2026 elections
Every other race on the ballot
The 154 races the forecast does not model: court seats without party labels and retention votes, offices elected by district, mayors, Washington DC, the Nebraska Legislature and the ballot measures already decided this year. Each lists the candidates, the latest public poll where there is one, and the sources behind it.
State supreme courts
57 racesNonpartisan, retention and district seats, plus the seats already decided this year. The partisan statewide seats in Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas are forecast with the statewide offices.
| Where | Office | Type | Candidates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Supreme Court · Justice Jude Pate | Retention | Jude Pate · incumbent The Alaska Judicial Council recommends a yes vote. | Retain or not |
| Arizona | Supreme Court · Justice John Lopez IV | Retention | John Lopez IV · incumbent Ducey appointee, retained in 2020; no organized campaign against him found. | Retain or not |
| Arkansas | Supreme Court · Position 3 | Nonpartisan | Nicholas Bronni vs John Adams The two Sanders appointees swapped seats because law bars appointees from succeeding themselves. Ballotpedia gives 54.8%, Wikipedia 54.71%; sources differ on how they label which justice held this seat. | Nicholas Bronni won · 54.7% |
| Arkansas | Supreme Court · Position 6 | Nonpartisan | J. Cody Hiland Hiland was the only filer, so the race was canceled and he was elected without appearing on the ballot. | J. Cody Hiland won |
| California | Supreme Court · Associate Justice Joshua Groban | Retention | Joshua Groban · incumbent Jerry Brown appointee; LAist found no formal opposition. | Retain or not |
| California | Supreme Court · Associate Justice Kelli M. Evans | Retention | Kelli M. Evans · incumbent Newsom appointee from 2023, first retention vote; no formal opposition. | Retain or not |
| Colorado | Supreme Court · Justice William W. Hood III | Retention | William W. Hood III · incumbent Only Colorado justice on the ballot, per the Larimer County sample ballot. | Retain or not |
| Florida | Supreme Court · Justice Carlos Muniz | Retention | Carlos Muñiz · incumbent DeSantis appointee from 2019. Confirmed only by Ballotpedia; not checked against the Division of Elections list. | Retain or not |
| Georgia | Supreme Court · Seat of Justice Benjamin Land (special) | Nonpartisan | Benjamin Land · incumbent Land, appointed in 2025, was unopposed. | Benjamin Land won · 100.0% |
| Georgia | Supreme Court · Seat of Justice Charlie Bethel | Nonpartisan | Charlie Bethel · incumbent vs Miracle Rankin Bethel held on 51.1% to 48.9%, no runoff needed. | Charlie Bethel won · 51.1% |
| Georgia | Supreme Court · Seat of Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren | Nonpartisan | Sarah Hawkins Warren · incumbent vs Jen Jordan Warren beat Jen Jordan 59.3% to 40.7%. | Sarah Hawkins Warren won · 59.3% |
| Idaho | Supreme Court · Seat C | Nonpartisan | Gregory W. Moeller · incumbent Unopposed on the May 19 ballot, which elects Idaho justices; statewide vote share not confirmed. | Gregory W. Moeller won |
| Idaho | Supreme Court · Seat E | Nonpartisan | Cynthia K.C. Meyer · incumbent Unopposed on the May 19 ballot; statewide vote share not confirmed. | Cynthia K.C. Meyer won |
| Kansas | Supreme Court · Justice Eric Rosen | Retention | Eric Rosen · incumbent Sebelius appointee from 2005. Voters rejected the Aug 4 amendment to elect justices, so retention continues. | Retain or not |
| Kansas | Supreme Court · Justice Larkin Walsh | Retention | Larkin Walsh · incumbent Kelly appointee from 2025 who replaced Evelyn Wilson; first retention vote. Kansas has 2 seats, not 1. | Retain or not |
| Kentucky | Supreme Court · 3rd District | Nonpartisan | Debra Hembree Lambert · incumbent Elected by district, not statewide. Lambert is the only filer per the Secretary of State, so she is unopposed. | Unopposed |
