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Candidate profile · CO
Republican Jason Clark is among 10 candidates in Colorado’s 2026 general election for the 6th Congressional District.
Race preview · CA
Suzanne Chenault, Carin Elam and Alisha Lokelani Cordes are running in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent DeAnn Vaught is the only listed candidate for Arkansas House District 87 in the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · AK
Republican incumbent Mia Costello is running without an opponent listed in Alaska House District 15 in the 2026 general election.
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 · MD
State budget officials have directed Maryland agencies to restrain spending and model a possible 10% reduction.
News · MD
The indictments come as a separate billion settlement has been reached with the state of Maryland.
News · WA
Republican leaders dropped Thursday’s House votes, pushing an expected impeachment measure against Pete Hegseth past the midterm elections.
News · CA
SB 1392 will phase in smog-check exemptions for qualifying collector vehicles from model years 1976 through 1985.
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 · ME
The dispute centers on a vote described as cutting taxes for 90% of Mainers, but it is not directly tied to an election.
News · ME
The House approved Chellie Pingree’s measure aimed at reducing diesel pollution and protecting Maine families.
News · SC
The measure would target Russian energy and defense interests while giving President Trump authority to impose tariffs on countries buying Russian fuel.
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 · FL
Florida’s attorney general announced five charges against a 34-year-old man and described the state’s use of AI in child predator investigations.
News · TX
The family sued Attorney General Ken Paxton and the doctors who treated the woman after she died from a pregnancy-related condition.
News · CO
Colorado Sen. Bennet opposed the 2026 Farm Bill and said the measure did not meet farmers’ needs.
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 · FL
Rafiq Osborne McDonald, 34, faces state charges tied to allegations involving Polk and Orange counties.
News · TX
The family says Texas law blocked lifesaving medical care for Walker before she died of preeclampsia while 20 weeks pregnant.
News · CA
The vote challenges California’s attempt to regulate emissions from ships, with further procedural steps determining the rules’ status.
News · NV
Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen joined other senators in rejecting a crypto bill that did not restrict President Trump’s transactions.
News · IA
Lahn says a 50% reduction in Iowa’s gas tax would ease fuel costs, with key implementation and budget details still to be set.
News · UT
The review flagged possible deceased voters on Utah’s rolls and one person who voted twice, while finding no significant fraud.
News · WI
Americans for Tax Reform says Tom Tiffany promised to oppose and veto state tax increases if elected Wisconsin governor.