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The 2026 race
Owen Nicholas Carlson is running under the LBU label in the District of Columbia’s 2026 U.S. Senate general election. The election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
The race is contested, with two candidates listed: Carlson and Republican Gavin Solomon. The party labels identify how each candidate is listed in the race, but they do not by themselves establish what either candidate would support in office.
No documented policy positions are on file for Carlson or Solomon. That leaves voters without an official record in this race showing where either candidate stands on legislation, federal spending, District affairs or other matters that could come before the Senate.
Owen Nicholas Carlson
Carlson is identified as the LBU candidate. No candidate biography is on file, so the official record does not state Carlson’s occupation, education, previous public service or other personal background.
Carlson also has no campaign finance totals on file. There are no recorded figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. Those figures can help voters understand the financial scale of a campaign, but no such comparison can currently be made for Carlson.
No policy positions are documented for Carlson. As a result, Carlson’s views on the issues that may shape the campaign cannot be stated as part of the candidate’s official position.
Gavin Solomon
Solomon is identified as the Republican candidate. No candidate biography is on file, so the official record does not state Solomon’s occupation, education, previous public service or other personal background.
Solomon also has no campaign finance totals on file. There are no recorded figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. As with Carlson, voters cannot currently use official finance totals to assess the size or activity of Solomon’s campaign.
No policy positions are documented for Solomon. His views on issues that may arise during the race therefore cannot be described as official campaign stances.
What voters can compare
At this stage, the clearest distinctions in the race are the candidates’ names and labels: Carlson is listed as LBU, while Solomon is listed as Republican. Both are seeking the same office in the same general election, and both currently have the same level of detail on file for biographies, policy positions and campaign finances.
A party or ballot label is not a substitute for a candidate’s own statements. Without documented positions, it would be inaccurate to assign either candidate a view based only on that label. The same standard applies to personal background and campaign finances: neither should be inferred when no figures or biographical details are recorded.
What happens next
The general election remains scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Before then, official records may be updated with candidate details, campaign finance activity or other election information.
For Carlson, any biography, policy statement or financial filing would add information about the LBU candidacy. For Solomon, the same types of records would add information about the Republican candidacy. Until such entries appear, the official comparison remains limited to their names, labels, office sought and election date.
Voters following the contest can watch for whether either candidate records policy positions or campaign finance totals. Those additions would allow a more direct comparison while keeping the focus on statements and filings attributable to each candidate.