| Louisiana | Supreme Court · District 1 (special) | Partisan | Billy Burris Republican vs Blair Downing Edwards Republican Open after Will Crain left for the federal bench. Closed GOP primary decided it 58% to 42%; with no Democrat filed there is no November race. | Billy Burris won · 58.0% |
| Louisiana | Supreme Court · District 3 | Partisan | Cade Cole Republican · incumbent Cole was the only qualifier when filing closed Feb 13, so he won a full term without opposition. | Cade Cole won |
| Louisiana | Supreme Court · District 4 | Partisan | Jay McCallum Republican · incumbent McCallum had no qualified opponent, per the Illuminator and Wikipedia. Louisiana had 3 seats up, not 1. | Jay McCallum won |
| Maryland | Supreme Court · 4th Appellate Circuit (Justice Peter K. Killough) | Retention | Peter K. Killough · incumbent Moore appointee from 2024, standing in a continuance in office vote. | Retain or not |
| Michigan | Supreme Court · Seat held by Megan Cavanagh | Nonpartisan | Megan Cavanagh Democratic · incumbent vs Noah Hood Democratic · incumbent vs Casandra Morse-Bills Republican vs Michael Warren Republican vs Thomas W. Howe vs Jody White One vote for two contest covering both seats, so both entries share the same six candidates. Parties nominate at conventions but the ballot shows no party. | Nov 3 |
| Michigan | Supreme Court · Seat held by Noah Hood | Nonpartisan | Megan Cavanagh Democratic · incumbent vs Noah Hood Democratic · incumbent vs Casandra Morse-Bills Republican vs Michael Warren Republican vs Thomas W. Howe vs Jody White Hood was appointed in 2025 to replace Elizabeth Clement. Same vote for two contest as the Cavanagh seat. | Nov 3 |
| Minnesota | Supreme Court · Associate Justice 1 | Nonpartisan | Sarah Hennesy · incumbent County ballot proofs show Hennesy as the only candidate. | Unopposed |
| Minnesota | Supreme Court · Associate Justice 4 | Nonpartisan | Paul Thissen · incumbent County ballot proofs show Thissen as the only candidate. The third seat, Gaitas's Seat 2, is not on the ballots: she was named chief justice in May and Reynaldo Aligada took her seat Oct 1. | Unopposed |
| Missouri | Supreme Court · Judge Paul C. Wilson | Retention | Paul C. Wilson · incumbent Nixon appointee from 2012. Confirmed only by Ballotpedia; the certified ballot was not checked. | Retain or not |
| Montana | Supreme Court · Seat of Justice Beth Baker | Nonpartisan | Amy Eddy vs Dan Wilson Open seat: Baker is retiring. Eddy led Wilson 51.4% to 48.6% in the June 2 primary. | Nov 3 |
| Nevada | Supreme Court · Seat B | Nonpartisan | Kristina Pickering · incumbent Unopposed; the primary was canceled. | Unopposed |
| Nevada | Supreme Court · Seat D | Nonpartisan | Douglas Herndon · incumbent Unopposed; the primary was canceled. | Unopposed |
| New Mexico | Supreme Court · Justice David Thomson | Retention | David Thomson · incumbent Needs at least 57% yes to keep the seat. | Retain or not |
| New Mexico | Supreme Court · Justice Shannon Bacon | Retention | Shannon Bacon · incumbent Needs at least 57% yes to keep the seat. | Retain or not |
| North Dakota | Supreme Court · Seat of Justice Jerod Tufte (10 year term) | Nonpartisan | Jerod Tufte · incumbent vs Ariston Johnson Tufte led Johnson 63.4% to 36.2% in the June 9 primary, unofficial. | Nov 3 |
| North Dakota | Supreme Court · Special, unexpired 8 year term (VandeWalle seat) | Nonpartisan | Douglas Bahr · incumbent Bahr, appointed in 2023, is unopposed. | Unopposed |
| Oklahoma | Court of Criminal Appeals · District 2 | Retention | Robert L. Hudson · incumbent Fallin appointee from 2015; name comes from The Ballot Brief, district matches Ballotpedia. | Retain or not |
| Oklahoma | Court of Criminal Appeals · District 3 | Retention | Gary L. Lumpkin · incumbent Presiding judge, appointed in 1989; name comes from The Ballot Brief, district matches Ballotpedia. | Retain or not |
| Oklahoma | Supreme Court · District 1 | Retention | M. John Kane IV · incumbent Stitt appointee from 2019. | Retain or not |
