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Candidate profile: Erin Houchin
Elections and votingRepublican incumbent Erin Houchin is among 10 candidates running for Indiana’s 9th District in the 2026 general election.
The Ballot Indiana Policy DeskSep 11, 2026
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Candidate profile · ID
Candidate profile: Andy Mr. Briner in Idaho’s 1st District
Elections and votingRepublican Andy Mr. Briner is among seven candidates listed in Idaho’s 2026 general election for the 1st District U.S. House seat.
The Ballot Idaho Policy DeskSep 11, 2026
Explainer · DE
Delaware 2026 primary: A voter preparation guide
Elections and votingDelaware voters can prepare for the 2026 primary by confirming deadlines, registration details, ballot choices and voting instructions.
The Ballot Delaware Policy DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · DC
Candidate profile: Owen Nicholas Carlson
Elections and votingOwen Nicholas Carlson, running under the LBU label, faces Republican Gavin Solomon in the District of Columbia’s 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The Ballot District of Columbia Policy DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · AK
Jim C Mcdermott: Alaska U.S. House candidate profile
Elections and votingLibertarian Jim C Mcdermott is among 13 candidates listed for Alaska’s 2026 U.S. House general election.
The Ballot Alaska Policy DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · WV
Steven Commander Usn Wendelin candidate profile for WV-2
Elections and votingSteven Commander Usn Wendelin is a Democrat running in West Virginia’s contested 2nd Congressional District election on Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot West Virginia News DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · UT
Candidate profile: Ben Mcadams in Utah’s 1st District
Elections and votingBen Mcadams is one of 15 candidates in Utah’s contested 2026 general election for the 1st Congressional District.
The Ballot Utah News DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · VA
Candidate profile: Mark Moran in Virginia’s Senate race
Elections and votingIndependent Mark Moran is among 14 candidates listed for Virginia’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate general election.
The Ballot Virginia News DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · NY
Robert Dillon MR Huhn: NY-21 candidate profile
Elections and votingRobert Dillon MR Huhn, listed with the designation UN, is one of nine candidates in New York’s 21st Congressional District race.
The Ballot New York DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · NH
Candidate profile: Lily Tang Williams
Elections and votingRepublican Lily Tang Williams is one of nine candidates listed in the 2026 race for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District.
The Ballot New Hampshire Policy DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · NC
Candidate profile: Tom Bailey in North Carolina’s 1st District
Elections and votingLibertarian Tom Bailey is running for the U.S. House in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in 2026.
The Ballot North Carolina Policy DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · ID
Sarah Zabel enters Idaho’s 1st District House race
Elections and votingIndependent Sarah Zabel is one of seven candidates in Idaho’s 1st District U.S. House election on Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Idaho News DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · IA
Candidate profile: Grant D Hill in Iowa’s 1st District
Elections and votingRepublican Grant D Hill is running in the contested 2026 general election for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.
The Ballot Iowa Policy DeskSep 11, 2026
Candidate profile · GA
Candidate profile: Caesar Gonzales in Georgia’s 13th
Elections and votingRepublican Caesar Gonzales is one of 11 candidates in Georgia’s 2026 general election for U.S. House District 13.
The Ballot Georgia News DeskSep 11, 2026
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
Explainer · DE
Voter guide to Delaware’s 2026 primary
Elections and votingDelaware voters should verify the primary date, registration rules, ballot choices and voting instructions before participating.
The Ballot Delaware News DeskSep 11, 2026
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
News · US
Anti-Muslim language gains ground in GOP political messaging
Elections and votingAnti-Muslim messaging is appearing in both congressional organizing and campaign rhetoric as November approaches.
The Ballot National DeskSep 10, 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