…
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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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Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire features competing ideologies between the two leading candidates
Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire on Sept. 8, 2026. Incumbent U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) is retiring from public office. Karishma Manzur (D) and Chris Pappas (D) lead in polls, fundraising, and media attention. According to Spectrum News 1 Worcester's Donovan Lynch, there is an…
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Thirty-nine candidates are running for Louisiana’s six U.S. House districts — tying with 2016 for the most since 2014
This year, Louisiana and two other states — Alabama and Tennessee — reopened their filing deadlines for primary elections for the U.S. House of Representatives after the initial deadline passed. Each state reopened its filing deadline after passing new congressional maps ahead of this year's elections. Here's how this move affected primaries in Louisiana. The…
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Aisha Wahab takes office — ending the vacancy in California’s 14th Congressional District
On Sept. 2, 2026, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) swore Rep. Aisha Wahab (D-Calif.) into the U.S. House of Representatives, filling the vacancy in California’s 14th Congressional District. The vacancy began on April 14, 2026, after Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) resigned. In the special general election on Aug. 18, 2026, Wahab defeated Melissa…
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U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D) is the second-oldest U.S. Senator to win a contested primary this year
Incumbent Ed Markey defeated Seth Moulton in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts on Sept. 1. Markey’s win makes him the second-oldest senator, after 83-year-old Jim Risch (R-Idaho), to defeat a primary challenger this year. This was one of several primaries in 2026 in which age was an issue. At the time of…
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Fewest candidates running for Rhode Island General Assembly since 2010
There are 157 candidates running for the Rhode Island General Assembly in the primaries on Sept. 9. This is the fewest candidates since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010. All 113 seats across both state legislative chambers are up for election this year. Both major parties have the fewest candidates running since 2010. There…
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Richard Neal defeats progressive challenger Jeromie Whalen in Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 1st District
Incumbent Richard Neal defeated Jeromie Whalen in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 1st Congressional District on Sept. 1. The election reflected nationwide trends of younger, more progressive Democrats challenging long-serving incumbents. The Boston Globe's Anjali Huynh wrote, "As Democrats nationwide struggle to define their party identity, Massachusetts is confronting a rare phenomenon: a healthy number…
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Smiley, Morales differ on rent stabilization, Flock surveillance cameras in Providence's Democratic mayoral primary
Incumbent Brett Smiley (D) and David Morales (D) are running in the Democratic primary for mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, on Sept. 9. Mirroring many Democratic primaries across the country, Providence's Democratic mayoral primary features a moderate Democrat, Smiley, and a democratic socialist, Morales. Smiley, a first-term mayor, says his administration reduced violent crime, removed…