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Candidate profile · MT
Democratic incumbent Bob Carter is running in a race that is not listed as contested in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · MS
Republican incumbent John Trent Kelly is one of four candidates listed for Mississippi's 1st District election in 2026.
Candidate profile · MO
Democrat Scot Pondelick is among 11 candidates listed for Missouri’s contested 6th District U.S. House race in 2026.
Candidate profile · LA
Republican Mark Spencer is among 21 candidates listed in Louisiana’s 2026 U.S. Senate general election.
Candidate profile · KY
Democrat Monica Dean is among 10 candidates in Kentucky’s 4th District race in the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · IN
Mcpherson is a Democrat running in Indiana’s 4th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · ID
Republican incumbent Brian Lenney is running in the uncontested Idaho Senate District 13 general election on Nov. 3, 2026.
Candidate profile · FL
Rivera is a Republican candidate in Florida’s contested 2026 general election for the U.S. Senate.
Race preview · DE
Democratic incumbent Melissa Minor-Brown is the only candidate in Delaware’s 2026 State House District 17 race.
Explainer · DC
A plain-language checklist for confirming election dates, registration, ballot choices and voting instructions in the District of Columbia.
Candidate profile · CO
Miller is among 12 candidates listed in the contested 2026 race for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Jon Milligan is the only listed candidate in the 2026 general election for Arkansas House District 33.
Candidate profile · AK
Democratic incumbent Andrew Gray is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Alaska House District 20.
News · OH
Two people face allegations that they defrauded investors through a Ponzi scheme in Ohio.
News · OH
Wilmington voters will not decide proposed data center regulations through the November ballot.
News · VA
Virginia voters can begin casting ballots in an election featuring a Senate seat, a congressional race and proposed amendments.
Candidate profile · WV
Republican incumbent Chuck Horst is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for West Virginia House District 95.
News · VA
West Virginia court documents accuse Andrew Norris Hauler, 23, of abandoning four wild horses he had recently adopted from the federal government.
News · ID
The court approved new wording for Proposition One in a development not directly tied to a candidate race or election.
News · UT
The Kennedy Center must give 30 days’ notice before beginning any major physical changes under a judge’s order.
News · CT
A New Haven Register editorial says a high court decision removes an obstacle to broader voting access in Connecticut.
News · AK
Alaska courts are expanding text-message reminders intended to alert people about upcoming court hearings.
News · MO
The Missouri attorney general directed prediction markets to stop offering sports wagering without state authorization.
News · WV
The November measure would place a U.S. citizenship requirement for voting in the West Virginia Constitution.
News · VT
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the federal government has no right to demand Vermont’s statewide voter registration list.
News · ND
The League of Women Voters of North Dakota has released a free, nonpartisan guide ahead of the November 3 general election.
News · ME
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows presented the first formal printing of Maine’s original Constitution since 1876.
News · MT
The ruling stops Montana from applying its new election deepfake law to a conservative PAC that mailed AI-generated candidate images.
News · CA
Prop. 5 is described as changing California recall elections, but its exact rules and election date are not identified.
News · VA
The Virginia Mercury guide concerns the 2026 midterm election but is not directly connected to a specific race, office or candidate.