| Oklahoma | Supreme Court · District 4 | Retention | Travis Jett · incumbent Stitt appointee who took office in April 2025, replacing Yvonne Kauger after she lost her 2024 retention vote; first retention vote. | Retain or not |
| Oklahoma | Supreme Court · District 6 | Retention | Dana Kuehn · incumbent Stitt appointee from 2021. | Retain or not |
| Oklahoma | Supreme Court · District 9 | Retention | Richard Darby · incumbent Fallin appointee from 2018. | Retain or not |
| Oregon | Supreme Court · Position 4 | Nonpartisan | Chris Garrett · incumbent Garrett was unopposed in the May 19 primary. Whether Oregon law treats that as final or only lists him alone in November was not confirmed. | Unopposed |
| Tennessee | Court of Appeals · Eastern Division (William E. Phillips II) | Retention | William E. Phillips II · incumbent Statewide retain/replace vote on Aug 6. Statewide totals not confirmed; Weakley County voted 79.6% retain. | Decided |
| Tennessee | Court of Appeals · Western Division (Steve Maroney) | Retention | Steve Maroney · incumbent Statewide retain/replace vote on Aug 6. Statewide totals not confirmed; Weakley County voted 80.4% retain. | Decided |
| Tennessee | Court of Appeals · Western Division (Valerie L. Smith) | Retention | Valerie L. Smith · incumbent Statewide retain/replace vote on Aug 6. Statewide totals not confirmed; Weakley County voted 80.2% retain. | Decided |
| Tennessee | Court of Criminal Appeals · Eastern Division (Stacy L. Street) | Retention | Stacy L. Street · incumbent Statewide retain/replace vote on Aug 6. Statewide totals not confirmed; Weakley County voted 79.7% retain. | Decided |
| Tennessee | Court of Criminal Appeals · Eastern Division (Steven W. Sword) | Retention | Steven W. Sword · incumbent Statewide retain/replace vote on Aug 6. Statewide totals not confirmed; Weakley County voted 79.9% retain. | Decided |
| Tennessee | Supreme Court · At Large (Kyle A. Hixson) | Retention | Kyle A. Hixson · incumbent Statewide retain/replace vote on Aug 6. Statewide totals not confirmed; Weakley County voted 79.1% retain. | Decided |
| Tennessee | Supreme Court · At Large (Mary L. Wagner) | Retention | Mary L. Wagner · incumbent Statewide retain/replace vote on Aug 6. Statewide totals not confirmed; Weakley County voted 78.3% retain. | Decided |
| Utah | Supreme Court · Justice Diana Hagen | Retention | Diana Hagen · incumbent Cox appointee from 2022. | Retain or not |
| Utah | Supreme Court · Justice Jill Pohlman | Retention | Jill Pohlman · incumbent Ballotpedia pages disagree on her appointment: 2016 by Herbert or 2022 by Cox. | Retain or not |
| Washington | Supreme Court · Position 1 (special) | Nonpartisan | Colleen Melody · incumbent vs Scott Edwards Seat Mary Yu vacated. Melody 52.9%, Edwards 29.4% in the Aug 4 top two primary; Laura Christensen Colberg eliminated. | Nov 3 |
| Washington | Supreme Court · Position 3 | Nonpartisan | David Stevens vs Jaime Hawk Open: Montoya-Lewis is not running. Stevens 35.2%, Hawk 33.3%; appeals judge J. Michael Diaz missed the top two with 31.3%. Wikipedia numbers this Position 4, while news outlets use Position 3. | Nov 3 |
| Washington | Supreme Court · Position 4 | Nonpartisan | Ian Birk vs Sean O'Donnell Open: Johnson hit the mandatory retirement age. Only two filed, so there was no primary. | Nov 3 |
| Washington | Supreme Court · Position 5 (special) | Nonpartisan | Theo Angelis · incumbent vs Dave Larson Seat Barbara Madsen vacated. Angelis 35.8%, Larson 32.2%; Sharonda Amamilo and Greg Miller eliminated. | Nov 3 |
| Washington | Supreme Court · Position 7 | Nonpartisan | Debra Stephens · incumbent vs Todd Bloom Stephens 54.4%, Bloom 27.1% in the primary. Washington has 5 seats up, not 3. | Nov 3 |
| West Virginia | Supreme Court of Appeals · Division 1 (unexpired term to 2032) | Nonpartisan | H. L. Kirkpatrick vs Gerald Titus · incumbent vs Laura Faircloth vs Todd Kirby vs Martin Sheehan Special for the late Justice Tim Armstead's seat; plurality wins. Appointed Justice Titus finished second with 26.4%. | H. L. Kirkpatrick won · 31.0% |
