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News · KS
State officials concluded a new law reaches voter forms but does not make election officers responsible for enforcing its gender-marker rules.
News · ME
The House Democratic leader did not say whether two members, including Maine Rep. Jared Golden, should face repercussions.
News · AZ
Kyl served in both chambers of Congress during a career that stretched from the Reagan presidency to Trump’s first term.
News · WI
Unified control of state government could break years of stalemate, but constitutional limits would restrict some election-policy changes.
Candidate profile · RI
Democratic incumbent David Bennett is the only candidate in Rhode Island’s uncontested 2026 State House District 20 race.
Candidate profile · WY
Republican incumbent Darin McCann is running unopposed in Wyoming House District 48 in the 2026 general election.
Race preview · VT
Andrew Perchlik, Ann Cummings and Anne Watson are running in the contested Washington district election on Nov. 3, 2026.
Race preview · SD
Republican incumbents Mike Derby and Heather Baxter are running in the contested District 34 race in South Dakota’s 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · HI
Democratic incumbent Tyson Miyake is running in Hawaii State House District 10 in the uncontested 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · PR
Lourdes Ramos is a Partido Nuevo Progresista incumbent running in Puerto Rico’s contested 2026 State House at-large election.
Race preview · ND
Republican incumbents Jay Fisher and Scott Louser are running in the contested District 5 race in North Dakota’s 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · NM
Republican incumbent Andi Reeb is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for New Mexico House District 64.
Candidate profile · NH
Republican John E Sununu is among 14 candidates listed in New Hampshire’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
Candidate profile · MT
Democratic incumbent Mike Fox is running in the currently uncontested 2026 general election for Montana House District 32.
Candidate profile · KS
Democrat Kenneth Colin Mcroberts is one of five candidates in the 2026 general election for Kansas’ 1st Congressional District.
News · DE
The Delaware Supreme Court will consider a Republican challenge involving the state’s absentee voting rules.
News · NC
A divided panel upheld a law moving election board appointment power from the governor to the state auditor.
News · AZ
The justices kept a court order blocking a new Postal Service rule through Arizona’s Nov. 3 general election.
News · AZ
Arizona has taken L’Oréal to court over alleged cancer risks associated with chemical relaxers.
News · CA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the car-related measure known as “Leno’s Law” during a visit to Jay Leno’s Garage.
News · LA
Two people face indictments over an alleged voting scheme connected to a Louisiana mayor’s race.
News · WV
A proposed amendment on citizen-only voting will go before West Virginia voters in November.
News · NC
The court ruled lawmakers did not violate the state constitution by moving elections board appointment authority to the state auditor.
News · NC
The decision reinforces State Auditor Dave Boliek’s control over appointments to North Carolina’s election boards.
News · WY
Wyoming’s governor welcomed the Trump administration’s move to repeal federal rules affecting power plants.
News · AL
Jones is calling for a major election change and expanded authority for one of Alabama’s highest state offices.
News · CA
The party official apologized for saying dead people voted but continues examining the issue independently of any identified race.
News · ND
The Supreme Court blocked new federal mail-voting restrictions before November, a result welcomed by North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe.
News · TX
Cornyn has ruled out voting for Bo French in a Texas race but has not identified an alternative choice.
News · WI
Derrick Van Orden voted for an effort intended to protect Wisconsin families from electricity rate increases tied to data centers.