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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.
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 · DC
The current trial involving D.C. Councilmember Trayon White ended without a verdict after a mistrial was declared.
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 · DC
The mistrial ended the current proceeding without a verdict, leaving the case’s next steps to the court process.
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 · US
Views of the party in power are not uniform in GOP Speaker Mike Johnson’s district, but the development is not tied to a specific race.
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.