Candidate profile · MN
Candidate profile: Trina Swanson in Minnesota’s 8th
Elections and votingTrina Swanson is one of nine candidates in the contested 2026 race for Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District.
The Ballot Minnesota News DeskSep 8, 2026
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Candidate profile · MI
Candidate profile: Thomas Wayne Stephens
Elections and votingThomas Wayne Stephens, who has no party affiliation, is among 23 candidates in Michigan’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The Ballot Michigan DeskSep 8, 2026
Candidate profile · MD
Candidate profile: Jerry Lightfoot in Maryland’s 5th District
Elections and votingJerry Lightfoot is among 23 candidates listed in Maryland’s contested 5th District U.S. House race on Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Maryland DeskSep 8, 2026
Candidate profile · KY
Candidate profile: Melissa Claire Strange in Kentucky’s 4th
Elections and votingStrange is a Democrat in the 10-candidate KY-4 contest connected to Kentucky’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot Kentucky News DeskSep 8, 2026
Candidate profile · IN
Candidate profile: Bradley Allen Meyer in Indiana's 9th
Elections and votingDemocrat Bradley Allen Meyer is among 10 candidates in Indiana’s contested 9th District U.S. House race.
The Ballot Indiana News DeskSep 8, 2026
Candidate profile · IL
Candidate profile: Bushra Amiwala in Illinois’ 9th District
Elections and votingBushra Amiwala is a Democrat in the contested race for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot Illinois Policy DeskSep 8, 2026
Candidate profile · FL
Candidate profile: Alan Mark Grayson
Elections and votingDemocrat Alan Mark Grayson is running in Florida’s contested 2026 election for the U.S. Senate.
The Ballot Florida News DeskSep 8, 2026
Candidate profile · CO
Candidate profile: Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th District
Elections and votingRepublican incumbent Jeff Crank is running in the contested 2026 election for Colorado’s 5th Congressional District.
The Ballot Colorado Policy DeskSep 8, 2026
Candidate profile · AK
Hafner Eric in Alaska’s 2026 U.S. House race
Elections and votingDemocrat Hafner Eric is among 13 candidates listed for Alaska’s contested U.S. House general election on Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Alaska Policy DeskSep 8, 2026
Candidate profile · WY
Candidate profile: Richard Dodson
Elections and votingRepublican Richard Dodson is running in Wyoming’s contested U.S. House election on Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Wyoming DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · VA
Joseph Patrick Cooney: Candidate for Virginia’s 7th District
Elections and votingDemocrat Joseph Patrick Cooney is among 18 candidates listed in Virginia’s contested 7th District U.S. House race.
The Ballot Virginia DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · TN
Candidate profile: Timothy Lanier in Tennessee’s 4th District
Elections and votingDemocrat Timothy Lanier is running in the contested 2026 election for Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District.
The Ballot Tennessee DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · OH
Candidate profile: Anthony Bruce Campbell
Elections and votingRepublican Anthony Bruce Campbell is one of 10 candidates listed in Ohio’s contested 9th Congressional District race.
The Ballot Ohio DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · NY
Candidate profile: Kaley Marie MS Aldrich
Elections and votingAldrich is a Republican candidate in the contested 2026 race for New York’s 12th District seat in the U.S. House.
The Ballot New York Policy DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · NH
Candidate profile: Chuck Morse
Elections and votingRepublican Chuck Morse is one of 14 candidates listed in New Hampshire’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The Ballot New Hampshire DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · NE
Candidate profile: Mike Marvin in Nebraska’s Senate race
Elections and votingMike Marvin is listed as an Other candidate in Nebraska’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate general election.
The Ballot Nebraska DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · MN
Candidate profile: Matt Little in Minnesota’s 2nd District
Elections and votingMatt Little is one of 10 candidates listed in the contested 2026 general election for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District.
The Ballot Minnesota DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · MI
Candidate profile: Timothy E Long
Elections and votingTimothy E Long is listed with the UST designation in Michigan’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The Ballot Michigan Policy DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · MD
Candidate profile: Adrian Boafo
Elections and votingDemocrat Adrian Boafo is among 23 candidates in the contested Maryland 5th District U.S. House race set for Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Maryland Policy DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · LA
William M. Cassidy: Louisiana U.S. Senate candidate profile
Elections and votingRepublican incumbent William M. Cassidy is running in Louisiana’s contested U.S. Senate election on Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Louisiana DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · KY
Steve Mr. Shannon runs for Kentucky’s 6th District
Elections and votingRepublican Steve Mr. Shannon is one of 15 candidates listed in Kentucky’s 2026 race for the 6th Congressional District.
The Ballot Kentucky DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · IL
Candidate profile: Jump Wesley Shepherd
Elections and votingDemocrat Jump Wesley Shepherd is among the candidates listed in Illinois’ 2026 U.S. Senate contest.
The Ballot Illinois News DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · GA
Candidate profile: Christopher Matthew Harden
Elections and votingChristopher Matthew Harden is a Democrat running in Georgia’s contested 11th District U.S. House race in 2026.
The Ballot Georgia DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · AR
Stephen A The Hon Womack: 2026 candidate profile
Elections and votingRepublican incumbent Stephen A The Hon Womack is running in the five-candidate 2026 general election for Arkansas’ 3rd U.S. House District.
The Ballot Arkansas News DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · VA
Bert K. Mizusawa in Virginia’s 2026 U.S. Senate race
Elections and votingRepublican Bert K. Mizusawa is among 14 candidates listed in Virginia’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The Ballot Virginia Policy DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · TX
Terry Virts candidate profile for Texas U.S. Senate
Elections and votingTerry Virts is a Democrat in the contested Texas U.S. Senate race connected to the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot Texas DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · PA
Candidate profile: Janelle Stelson in Pennsylvania’s 10th
Elections and votingDemocrat Janelle Stelson is among 11 candidates in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District race for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot Pennsylvania DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · OR
Candidate profile: Mitchel Ian Knight in Oregon’s 2nd District
Elections and votingKnight, a Democrat, is one of 11 candidates in Oregon’s contested 2nd Congressional District race.
The Ballot Oregon News DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · NY
Candidate profile: Gavin Solomon in New York’s Senate race
Elections and votingRepublican Gavin Solomon is one of four candidates listed in New York’s 2026 general election for U.S. Senate.
The Ballot New York News DeskSep 7, 2026
Candidate profile · NV
Candidate profile: Mark Eugene Amodei in Nevada’s 2nd District
Elections and votingRepublican incumbent Mark Eugene Amodei is running in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District race in the 2026 election.
The Ballot Nevada Policy DeskSep 7, 2026