Category: 2026 elections
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Three candidates running in Michigan Senate special election
Three candidates — Chedrick Greene (D), Jason Tunney (R), and Ali Sledz (L) — are running in the special general election for Michigan state Senate District 35 on May 5, 2026. The winner will serve the remainder of Kristen McDonald Rivet's (D) term ending in January 2027. Rivet resigned the seat on January 3, 2025,…
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Three Democrats, four Republicans, and one independent candidate are running in the top-two primary for California's 4th Congressional District on June 2, 2026
Three Democrats, four Republicans, and one independent candidate are running in the top-two primary for California's 4th Congressional District on June 2, 2026. As of March 2026, incumbent Mike Thompson (D) and Eric Jones (D) led in fundraising and local media attention. Local political observers describe the primary in terms of the ideological and generational…
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Ten candidates are running for Idaho’s two U.S. House districts — tying with 2014 for the second-most since then
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Idaho was Feb. 27, 2026. Ten candidates — four Democrats and six Republicans — are running for Idaho’s two U.S. House districts. That’s five candidates per district. There were three candidates per district in 2024, four in 2022, 3.5 in 2020,…
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Sixty-six members of the U.S. Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026
Sixty-six members of the U.S. Congress — 56 U.S. representatives and 10 U.S. senators — have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. Since our Feb. 10 update, four U.S. representatives and one U.S. senator announced they will not seek re-election. Here’s a list of how independent election forecasters have rated the 2026 general…
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Jon Bonck (R) and Shelly deZevallos (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff for Texas' 38th Congressional District on May 26, 2026
Jon Bonck (R) and Shelly deZevallos (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff for Texas' 38th Congressional District on May 26, 2026. Bonck and deZevallos were the top two finishers in the March 3 primary with 47.7% and 18.6% of the vote, respectively. They advanced to a runoff because neither received more than 50%…
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Ryan Binkley (R) and Jace Yarbrough (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff for Texas' 32nd Congressional District on May 26, 2026
Ryan Binkley (R) and Jace Yarbrough (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff for Texas' 32nd Congressional District. Yarbrough and Binkley were the top two finishers in the March 3 primary with 49.0% and 21.7% of the vote, respectively. They advanced to the runoff because neither received more than 50% of the vote. The…
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Carlos De La Cruz (R) and John Lujan (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff for Texas' 35th Congressional District on May 26, 2026
Carlos De La Cruz (R) and John Lujan (R) are running in the Republican primary runoff for Texas' 35th Congressional District on May 26, 2026. Lujan and De La Cruz were the top two finishers in the March 3 Republican primary with 32.5% and 27.1% of the vote, respectively. They advanced to a runoff because…
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Incumbent Julie Johnson (D) and Colin Allred (D) are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas' 33rd Congressional District on May 26, 2026
Incumbent Julie Johnson (D) and Colin Allred (D) are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas' 33rd Congressional District on May 26, 2026. Allred and Johnson were the top two finishers in the March 3 primary, with 45.5% and 34.0% of the vote, respectively. They advanced to a runoff because neither received more than…
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Incumbent Reps. Al Green (D) and Christian Menefee (D) are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas' 18th Congressional District on May 26, 2026
Incumbent Reps. Al Green (D) and Christian Menefee (D) are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas' 18th Congressional District on May 26, 2026. Menefee and Green were the top two finishers in the March 3 primary with 46.0% and 44.2% of the vote, respectively. They advanced because neither received more than 50% of…
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U.S. House races see Democrats in more contests than Republicans
Ballotpedia is tracking U.S. House races without a Democratic or Republican candidate in 2026. As of March 10, 2026, three races have no Democrat, while 35 have no Republican. The races without a Democratic candidate are New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, and Wyoming’s At-Large Congressional District. Thirteen states have races…