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Candidate profile · WV
Republican incumbent Andy Shamblin is running for West Virginia House District 59 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · WA
Independent Devin Poore is running for the U.S. House in Washington’s 4th District in the 2026 general election.
News · WA
Republican leaders dropped Thursday’s House votes, pushing an expected impeachment measure against Pete Hegseth past the midterm elections.
News · WI
Wisconsin clerks will use existing absentee-ballot procedures after the Supreme Court blocked new federal requirements for the midterms.
News · AZ
Challenges target measures on election rules, public-sector unions, transgender students, public funding and school vouchers.
News · DE
The Farm to Community Program has been signed into Delaware law, moving the policy from a proposal to an enacted state program.
News · KY
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ordered former Gov. Matt Bevin released from jail, a development not directly tied to an election or candidate race.
News · AZ
Mail voting will continue under existing procedures in Arizona, where three in four voters used it in the 2024 general election.
Candidate profile · RI
Democratic incumbent Brandon Potter is running unopposed in Rhode Island House District 16 in the 2026 general election.
News · KY
The former governor’s release concerns his custody status and is not directly tied to a Kentucky election or candidate race.
News · UT
The review flagged possible deceased voters on Utah’s rolls and one person who voted twice, while finding no significant fraud.
News · KY
The order directs that former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin be released from a Louisville jail.
Candidate profile · WY
Republican incumbent Chris Knapp is running in Wyoming House District 53, an uncontested race in the 2026 general election.
Race preview · VT
Democratic incumbents Phil Baruth, Martine Gulick and Tanya Vyhovsky are listed in the contested Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Race preview · SD
Republican incumbents Drew Peterson and Jessica Bahmuller are running in the contested District 19 general election on Nov. 3, 2026.
Candidate profile · HI
Democratic incumbent Terez Amato is the sole listed candidate for Hawaii State House District 11 in the 2026 general election.
Race preview · ND
Republican incumbents Glenn Bosch and Mike Nathe are running in the contested District 30 State House race on Nov. 3, 2026.
Candidate profile · NM
Democratic incumbent Michelle Lujan Grisham is listed in the uncontested 2026 race for governor of New Mexico.
Candidate profile · NH
Republican Dennis Lamare is among 14 candidates listed in New Hampshire’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
Explainer · MT
Montana voters should verify election dates, registration rules, voting options and their ballot before casting a vote in 2026.
News · CA
Senate Bill 1392 will gradually exempt qualifying collector vehicles from California smog certification requirements beginning in 2028.
News · KS
A Johnson County judge struck the city’s claims against two petition organizers and classified the proposed ordinance as legislative.
News · WA
Republican leaders canceled the House’s final scheduled voting session before November, postponing a possible impeachment vote on Pete Hegseth.
Race preview · MI
Incumbent Lisa Mcclain faces five candidates in Michigan’s contested 9th Congressional District race on Nov. 3, 2026.
Candidate profile · LA
Republican Eric Skrmetta is one of 21 candidates listed for Louisiana’s 2026 U.S. Senate general election.
News · NH
MacDonald stepped down after a judicial conduct panel found he favored a longtime ally in hiring and violated the state ethics code.
News · MI
A federal court has left an injunction against proposed USPS mail-ballot lists and related rules in place.
News · PA
Attorney General Dave Sunday says the platforms mislead users about addictive features, disappearing content and children's exposure to adult material.
Candidate profile · KS
Republican incumbent Tracey Robert Mann is one of five candidates in the 2026 general election for Kansas’ 1st Congressional District.
Candidate profile · ID
Democratic incumbent Ali Rabe is running in Idaho Senate District 16 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.