Category: 2026 elections
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Fifteen candidates are running in Connecticut’s five U.S. House districts — the most since 2014
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Connecticut was June 9, 2026. This year has the highest number of candidates since 2014. Fifteen candidates — eight Democrats and seven Republicans — are running for Connecticut’s five congressional districts. That’s three candidates per district. There were 2.2 candidates per…
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Open general election contest for Indiana Secretary of State after Republican incumbent defeated at convention
Beau Bayh (D), Max Engling (R), Greg Ballard (I), and Lauri Shillings (L) are running for Indiana Secretary of State in the November 3, 2026, general election. Bayh, Engling, and Ballard lead in media attention and fundraising. Republicans have controlled the secretary's office since 1994. Incumbent Diego Morales (R) lost to Engling at the June…
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Brent Taylor won the Republican primary for Tennessee's redrawn 9th Congressional District
Brent Taylor defeated Charlotte Bergmann, Jeremy Thompson, and Todd Warner in the Republican primary for U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District on August 6, 2026. The Tennessee Legislature redrew the majority-minority Memphis district in a May 2026 special session called by Gov. Bill Lee (R) following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in…
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Johnny Garrett (R) defeated Jon Henry (R) and Van Hilleary (R) in the Republican primary for Tennessee's 6th Congressional District on August 6, 2026
Johnny Garrett (R) defeated Jon Henry (R) and Van Hilleary (R) in the Republican primary for Tennessee's 6th Congressional District on August 6, 2026. As of July 2026, Garrett and Hilleary led in fundraising and local media attention. Incumbent John Rose (R) ran for governor. The Tennessee Lookout's Sam Stockard said, "Neither has differentiated themselves…
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Charlie Hatcher (R) defeated incumbent Andy Ogles (R) in the Republican primary for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District on August 6, 2026
Charlie Hatcher (R) defeated incumbent Andy Ogles (R) in the Republican primary for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District on August 6, 2026. The Nashville Banner's Stephen Elliott said 2026 was "the second successive cycle that the embattled, bomb-throwing Ogles will have faced a well-connected primary challenger." In 2024, Ogles defeated Courtney Johnston (R) 56.5%–43.5%. Hatcher served…
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Battleground election in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District is more expensive than 2024 at this point in the cycle
Incumbent Ryan Mackenzie (R), Bob Brooks (D), and three other candidates are running in the general election for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Lehigh Valley Public Media's Tom Shortell wrote, "The seat is considered one of the last toss-up U.S. House seats in America thanks to its near equal numbers of registered…
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Julian Beaudion becomes the fifth major or minor party U.S. Senate nominee to withdraw from a general election this year
On Aug. 4, Julian Beaudion (D) withdrew from the South Dakota general election for the U.S. Senate — the fifth time a major or minor party U.S. Senate nominee has withdrawn this year. As a result, this year ties with 2014 for the most nominee withdrawals (voluntary, misconduct-related, or due to death) since 1918. Beaudion…
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Fifty-three candidates are running for Tennessee’s nine U.S. House districts — the most since 2014
This year, Tennessee and two other states — Alabama and Louisiana — 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 Tennessee. The…
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Dunlap, LePage running for Maine's 2nd, one of 23 Trump-won districts Democrats are defending in 2026
Matthew Dunlap (D) and Paul LePage (R) are running in the general election to represent Maine's 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 3. Incumbent Jared Golden (D) did not seek re-election. Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire writes, "Republicans see the seat — a district that Donald Trump carried three times — as a prime pickup opportunity…
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Turek, Hinson running for open U.S. Senate seat in Iowa as Ernst retires
Josh Turek (D), Ashley Hinson (R), and Thomas Laehn (L) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate in Iowa on November 3, 2026. Incumbent Joni Ernst (R), first elected in 2014, is not running for re-election. Ernst endorsed Hinson on January 10, 2026. The Iowa Capital Dispatch's Robin Opsahl wrote, "Republicans have seen…