Category: 2026 elections
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Colorado voters to decide whether Republicans will gain or Democrats will hold their state Senate majority
Elections for 18 of the 35 districts in the Colorado Senate will take place on Nov. 3, 2026. Ahead of the general elections, Democrats have a 23-12 majority in the chamber. Democrats have controlled the state Senate since 2018. Republicans need to win at least six districts in 2026 to gain control, and Democrats need…
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Elections for all 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate will be held on November 3, 2026
Elections for all 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate will be held on November 3, 2026. Republicans hold a veto-proof 30–20 majority. If Republicans win 30 or more seats, they will maintain their veto-proof majority. If Democrats win 25 or more seats, they will gain a majority for the first time since 2010. A…
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Republican incumbents lost primaries at twice the rate of Democrats in this year’s state legislative elections
Republican state legislators lost re-election in this year’s primaries at twice the rate of Democrats. Of the 2,737 Republicans who ran for re-election, 126 (4.6%) lost primaries. Of the 2,314 Democrats who ran, 54 (2.3%) did. The partisan split follows a pattern we reported in the June 22 Daily Brew that incumbents had more primary…
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Evans, Rutinel, and Wood compete in Colorado's 8th District, decided by less than 1 percentage point in 2022 and 2024
Incumbent Gabe Evans (R), Manny Rutinel (D), and David Wood (L) are running in the general election for Colorado's 8th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. All three candidates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Below are excerpts from the candidates' submitted biographies. Evans said, "I ran for Congress because I saw the challenges Colorado and…
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Arizona one of five Trump-won states where Democrats defend governorships in 2026
Incumbent Katie Hobbs (D), Andy Biggs (R), Risa Lombardo (G), and Teri Hourihan (No Labels Party) are running for governor. In 2022, Hobbs was elected 50.3% to 49.6%. In the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump (R) defeated Kamala Harris (D) 52.2% to 46.7% in the state. As a result, this is one of five…
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Miller, Strickland compete for Georgia attorney general office Republicans have held since 2011
Tanya Miller (D) and Brian Strickland (R) are running in the general election for attorney general of Georgia on Nov. 3. Incumbent Chris Carr (R) ran for governor of Georgia. Political commentators have characterized Georgia's recent presidential and U.S. Senate elections as battlegrounds. In 2020, former President Joe Biden (D) won the state with 49.5%…
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Supermajority control at stake in Ohio House of Representatives elections on Nov. 3
General elections for the Ohio House of Representatives will take place on Nov. 3. The primary was on May 5. Heading into the election, Republicans have a 64-34 majority, with one vacancy. All districts are up for election this year. In Ohio, a supermajority, which allows the party in power to override the governor's vetoes,…
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Here's what to know about casting an absentee/mail-in ballot in the November election
As the Nov. 3 election approaches, election officials across the country are beginning to send absentee/mail-in ballots to voters. Laws governing the absentee/mail-in voting process vary from state to state. Here's an overview of what those laws look like this year. All states allow for some form of absentee/mail-in voting. Thirteen states require voters to…
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California enacts 32 election bills in 2026, including legislation regulating law enforcement presence at polling places
The California Legislature adjourned its regular session on Aug. 31 after sending 34 election-related bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Newsom signed 32 of the bills between May and September and vetoed two of them in September. These 32 bills make California the state with the second-most election-related bills enacted so far this year, behind…
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Voters to decide on 474 rematches of elections from 2024 and 2022 this year
This year's ballot may look familiar to some voters because 474 races are rematches between candidates who last ran against each other for the office in 2022 or 2024 — the second-highest number of rematches since 2020. By office type: Rematches here only include those between major-party candidates for the same office, even if the…