| West Virginia | Supreme Court of Appeals · Division 2 (unexpired term to 2028) | Nonpartisan | Bill Flanigan vs Thomas Ewing · incumbent Special for Beth Walker's former seat. Appointed Justice Ewing lost 58.2% to 41.8%. The list you had shows 1 WV seat; there were 2. | Bill Flanigan won · 58.2% |
| Wisconsin | Supreme Court · Seat of Justice Rebecca Bradley | Nonpartisan | Chris Taylor vs Maria S. Lazar Open seat after Bradley retired. Taylor won 60.1% to 39.8%, widening the liberal majority to 5 to 2. | Chris Taylor won · 60.1% |
| Wyoming | Supreme Court · Justice Robert Jarosh | Retention | Robert Jarosh · incumbent Gordon appointee from 2024. Confirmed only by Ballotpedia. | Retain or not |
Other statewide and district offices
8 racesNonpartisan statewide offices and the utility commissions elected by district.
| Where | Office | Type | Candidates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Nonpartisan | Sonja Shaw vs Richard Barrera Latest poll: SurveyUSA, Sep 15-20, 2026, 742 LV: Nonpartisan runoff between Chino Valley school board president Sonja Shaw, a Republican, and Democrat Richard Barrera; Tony Thurmond is term limited and ran for governor. | Nov 3 |
| Louisiana | Public Service Commission · District 1 | Partisan | Stephanie Hilferty Republican vs Connie Norris Democratic vs Chris Justin No Party Open seat as Republican Eric Skrmetta is term limited. State Rep. Stephanie Hilferty won the June 27 closed GOP runoff 62.5 to 37.5 over John Young, Connie Norris was unopposed for the Democrats, and independent Chris Justin also qualified. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Louisiana | Public Service Commission · District 5 | Partisan | John Atkins Republican vs James Green Democratic Open seat as Democrat Foster Campbell is term limited. Caddo Parish Commissioner John Atkins won the May 16 GOP primary with 88%, and Shreveport Councilman James Green won the Democratic primary with 76%. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Montana | Public Service Commission · District 1 | Partisan | Jeff Pattison Republican vs Angeline Cheek Democratic Open seat in eastern Montana because Republican Randy Pinocci is running for state senate. Former state Rep. Jeff Pattison beat state Sen. Jeremy Trebas 66.6 to 33.4 in the June 2 primary, and Cheek was unopposed. No third party candidates are on the state certification. | Nov 3 |
| Montana | Public Service Commission · District 5 | Partisan | Annie Bukacek Republican · incumbent vs Kevin Hamm Democratic Incumbent Bukacek survived a three way GOP primary with 35.5% over Joe Dooling at 33.0% and David Sanders at 31.5%. Hamm was unopposed for the Democrats. No third party candidates are on the state certification. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Public Service Commission · District 2 | Partisan | Dennis McCann Republican vs Wendy DeBoer Democratic Only District 2, eastern Douglas County, is up. Appointed Republican Christian Mirch is not running; both nominees were unopposed in the May 12 primary, and state Sen. Wendy DeBoer is the Democrat. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| North Dakota | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Nonpartisan | Levi Bachmeier · incumbent vs Tracy Layne Foss This is the eighth 2026 superintendent race: Bachmeier was appointed after Kirsten Baesler joined the U.S. Department of Education, and Charles Tuttle was eliminated in the top two primary with 14 percent. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Oregon | Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries | Nonpartisan | Christina Stephenson · incumbent vs Chris Lynch Decided in the May 19 primary: Stephenson won a majority, 63.2 to 36.3, so she is reelected and the office is not on the November ballot. | Christina Stephenson won · 63.2% |
Education boards
18 racesState boards of education elected by district or without party labels. Michigan's four statewide boards are forecast with the statewide offices.
