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Candidate profile · AK
Democratic incumbent Neal Foster is the only candidate listed in the 2026 general election race for Alaska House District 39.
Candidate profile · WV
Republican incumbent Bryan Smith is the only candidate listed in West Virginia’s 2026 House District 73 race.
Race preview · WA
Emily Randall faces Parker Sutton Brophy, Leon Lawson and Teresa Fox in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · UT
Democrat Steven Merrill is listed in the contested U.S. House race in Utah’s 3rd District for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · RI
Democratic incumbent Ana Quezada is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Rhode Island Senate District 2.
News · AZ
An examination of more than 200 names identified eight noncitizens who voted in Maricopa County at some point since 2012.
News · LA
Louisiana voters will choose a U.S. senator and representatives for all six congressional districts on Nov. 3.
News · SC
South Carolina voters will choose a governor, secretary of state, attorney general and representatives for all seven U.S. House districts.
News · NJ
New Jersey voters will elect one U.S. senator and representatives from all 12 congressional districts on Nov. 3, 2026.
Candidate profile · MT
Republican incumbent Greg Kmetz is the only candidate listed in the 2026 general election race for Montana House District 36.
News · FL
Christian Emmanuel Sanon faces a conspiracy trial tied to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Explainer · MS
Mississippi voters should confirm election dates, registration status, voting rules and their local ballot before participating in 2026.
Explainer · ID
Idaho voters should confirm election dates, registration rules, ballot contents and voting instructions before casting a ballot in 2026.
Candidate profile · DE
Republican incumbent Kevin Hensley is running in Delaware’s uncontested 2026 general election for House District 9.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Mark McElroy is the only listed candidate for Arkansas House District 62 in the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · AK
Republican incumbent Mike Prax is running in Alaska House District 33 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Explainer · WV
West Virginia voters should confirm their registration, review their ballot and verify voting instructions before the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · TX
Michael Swanson is a Democrat in Texas’ contested U.S. Senate general election on Nov. 3, 2026.
Explainer · RI
A plain-language checklist for tracking election dates, reviewing the ballot, registering and making a voting plan in Rhode Island.
Race preview · NY
Two Democrats and one NNE candidate are contesting New York’s 1st Congressional District in the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · WY
Republican incumbent Ann Lucas is the only candidate listed in Wyoming’s 2026 general election race for House District 43.
Race preview · VT
Democratic incumbents Mary-Katherine Stone and Barbara Rachelson are running in the contested Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Race preview · SD
Incumbents Mike Stevens and Julie Auch are the candidates in South Dakota House District 18’s contested 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · HI
Democrat Matthias Kusch is the incumbent candidate for Hawaii State House District 1 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · PR
Rodríguez Aguiló is a PNP incumbent seeking an at-large State House seat in Puerto Rico’s contested 2026 general election.
Race preview · ND
Doug Osowski and Dustin McNally, both Republican incumbents, are running in North Dakota House District 42 in the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · NM
Democratic incumbent Anita Gonzales is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for New Mexico House District 70.
Candidate profile · NH
Independent Robbie S Mahrou is running in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District.
Candidate profile · NE
Robert Evnen is a Republican incumbent, but his profile is not directly linked to a race or election.
News · NY
The attorney general alleges that Polymarket offered sports betting contracts in New York without a license.