2026 general election / verified October 26

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Explore our 28 published predictions alongside these race dossiers, or open election-night results.

Explore 12 Senate, 7 governor and 5 House contests with sourced major-party nominee listings, election background, and links to official voting information. Selection is for coverage and reader navigation, not an election prediction or ranking.

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Twelve Senate contests

U.S. Senate races

TX · Senate electionTexas SenateJames Talarico (D) · Ken Paxton (R)ME · Senate electionMaine SenateTroy Jackson (D) · Susan Collins (R)MI · Senate electionMichigan SenateAbdul El-Sayed (D) · Mike Rogers (R)OH · Senate electionOhio SenateSherrod Brown (D) · Jon Husted (R)GA · Senate electionGeorgia SenateJon Ossoff (D) · Mike Collins (R)NC · Senate electionNorth Carolina SenateRoy Cooper (D) · Michael Whatley (R)NH · Senate electionNew Hampshire SenateChris Pappas (D) · John Sununu (R)IA · Senate electionIowa SenateJosh Turek (D) · Ashley Hinson (R)AK · Senate electionAlaska SenateMary Peltola (D) · Dan Sullivan (R)KS · Senate electionKansas SenateAdam Hamilton (D) · Roger Marshall (R)SC · Senate electionSouth Carolina SenateAnnie Andrews (D) · Darline Graham (R)NE · Senate electionNebraska SenateDan Osborn (I) · Pete Ricketts (R)
Seven governor races

Governor races

GA · GovernorGeorgia GovernorKeisha Lance Bottoms (D) · Rick Jackson (R)WI · GovernorWisconsin GovernorDavid Crowley (D) · Tom Tiffany (R)NV · GovernorNevada GovernorAaron Ford (D) · Joe Lombardo (R)KS · GovernorKansas GovernorCindy Holscher (D) · Ty Masterson (R)OH · GovernorOhio GovernorAmy Acton (D) · Vivek Ramaswamy (R)TX · GovernorTexas GovernorGina Hinojosa (D) · Greg Abbott (R)ME · GovernorMaine GovernorHannah Pingree (D) · Bobby Charles (R)
Five U.S. House districts

U.S. House races

PA · House electionPennsylvania 7thBob Brooks (D) · Ryan Mackenzie (R)PA · House electionPennsylvania 8thPaige Cognetti (D) · Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R)PA · House electionPennsylvania 10thJanelle Stelson (D) · Scott Perry (R)AZ · House electionArizona 1stAmish Shah (D) · Jay Feely (R)AZ · House electionArizona 6thJoAnna Mendoza (D) · Juan Ciscomani (R)

How these guides are maintained

This directory is curated, not a comprehensive list of the 435 House and 35 Senate elections. Each guide distinguishes named major-party nominees from a full official ballot, points to its source, and links to official election offices. Check the dated updates feed for changes since the latest review.

Browse the existing Senate dashboard, House ratings, and official voting information.

Explore independent polling research

ElectionTracker Intelligence now has a dated, inspectable polling research pilot for ten U.S. Senate contests (including Alaska, with ranked-choice caveats). See individual survey sources and weighting choices. Not an election prediction.