Tag: 2026 elections
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Republican primary for governor of Colorado features competing ideologies among the candidates
Scott Bottoms (R), Barbara Kirkmeyer (R), Victor Marx (R), and Kelvin Wimberly (write-in) are running in the Republican primary for governor of Colorado on June 30, 2026. Incumbent Gov. Jared Polis (D) is term-limited. Bottoms, Kirkmeyer, and Marx lead in fundraising and media attention. As of June 9, 2026, The Cook Political Report with Amy…
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Six Democrats compete for Tina Smith's Minnesota Senate seat; Craig and Flanagan lead in endorsements and fundraising
Angie Craig (D), Peggy Flanagan (D), and four other candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Minnesota on August 11, 2026. As of June 2026, Craig and Flanagan led in endorsements, fundraising, and local media attention. Incumbent Tina Smith (D) is not running for re-election. Smith endorsed Flanagan. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party…
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Two incumbents lost in Montana Senate primaries, the most in one year since 2010
Two Republican incumbents lost in the Montana Senate primaries on June 2. This was the first year since 2010 in which more than one incumbent lost in the chamber's primaries. At the start of Montana's 2025 state legislative session, nine Republican senators voted with the chamber's Democrats to change procedural rules for the session. In…
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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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A look the May 2 mayoral election in Texas and an update on mayoral partisanship in the 100 most populous cities
Three of the 100 most populous cities – all in Texas – are holding mayoral elections on Saturday, May 2. Those elections are taking place in Arlington, Irving, and Lubbock. Other than the Feb. 10 election for mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, these are the first top-100 mayoral elections taking place this year. Here’s a…
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DLCC and RSLC targeting 30 of the same chambers in 2026 state legislative elections
This year, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) and the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) — the parties’ national campaign arms for state legislatures — are focusing on the same 30 chambers. In total, the DLCC will target 43 chambers, and the RSLC will target 35 chambers. Ahead of this year’s state legislative elections, Republicans…
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December redistricting vote shapes Republican primaries for Indiana Senate
Republican primaries for the Indiana Senate will take place on May 5, 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The Indiana Senate is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. Twenty-five of the Indiana Senate's 50 seats are up for election in 2026.…
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Democrats are so far the only major party with a ballot-qualified candidate in the U.S. Senate general election in New Mexico
Voters in New Mexico will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, Democrats were the only major party with a ballot-qualified candidate. If a Republican candidate does not qualify, it would be the first since 1914 without candidates from both major parties…
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Over the past two weeks, nine ballot measures certified across Colorado, New Mexico, Washington, and West Virginia
As of March 17, 80 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 33 states, six more measures than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years over the past decade (2014 to 2024). Here’s an update on the latest ballot measure activity during the past two weeks: The last signature…
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Eight candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District on June 2, 2026
Eight candidates are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District on June 2, 2026. Bucks County Herald's Kathryn Loveless wrote that Democrats in the District "are hoping the right candidate can flip their seat away from Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr." Five candidates have led in media attention and fundraising:…