Candidate profile · NC
Candidate profile: Shannon Bray for U.S. Senate
Elections and votingLibertarian Shannon Bray is among the candidates in North Carolina’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate election.
The Ballot North Carolina News DeskSep 4, 2026
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Candidate profile · MT
Candidate profile: Kurt Alme in Montana’s Senate race
Elections and votingRepublican Kurt Alme is part of a 13-candidate field for Montana’s U.S. Senate election on Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Montana DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · MS
Jeffrey Iii Hulum runs for Mississippi’s 4th District
Elections and votingDemocrat Jeffrey Iii Hulum is among eight candidates in Mississippi’s 2026 election for the U.S. House seat in the 4th District.
The Ballot Mississippi DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · MN
Candidate profile: David W Hann
Elections and votingDavid W Hann is a Republican candidate in Minnesota’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate general election.
The Ballot Minnesota DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · MI
Robert Kovaly: Michigan U.S. Senate candidate profile
Elections and votingRobert Kovaly is listed with the designation TX in Michigan’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The Ballot Michigan Policy DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · MD
Candidate profile: Christopher Michael Burnett in MD-6
Elections and votingRepublican Christopher Michael Burnett is among 11 candidates listed in Maryland’s contested 2026 race for the 6th Congressional District.
The Ballot Maryland Policy DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · LA
Candidate profile: Tracie Burke in Louisiana’s Senate race
Elections and votingDemocrat Tracie Burke is among 21 candidates listed for Louisiana’s contested U.S. Senate election on Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Louisiana DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · IN
Candidate profile: Jefferson Shreve
Elections and votingRepublican incumbent Jefferson Shreve is running in Indiana’s contested 6th District U.S. House race in 2026.
The Ballot Indiana DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · IL
Candidate profile: Panagioti John MR Bartzis
Elections and votingRepublican Panagioti John MR Bartzis is running in Illinois’ contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The Ballot Illinois News DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · ID
Joe Evans: Idaho U.S. Senate candidate profile
Elections and votingRepublican Joe Evans is one of eight candidates in Idaho’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate general election.
The Ballot Idaho DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · HI
Owen Nicholas Carlson in Hawaii’s 2026 Senate race
Elections and votingCarlson, listed as LBL, and Republican Gavin Solomon are candidates in Hawaii’s Nov. 3, 2026, U.S. Senate election.
The Ballot Hawaii DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · FL
Candidate profile: Michael Carbonara in Florida’s 22nd
Elections and votingMichael Carbonara is one of 11 candidates in Florida’s contested 2026 race for U.S. House District 22.
The Ballot Florida DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · DE
Candidate profile: Dexter Bland for U.S. Senate
Elections and votingIndependent Dexter Bland is among 12 candidates listed for Delaware’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate election.
The Ballot Delaware DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · AR
Christopher John Mr. II Hocevar: Arkansas 3rd District
Elections and votingIndependent Christopher John Mr. II Hocevar is one of four candidates in Arkansas’s 3rd District U.S. House race on Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Arkansas News DeskSep 4, 2026
Candidate profile · AL
Candidate profile: Shomari C. Figures in Alabama’s 2nd District
Elections and votingDemocratic incumbent Shomari C. Figures is running in a contested eight-candidate race for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District.
The Ballot Alabama Policy DeskSep 4, 2026
News · MD
Maryland high court restores redistricting referendum
Elections and votingThe Supreme Court of Maryland returned a redistricting referendum to the November ballot, allowing voters to decide the measure.
The Ballot Maryland DeskSep 4, 2026
News · US
Administration to miss deadline for state eligibility lists
Elections and votingThe Trump administration still plans lists of voting-eligible adult citizens in every state, but they will not be ready by its deadline.
The Ballot National (US) News DeskSep 4, 2026
News · US
Leon Black contests House subpoenas in Epstein inquiry
Elections and votingThe billionaire investor has not complied with a demand to testify and is challenging the House Oversight Committee’s authority to obtain nondisclosure agreements.
The Ballot National DeskSep 4, 2026
News · US
House Democrat: Pentagon sought NIH funds for defense
Foreign policyThe top House Appropriations Democrat said the Pentagon pursued NIH money for a defense purpose, but did not say the money was transferred.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 4, 2026
News · US
Trump asks Supreme Court to unblock USPS voting plan
Elections and votingThe administration wants the justices to remove a temporary block on a Postal Service plan affecting mail-in voting in the midterms.
The Ballot National (US) News DeskSep 3, 2026
News · US
How to assess 10 White House claims about Democrats
Energy and environmentEach White House assertion must be checked separately against legislation, official actions, data and the full context of public remarks.
The Ballot National DeskSep 3, 2026
News · MI
No Poll Numbers Listed Yet for Michigan’s 7th District
Elections and votingA New York Times polling page focuses on Michigan’s 7th Congressional District in 2026, but no results or candidate matchups are identified here.
The Ballot Michigan News DeskSep 3, 2026
News · US
Vance to lead White House briefing as House nears recess
Elections and votingVice President Vance will lead the first White House press briefing in weeks as the House finishes work before its next recess.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 3, 2026
Explainer · VT
Voter guide to Vermont’s 2026 general election
Elections and votingA plain-language checklist for confirming election dates, registration, ballot choices and voting instructions in Vermont.
The Ballot Vermont Policy DeskSep 3, 2026
Candidate profile · TX
Candidate profile: John Sen Cornyn
Elections and votingJohn Sen Cornyn is the Republican incumbent in Texas’ contested U.S. Senate general election on Nov. 3, 2026.
The Ballot Texas DeskSep 3, 2026
Candidate profile · TN
Candidate profile: Jordan Daniel Hinders in Tennessee
Elections and votingHinders is one of nine candidates listed in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District race in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
The Ballot Tennessee Policy DeskSep 3, 2026
Candidate profile · NY
Anthony Thomas Constantino enters the NY-21 House race
Elections and votingRepublican Anthony Thomas Constantino is among nine candidates listed for New York’s 21st Congressional District in the 2026 general election.
The Ballot New York News DeskSep 3, 2026
News · IA
Poll: Sand leads Lahn; Hinson leads Turek in Iowa
Elections and votingA poll puts Sand ahead of Lahn for governor and Hinson ahead of Turek in the Senate contest, offering a snapshot rather than an election result.
The Ballot Iowa DeskSep 3, 2026
Candidate profile · NH
Edmond Laplante: 2026 New Hampshire Senate profile
Elections and votingLaplante is listed as an RNC candidate in New Hampshire’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate general election.
The Ballot New Hampshire Policy DeskSep 3, 2026
Explainer · ND
North Dakota 2026 general election voter guide
Elections and votingNorth Dakota voters should confirm election deadlines, review their ballot and make a voting plan before the 2026 general election.
The Ballot North Dakota Policy DeskSep 3, 2026