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Explainer · DC
District voters should confirm official dates, ballot contests, registration rules and voting options before taking part in the 2026 general election.
Race preview · CA
Democrats Paul Danbom and Michael James Mr. Barkley are running in California’s contested 5th Congressional District election.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Jeremy Wooldridge is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for Arkansas House District 1.
News · US
Some polls show the contest tightening as Whatley and Cooper begin the final 40 days before the 2026 election.
News · US
USA Today says polling and analyst assessments show Democrats positioned to take congressional control, but that is not an election result.
News · AL
Alabama’s attorney general says the state has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with TikTok Inc.
News · VA
The attorney general asked Virginia’s State Corporation Commission to extend its review of the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger.
News · NC
Voting-rights groups and voters want a federal court to block two absentee-ballot policies before North Carolina’s November 2026 election.
News · ND
Voters will choose a U.S. House member, secretary of state and attorney general in North Dakota’s Nov. 3 election.
News · MO
The court turned aside a third Republican effort to use a map that could have created an opportunity to gain another House seat.
Candidate profile · AK
Democratic incumbent Ted Eischeid is running in Alaska State House District 22 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · WV
Republican incumbent Bill Flanigan is running in West Virginia House District 4 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · WI
Peetz is a Republican in the contested 2026 race for Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District.
Candidate profile · VA
Joshua Ertle is running without a party affiliation in Virginia’s contested 7th District U.S. House race.
Candidate profile · TN
Republican Johnny Garrett is among 15 candidates listed in the contested 2026 race for Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District.
Candidate profile · RI
Democratic incumbent Lori Urso is running in Rhode Island Senate District 8 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · PA
Democrat Sharif Street is among 19 candidates in the PA-3 contest scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
Candidate profile · NV
Democrat Gabriel Cornejo is one of 16 candidates listed in Nevada’s contested 1st Congressional District race.
News · VT
Voters will consider constitutional proposals on collective bargaining and equal protection in November 2026.
News · OK
Oklahoma voters will decide in November whether to end party-based membership limits for the state’s judicial nominating commission.
News · MA
Anne Brensley, joined by Carlos Cesar and Pastor Manny Silva, announced an initiative seeking Portuguese-language ballots across Massachusetts.
News · MD
Maryland’s attorney general will leave closed the investigation into Tawon Boyd’s 2016 death.
News · MO
A new council will focus on human trafficking, with its structure and work now the main issues to watch.
News · NJ
Investigators found credible evidence of sexual harassment and other wrongdoing by New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell.
News · OR
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a federal voter database matter that does not affect Oregon elections.
News · US
The NBC News midterm election heading references congressional and state contests but identifies no specific race, candidate or poll.
News · ID
Idaho election officials are raising concerns about proposed changes involving mail-in ballots.
News · MO
The Supreme Court has rejected a Missouri congressional map backed by Donald Trump for the third time.
News · UT
Utah voters will decide four U.S. House contests on Nov. 3 against a backdrop of Republican presidential wins in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
Candidate profile · WY
Republican incumbent Mike Schmid is running in an uncontested 2026 general election for Wyoming House District 20.