| Where | Office | Type | Candidates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | State Board of Education · Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 | Partisan | Tracie West R · incumbent vs Jamie McCurry D vs Yvette Richardson D · incumbent vs Cathi Bradford R vs Angela Morgan D vs Emily Jones R vs Shatika Armstrong D Four partisan district seats are up; the governor also sits on the board as president. | Nov 3 |
| Colorado | State Board of Education · Congressional Districts 1, 3, 7 | Partisan | Lisa Escárcega D · incumbent vs Frederick Espinoza R vs Sherri Wright R · incumbent vs Barb Clementi D vs Karla Esser D · incumbent vs Steve Barton R vs Ross Klopf Libertarian Three partisan seats on a board Democrats lead 5 to 4, so Republicans need a net gain of one for a majority. All nominees were unopposed in the June 30 primaries; the CD1 third party field was not checked. | Nov 3 |
| District of Columbia | State Board of Education · Ward 1 | Nonpartisan | Ben Williams · incumbent Ben Williams is the incumbent and is the only candidate on the ballot. | Unopposed |
| District of Columbia | State Board of Education · Ward 3 | Nonpartisan | Eric Goulet · incumbent vs Aaron Wesolowski Eric Goulet is the incumbent. | Nov 3 |
| District of Columbia | State Board of Education · Ward 5 | Nonpartisan | Jon Alfuth vs Lynn Jennings Open seat. Incumbent Robert Henderson is not on the ballot. | Nov 3 |
| District of Columbia | State Board of Education · Ward 6 | Nonpartisan | Amber A. Williams vs David Parker vs Joshua Wiley Open seat. Incumbent Brandon Best is not on the ballot. With three candidates this contest uses ranked choice voting. | Nov 3 |
| Kansas | State Board of Education · Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 | Partisan | Amy Cawvey R vs Jennifer Lloyd D vs Jim McMullen R vs Amy Diediker D vs Jean Clifford R vs Lorie Wood D vs Alana McWilliams R vs Ann Zimmerman D vs Destry Brown R vs Heather Guernsey D Five partisan seats, all open after five Republicans declined to run; which departing member holds which district was not stated and is not mapped here. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | State Board of Education · Districts 5, 6, 7, 8 | Nonpartisan | Angie Eberspacher vs Michaela Conway vs Sherry Jones · incumbent vs Grady Erickson vs Elizabeth Tegtmeier · incumbent vs Sherrye Hutcherson vs Lou Ann Goding Officially nonpartisan; the board is split 4 to 4 by party, and party affiliations shown are from news coverage of the May 12 top two primary. | Nov 3 |
| New Mexico | Public Education Commission · Districts 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 | Partisan | Ken Pascoe R vs Jacob Trujillo D · incumbent vs Dennis Dinge Forward vs Sharon Clahchischilliage R · incumbent vs Stewart Ingham R · incumbent vs John Foreman R vs Fred Parker D Five of ten partisan seats are up; only Districts 3 and 7 are contested in November. The district numbers for Pascoe, Clahchischilliage and Ingham come from the legislative handbook's term expirations and were not confirmed on a ballot list. | Nov 3 |
