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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.
News · VA
The attorney general has asked Virginia’s State Corporation Commission for more time to review the proposed merger.
News · FL
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that 20 people were arrested over allegations of illegal voting.
News · CA
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state measure prohibiting public officials from issuing memecoins.
News · NC
An opinion tied to the CMS superintendent controversy argues that a proposed state records law would strengthen public oversight.
News · MT
Montana voters will decide one U.S. Senate race and elections in both U.S. House districts on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · IL
Illinois voters will choose a U.S. senator, governor and other statewide and congressional officeholders on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · MO
Missouri Republican officials objected on X after the Supreme Court kept the state's 2022 map in place instead of the 2025 HB 1 plan.
News · MO
The unanimous order settles which congressional districts Missouri voters will use in the 2026 general election.
News · PA
Publishers ending access to a digital game would have to preserve play or issue a refund of at least 25%.
News · AZ
An Arizona lawmaker has proposed increasing federal support for services that help people gain English fluency.
News · CA
The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 ballots taken into custody.
News · VA
Lawmakers raised concerns that larger fines for public marijuana use would worsen unequal outcomes among racial groups.
News · NY
No candidate or party can be called ahead without a defined contest, polling figures or election results.
News · CA
The governor approved a state measure described as a counterpoint to Trump, turning the proposal into California law.
News · CA
The new laws address marijuana testing, product tracking and consumers’ access to information.
News · NY
The New York representative says she may decide after the 2026 midterms, while Sen. Chuck Schumer has not announced his 2028 plans.
Candidate profile · MT
Democratic incumbent Jamie Isaly is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Montana House District 58.
Candidate profile · MS
Joseph Thomas is a Democratic incumbent, but no race or election is directly linked to his profile.
Candidate profile · MO
Democrat Bethany Mann is one of nine candidates in Missouri’s 2026 race for the 3rd Congressional District.
News · MS
Mississippi voters will decide a U.S. Senate race and contests in all four congressional districts on Nov. 3.
News · AK
The phrase is being used to question whether political figures answer to Alaskans or powerful interests outside the state.
Candidate profile · ME
Democratic incumbent Chellie M Pingree is one of seven candidates in Maine’s contested 1st District race.
Candidate profile · LA
Republican Julie Cathryn Emerson is among 21 candidates listed for Louisiana’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate election.
Candidate profile · KY
Bowman J Jay, listed with the designation NNE, is running in Kentucky’s contested 6th District U.S. House election.
Candidate profile · ID
Republican incumbent Ben Toews is running in Idaho Senate District 4 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.