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2026 Arizona Senate election

2026 Arizona Senate election: all 30 Arizona State Senate seats, primary July 21, general November 3, 2026. Republicans held 17-13 after 2024; forecasts favored Democrats for control; no U.S. Senate race on the ballot.

2026 Arizona State Treasurer election

2026 Arizona State Treasurer election, held November 3, 2026: Republican Elijah Norton, Democrat Nick Mansour, and Arizona Independent Party candidate Michael Zepeda; open seat after two-term Republican Kimberly Yee was termed out; Democrats last won the office in 1964.

2026 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election

2026 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, November 3, 2026: Republican Kimberly Yee, termed-out state treasurer who beat incumbent Tom Horne in the July 21 primary, faces Democrat Teresa Leyba Ruiz, former Glendale Community College president, for the open four-year education chief post.

2026 California Attorney General election

2026 California Attorney General election: incumbent Democrat Rob Bonta faces Republican Michael E. Gates in the November 3, 2026 general election after winning the June 2 top-two primary with 56.6% to Gates's 37.9%; Green candidate Marjorie Mikels did not advance.

2026 California elections

California's 2026 election cycle: June 2 top-two primary and November 3 general election choosing a governor, House delegation under new Prop 50 maps, and 14 ballot measures, amid a Trump DOJ lawsuit over mail ballots.

2026 California Insurance Commissioner election

2026 California Insurance Commissioner election: June 2 top-two primary and November 3 general; term-limited incumbent Ricardo Lara; Democrats Jane Kim and Ben Allen advance in the first all-Democratic general, contested over wildfire insurance and FAIR Plan growth.

2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election to replace term-limited Eleni Kounalakis: 16 candidates ran in the June 2 top-two primary; Democrat Fiona Ma and Republican Gloria Romero advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election.

2026 California Proposition 39

California Proposition 39 (November 3, 2026), the Voter Identification and Registered Voter List Administration initiative, is a constitutional amendment requiring government-issued ID to vote in person, the last four ID digits on mail envelopes, and citizenship verification. Qualified April 24, 2026 after 1.37 million signatures; estimated annual costs in the tens to low hundreds of millions of dollars.

2026 California Proposition 40

2026 California Proposition 40 (Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers) is a SEIU-UHW-sponsored ballot measure imposing a one-time 5% tax on residents and trusts with net worth over $1 billion, with 90% of revenue for health care.

2026 California State Assembly election

2026 California State Assembly election, held under California's top-two system. All 80 districts on the November 3, 2026 ballot after a June 2 primary; Democrats hold 60 seats and are forecast to keep the majority.

2026 California State Senate election

The 2026 California State Senate election elects 20 even-numbered districts, with a June 2 primary and the general election on November 3, 2026, amid a federal ballot-counting lawsuit.

2026 California State Treasurer election

2026 California State Treasurer election: open-seat race with June 2 primary and November 3 general; Fiona Ma termed out; six primary candidates; general matchup Jennifer Hawks (R) vs Eleni Kounalakis (D).

2026 California's 14th congressional district special election

2026 CA-14 special election (special primary June 16, special general August 18, 2026) filling Eric Swalwell's vacated House seat; Aisha Wahab defeated Melissa Hernandez 53.1%–46.9%, becoming the first Afghan American in Congress.

2026 California's 1st congressional district special election

Special election for California's 1st congressional district (CA-01) held June 2, 2026, after Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa died January 6, 2026. Republican James Gallagher won the special primary with 62.10%, avoiding the August 4 runoff.

2026 Colorado elections

2026 Colorado elections: June 30 primary and November 3 general election choosing a US Senate seat, all eight House seats, governor and four other statewide offices, the legislature, and 14 ballot measures, administered by universal mail ballot.

2026 Colorado gubernatorial election

2026 Colorado gubernatorial election, November 3, 2026 open-seat race: Democrat Phil Weiser vs Republican Victor Marx and independent Greg Lopez, succeeding term-limited Jared Polis; Weiser favored.

2026 Colorado's 1st congressional district election

2026 Colorado's 1st congressional district election, a November 3, 2026 U.S. House race in heavily Democratic Denver. Democratic nominee Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist who unseated 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette in the June primary, faces Republican Christy Peterson and independent Shimon Blau.

2026 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 2026 Connecticut gubernatorial election pits incumbent Ned Lamont against Republican challenger Ryan Fazio. Public polling shows Lamont leading by double digits in the Solid Democratic state.

2026 Delaware elections

2026 Delaware elections: midterm contests with a September 15, 2026 primary and November 3, 2026 general election, featuring Chris Coons vs Mike Katz for U.S. Senate, Sarah McBride's House reelection, and statewide, legislative, and county races.

2026 Florida Chief Financial Officer election

2026 Florida CFO election: appointed Republican incumbent Blaise Ingoglia versus Democratic former state senator Annette Taddeo on the November 3, 2026 ballot; primary August 18, 2026; issues include property taxes, insurance, and spending audits.

2026 Florida elections

2026 Florida elections: August 18 primary and November 3 general. Byron Donalds (R) vs David Jolly (D) for governor; Ashley Moody vs Angie Nixon in the Senate special; first primaries under a redrawn GOP-favoring congressional map.

2026 Florida House of Representatives election

2026 Florida House of Representatives election: all 120 state House seats up, primary August 18 and general November 3, 2026. 318 major-party candidates (157 D, 161 R), 16 incumbents primaried, 34 open seats; Republicans heavy favorites to retain control.

2026 Florida redistricting

2026 Florida redistricting: mid-decade redraw of Florida's 28 U.S. House districts via HB 1-D (plan EOGPCRP2026), passed April 29 and signed May 4, 2026; could shift the delegation from 20-8 to 24-4 Republican; in use for the 2026 election amid Fair Districts lawsuits.

2026 Florida Senate election

2026 Florida Senate election: special U.S. Senate election on November 3, 2026, filling Marco Rubio's unexpired term; appointed Republican incumbent Ashley Moody faces Democratic nominee Angie Nixon, who upset Alexander Vindman in the August primary.

2026 Georgia House of Representatives election

2026 Georgia House of Representatives election: all 180 seats of the Georgia General Assembly's lower chamber, November 3, 2026. Republicans, in control since 2004, face Democrats needing a net 10 seats for a majority.

2026 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

2026 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, November 3, 2026, open-seat race between Republican Greg Dolezal and Democrat Josh McLaurin to succeed Burt Jones, who ran for governor; primaries May 19 and runoffs June 16, 2026.

2026 Georgia Secretary of State election

2026 Georgia Secretary of State election: open-seat race, November 3, 2026, between Republican Tim Fleming and Democrat Penny Brown Reynolds to succeed Brad Raffensperger, centered on voting-system certification and absentee policy.

2026 Georgia state elections

2026 Georgia state elections: May 19 primary and November 3 general for governor, U.S. Senate, and all state legislative seats; Bottoms vs Jackson for governor, Ossoff vs Collins for Senate, amid a QR-code tabulation ban effective July 1, 2026.

2026 Georgia State Senate election

2026 Georgia State Senate election: all 56 Georgia State Senate seats up November 3, 2026. Republicans hold the chamber; only 6 contested districts are competitive, plus a District 7 special election.

2026 Georgia's 13th congressional district special election

Special election in Georgia's 13th congressional district, held July 28, 2026, with an August 25 runoff, to fill the seat of the late Rep. David Scott; Democrat Everton Blair defeated Marcye Scott, serving the term until January 2027.