| Texas | State Board of Education · Districts 2, 4 (special), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 | Partisan | Victoria Hinojosa R vs Thomas Ray Garcia D vs Tammie Nielsen R · incumbent vs Coretta Mallet-Fontenot D vs Mica Arellano R vs Allison Bush D vs Tiffany Nelson R vs Michelle Palmer D vs Julie Pickren R · incumbent vs Tiffany Perkinz D vs Audrey Young R · incumbent vs Dana Van De Walker D vs Kason Huddleston R vs Ericka Ledferd D vs Tiffany Clark D · incumbent vs Carlos "Charlie" Garza R vs Mindy Bumgarner R vs Amy Taylor D Nine partisan seats including a District 4 special whose winner serves to 2028; conservative PACs are spending heavily in Districts 2, 6 and 9. No Libertarian or Green nominees were listed in either source, but that was not checked against the state list. | Nov 3 |
| Utah | State Board of Education · District 1 | Partisan | Jennie Earl R · incumbent vs Cathy Callow-Heusser D Jennie Earl is the incumbent. | Nov 3 |
| Utah | State Board of Education · District 2 | Partisan | Joseph Kerry R vs Kacee Weaver D Joseph Kerry resigned the seat and ended his campaign in September after moving out of the district. His name remains on the certified ballot because the ballot was certified before he withdrew. The seat is currently vacant, so neither candidate is the incumbent. | Nov 3 |
| Utah | State Board of Education · District 4 | Partisan | LeAnn Wood R · incumbent LeAnn Wood is the incumbent and is the only certified candidate. | Unopposed |
| Utah | State Board of Education · District 5 | Partisan | Sarah Reale D · incumbent Sarah Reale is the incumbent and is the only certified candidate. | Unopposed |
| Utah | State Board of Education · District 7 | Partisan | Erin Longacre R · incumbent vs James Martin D Special election for a two year unexpired term. Erin Longacre is the incumbent. | Nov 3 |
| Utah | State Board of Education · District 8 | Partisan | Nicole McDermott R vs Araueni Olivares D Open seat. Incumbent Christina Boggess is not on the ballot. | Nov 3 |
| Utah | State Board of Education · District 11 | Partisan | Tracy J. Nuttall R vs Lacey Peterson D Open seat. Incumbent Cindy Bishop Davis is not on the ballot. | Nov 3 |
| Utah | State Board of Education · District 14 | Partisan | Linda Hanks R Linda Hanks is the only certified candidate. Incumbent Emily Green is not on the ballot. | Unopposed |
Nebraska Legislature
25 racesThe one house legislature, elected without party labels. Candidates are listed with the party they are known by. Today it seats 33 Republicans, 15 Democrats and 1 independent; 33 votes end a filibuster.
