2026 Election

Democrats’ Senate Majority Hopes Hinge on Candidates Who Are Still Undecided

By Alex Roarty
Maine’s Democratic Governor Is Keeping the Door Open to a Senate Run

By Alex Roarty
There’s a ‘Nasty’ Senate Primary Battle Brewing in Texas

By Daniella Diaz and Casey Murray
Democrats Are Already Lining Up to Replace Dick Durbin in the Senate

By Helen Huiskes and Ursula Perano
Dick Durbin Announces He Won’t Run for Reelection

By Helen Huiskes
Do Democrats Even Believe They Can Win Senate Seats in Florida and Texas?

By Ursula Perano and Daniella Diaz
Trump’s Directive to Ban Barcode Vote Tabulation Could Cost States Millions

By Shifra Dayak
Mike Rogers Lost the Michigan Senate Battle Last Year. Republicans Think He Can Win This Time.

By Helen Huiskes and Ursula Perano
Elise Stefanik Looks at a Run for New York Governor

By Daniella Diaz and Reese Gorman
Democrats Get an Unconventional Candidate in the Race Against Joni Ernst

By Alex Roarty
The California GOP’s Chair Says the Party Can Make Inroads in Blue Areas. Democrats Say Bring It On.

By Samuel Larreal
Senate Democrats Have a Geography Problem

By Ursula Perano
Rep. Zach Nunn Is Talking With His Family About a Potential Run for Governor

By Reese Gorman
Keisha Lance Bottoms Prepares for a Potential Governor Run in Georgia — With a MAGA Operative on the Payroll

By Ben T.N. Mause
Alaska Was Recently a Bright Spot for Rural Democrats. Now It Might Be a Long Shot.

By Riley Rogerson
Dems Take a Special Election Seat in Pennsylvania That Republicans Thought Was Safe

By Katherine Swartz
Inside Democrats’ Reshuffling on Trans Issues

By Oriana González
Why House Republicans Say These Trump Midterms Won’t Be Like Those Trump Midterms

By Riley Rogerson and Daniella Diaz
Democrats Are Putting Pressure On Roy Cooper to Run For Senate in North Carolina

By Calen Razor
Michigan’s Senate Race Is Heating Up — Even Without Pete Buttigieg

By Tinashe Chingarande
Georgia’s Republicans Are Praying Brian Kemp Runs for Senate

By Ben T.N. Mause
Byron Donalds’ Run for Governor Will Test Ron DeSantis’ Influence

By Claire Heddles and Tinashe Chingarande
Is Kamala Harris Running for Governor? California Senators Would Also Like to Know.

By Samuel Larreal
Democratic Senators Concede Age Matters in Elections — Just Don’t Ask Them If They’re Too Old to Run

By Ursula Perano
Louisiana’s Primary System Puts More Pressure on Bill Cassidy to Make a Hard-Right Turn

By Helen Huiskes
Rural Democrats Want a Reckoning. The DNC, Not So Much.

By Katherine Swartz
The Next DNC Chair Will Walk Into a Firestorm

By Jasmine Wright and Calen Razor
The Race for Dick Durbin’s Senate Seat Has Already Begun

By Helen Huiskes
Trump’s Cabinet Picks Will Give Bill Cassidy an Early 2026 Test

By Helen Huiskes
Republicans’ Anti-Trans Attacks Have Left Democrats Flat-Footed

By Oriana González and Alex Roarty