Candidate profile · FL
Candidate profile: Michaelangelo Collins Hamilton
Elections and votingMichaelangelo Collins Hamilton is a Republican candidate in Florida’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The Ballot Florida News DeskSep 11, 2026
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Candidate profile · AL
Everett W. Wess runs for U.S. Senate in Alabama
Elections and votingDemocrat Everett W. Wess is among 16 candidates in Alabama’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The Ballot Alabama DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · TN
Candidate profile: Patrick Larson in Tennessee’s 4th District
Elections and votingPatrick Larson is a Democrat in the contested 2026 general election for Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District.
The Ballot Tennessee DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · PA
Candidate profile: Dwight Evans in Pennsylvania’s 3rd District
Elections and votingDemocratic incumbent Dwight Evans is one of 19 candidates listed in Pennsylvania’s 3rd District for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot Pennsylvania News DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · OK
Candidate profile: Kevin Hern in Oklahoma’s 1st District
Elections and votingRepublican incumbent Kevin Hern is running in a 16-candidate field for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle.
The Ballot Oklahoma News DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · NY
Alexander Bores profile: 2026 NY-12 House race
Elections and votingDemocrat Alexander Bores is among 12 candidates listed in the contested NY-12 U.S. House race set for Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot New York Policy DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · NM
Candidate profile: Leanne Gandy in New Mexico’s NM-66
Elections and votingRepublican Leanne Gandy is running unopposed for U.S. House in NM-66 in New Mexico’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot New Mexico DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · MI
Candidate profile: Christopher Dardzinski in Michigan's 13th
Elections and votingChristopher Dardzinski is running for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot Michigan Policy DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · MD
Candidate profile: Alexis Goldstein in Maryland’s 6th District
Elections and votingDemocrat Alexis Goldstein is running in Maryland’s contested 6th Congressional District race in the 2026 election.
The Ballot Maryland Policy DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · KY
Candidate profile: Cherlynn Stevenson
Elections and votingCherlynn Stevenson is a Democrat in the contested 2026 general election for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District.
The Ballot Kentucky DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · IN
Candidate profile: Thomas David JR Hall
Elections and votingThomas David JR Hall is a Democrat in the contested 2026 race for Indiana’s 4th Congressional District.
The Ballot Indiana DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · IL
Candidate profile: Tamika La'shon Mrs. Hill
Elections and votingTamika La'shon Mrs. Hill is a Democrat in the contested 2026 general election for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District.
The Ballot Illinois News DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · ID
Brendan Joseph Gomez runs for Idaho’s 1st District
Elections and votingGomez is the Conservative candidate in a seven-person race for Idaho’s 1st Congressional District in the 2026 general election.
The Ballot Idaho DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · CO
Candidate profile: Carter Hanson in Colorado’s 1st District
Elections and votingDemocrat Carter Hanson is among 12 candidates listed in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District race for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot Colorado News DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · AZ
Candidate profile: Richard Grayson in Arizona's 5th
Elections and votingRichard Grayson is the Green candidate in the contested 2026 election for Arizona's 5th Congressional District.
The Ballot Arizona DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · AK
Lady Donna Dutchess: Alaska U.S. House candidate profile
Elections and votingDutchess is listed with the N label in the contested 2026 general election for Alaska’s U.S. House seat.
The Ballot Alaska News DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · WY
Candidate profile: Lisa Kinney for Wyoming U.S. House
Elections and votingDemocrat Lisa Kinney is among 14 candidates in Wyoming’s contested 2026 U.S. House election.
The Ballot Wyoming Policy DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · WA
Candidate profile: Amanda Mckinney in Washington’s 4th
Elections and votingRepublican Amanda Mckinney is among 11 candidates in Washington’s 4th Congressional District race for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot Washington DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · UT
Candidate profile: Daniel R. Cottam
Elections and votingLibertarian Daniel R. Cottam is running for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot Utah Policy DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · PA
Tracy Hunt candidate profile: Pennsylvania's 1st District
Elections and votingTracy Hunt is a Democrat running in the contested 2026 general election for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District.
The Ballot Pennsylvania DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · OH
Candidate profile: Alea Nadeem in Ohio’s 9th District
Elections and votingRepublican Alea Nadeem is one of 10 candidates listed for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District general election in 2026.
The Ballot Ohio Policy DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · NY
Candidate profile: Dylan Hewitt in New York’s 21st District
Elections and votingDemocrat Dylan Hewitt is one of nine candidates in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election for New York’s 21st Congressional District.
The Ballot New York News DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · ME
Candidate profile: Susan M. Collins
Elections and votingRepublican incumbent Susan M. Collins is among 25 candidates listed for Maine’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate general election.
The Ballot Maine News DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · MD
Candidate profile: Leigha Michele Messick
Elections and votingMessick is a Democrat in the contested 2026 race for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, where 23 candidates are listed.
The Ballot Maryland News DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · MA
Candidate profile: Seth Moulton in Massachusetts’ 6th
Elections and votingDemocratic incumbent Seth Moulton is among 12 candidates in the district’s Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
The Ballot Massachusetts DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · KY
Candidate profile: Ryan Dotson in Kentucky’s 6th District
Elections and votingRepublican Ryan Dotson is running for Kentucky’s 6th District U.S. House seat in the 2026 general election.
The Ballot Kentucky Policy DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · IL
Candidate profile: Delila Barrera
Elections and votingIndependent Delila Barrera is among 20 candidates in the IL-9 U.S. House general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Illinois DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · AL
Candidate profile: Rodney Walker
Elections and votingRepublican Rodney Walker is running in Alabama’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate election, scheduled for Nov. 3.
The Ballot Alabama News DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · AK
Melanie A. Salazar: Alaska U.S. House candidate profile
Elections and votingSalazar, listed with the designation NON, is one of 13 candidates in Alaska’s contested 2026 U.S. House general election.
The Ballot Alaska DeskSep 10, 2026
Candidate profile · TX
Candidate profile: Jade Simmons for U.S. Senate
Elections and votingIndependent Jade Simmons is among 36 candidates listed in Texas’ contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The Ballot Texas Policy DeskSep 9, 2026