Tag: 2026 election
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Elections Ballotpedia is covering in May 2026
In May 2026, Ballotpedia is tracking 9,982 elections across 27states. These include 13 statewide elections, 171 special elections held to fill vacancies in 16 states, as well as nine recall elections in five states. Last month, Ballotpedia tracked 4,074 elections across 25 states. This included two statewide elections, 85 special elections, and five recall elections.…
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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 — 55 U.S. representatives and 11 U.S. senators — have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. Since our March 16 update, one U.S. representative 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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Jay Edwards (R) and Kristina Daley Roegner (R) are running in the Republican primary for Ohio Treasurer on May 5, 2026
Jay Edwards (R) and Kristina Daley Roegner (R) are running in the Republican primary for Ohio Treasurer on May 5, 2026. Incumbent Robert Sprague (R) is running for secretary of state. Vice President J.D. Vance (R) endorsed Edwards. Gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R), who ran for president in 2024, endorsed Roegner. Politico's Jacob Wendler said,…
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Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser running in Democratic primary for governor of Colorado on June 30
Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser are running in the Democratic primary for governor of Colorado on June 30. Incumbent Jared Polis (D) is term-limited. Bennet, a U.S. senator from Colorado, and Weiser, the state's attorney general, have made resisting President Donald Trump (R) and affordability central to their campaigns. On resisting Trump, both have accused…
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A record-high number of U.S. House candidates filed to run in California after the state conducted mid-decade redistricting
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in California was March 6, 2026. A record 289 candidates, 5.6 per district, are running for California's 52 congressional districts in the state’s June 2 top-two primaries. That’s the most candidates to run for the U.S. House since 2014 and the most…
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Abraham Enriquez (R) and Tom Sell (R) are running in the May 26 Republican primary runoff for Texas' 19th Congressional District
Tom Sell (R) and Abraham Enriquez (R) are running in the May 26 runoff for Texas' 19th Congressional District after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026. In the primary, Sell received 40% of the vote, and Enriquez received 19%. Incumbent Jodey Arrington (R) is…
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Sixty-one candidates are running in the top-two primary for governor of California on June 2, 2026
Sixty-one candidates are running in the top-two primary for governor of California on June 2, 2026. Xavier Becerra (D), Matt Mahan (D), Katie Porter (D), Thomas Steyer (D), Eric Swalwell (D), Antonio Villaraigosa (D), Chad Bianco (R), and Steve Hilton (R) lead in polling and media attention. Incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is term-limited. There…
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Idaho voters to decide official state gun ballot measure in the November 2026 election
The Idaho State Legislature approved House Bill 932, placing an advisory question on the November 2026 ballot to determine the official state gun. The ballot question will be as follows: “Which of the following guns should be designated as the state gun of Idaho? Please choose only one answer. (a) Winchester Model 1894 (.30-30); (b)…
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Elections Ballotpedia is covering in April 2026
In April 2026, Ballotpedia is tracking 25 elections across 12 states, happening for federal and state offices, and those in/overlapping the 100 largest cities. These include two statewide elections, eight special elections to fill vacancies in four states, and five recall elections in three states. Last month, Ballotpedia tracked elections across 13 states. This included…
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U.S. House committees announce initial “Red to Blue” and “MAGA Majority” candidates
On March 17, 2026, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released an initial list of nine candidates participating in its MAGA Majority program in 2026. According to NRCC, the program, formerly known as Young Guns, "highlights a slate of strong candidates running in key battleground districts across the country who embody the Trump agenda: securing…