| Where | Office | Type | Candidates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 2 | Nonpartisan | Dean Helmick R vs Caitlin Knutson D Open seat. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 4 | Nonpartisan | Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek Nonpartisan vs R. Brad von Gillern R · incumbent Maxwell-Ostdiek finished first in the primary ahead of the incumbent. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 6 | Nonpartisan | Patrick Leahy D vs Nate Ostdiek D Open seat with two Democrats. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 8 | Nonpartisan | Josh Livingston D vs Erin Feichtinger D Open seat with two Democrats. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 10 | Nonpartisan | Cindy Johnson D vs Rebecca Rens R Open seat. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 12 | Nonpartisan | Merv Riepe R · incumbent vs Christy Knorr D Write-ins took 5.27 percent. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 14 | Nonpartisan | Bill Bowes R vs SuAnn Witt D Open seat. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 16 | Nonpartisan | Ted Japp R vs Cindy Chatt D Open seat. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 18 | Nonpartisan | Taylor Royal R vs Jess Goldoni D Open seat. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 20 | Nonpartisan | John Fredrickson D · incumbent vs Chris Anderson R | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 22 | Nonpartisan | Dawson Brunswick R Open seat. Dawson Brunswick is unopposed. | Unopposed |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 24 | Nonpartisan | Jana Hughes R · incumbent vs Dan Winter Nonpartisan | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 26 | Nonpartisan | George Dungan D · incumbent vs Tobias Howard R | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 28 | Nonpartisan | Patty Pansing Brooks D vs Colby L. Woodson Nonpartisan Open seat. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 30 | Nonpartisan | Cally Ideus R vs Janet M. Bock D Open seat. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 32 | Nonpartisan | Mark Schoenrock R vs Shay Smith Nonpartisan Open seat. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 34 | Nonpartisan | Loren Lippincott R · incumbent vs Ben Blodgett D | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 36 | Nonpartisan | Darin Tompkins D vs Rick Holdcroft R · incumbent Tompkins finished first in the primary ahead of the incumbent. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 38 | Nonpartisan | Tim Anderson R vs Janell Anderson Ehrke R Open seat with two Republicans. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 40 | Nonpartisan | Barry DeKay R · incumbent Barry DeKay is unopposed. | Unopposed |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 41 (special) | Nonpartisan | Joe Johnson R vs Jeremy Heneger D Special election for a two year term. Appointed Senator Fred Meyer did not file. | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 42 | Nonpartisan | Mike Jacobson R · incumbent vs Shaylee S. Scranton Nonpartisan | Nov 3 |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 44 | Nonpartisan | Teresa Ibach R · incumbent Teresa Ibach is unopposed. | Unopposed |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 46 | Nonpartisan | Danielle Conrad D · incumbent Danielle Conrad is unopposed. | Unopposed |
| Nebraska | Legislature · District 48 | Nonpartisan | Brian Hardin R · incumbent vs Jessica M. Landers R Two Republicans. | Nov 3 |
Mayors
19 racesMayoral races on November 3 in large cities.
| Where | Office | Type | Candidates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim · CA | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Ashleigh Aitken D · incumbent vs Imran Sharief vs Alfredo Rodriguez Aitken seeks a second term against two challengers. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Chula Vista · CA | Mayor | Nonpartisan | John McCann R · incumbent vs Francisco Tamayo D McCann won 56 percent in June but the top two still meet in November. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Irvine · CA | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Larry Agran D · incumbent vs Maksim V. Egorov Agran faces one challenger for a two year term. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Los Angeles · CA | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Karen Bass D · incumbent vs Nithya Raman D Latest poll: BSP Research for Unidos con Karen Bass (pro Bass IE), Oct 1-?, 2026, 602 Latino voters only: Bass 40, Raman 28, Undecided 32 · 2 polls on file Incumbent Bass faces fellow Democrat Raman in the runoff after placing first in June; the only independent citywide poll since has Raman ahead by 11. | Nov 3 |
| Oakland · CA | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Barbara Lee D · incumbent vs Brenda F. Grisham vs Mindy Ruth Pechenuk R vs Julius Robinson Lee won the April 2025 special election and now seeks a full term against three lesser known challengers. No public polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Santa Ana · CA | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Valerie Amezcua D · incumbent vs Dwayne Shipp vs Dan Shimell Amezcua seeks a third two year term. Challenger parties not confirmed. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| District of Columbia | Mayor | Partisan | Janeese Lewis George D vs Robert L. Gross DC Statehood Green vs Rhonda Hamilton Independent Latest poll: Washington Post / George Mason University / Braun Research, May 27-Jun 1, 2026, 836 LV: Lewis George 36, McDuffie 25, Orange 4, Goodweather 3, Sampath 3, Undecided 25 · 2 polls on file Open seat as Bowser retires; Lewis George won the Democratic primary over Kenyan McDuffie 54 to 35 and is the heavy favorite. No general election polls found. | Nov 3 |
| St. Petersburg · FL | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Ken Welch D · incumbent vs Charlie Crist D Latest poll: St. Pete Polls, Jul 27-28, 2026, 351 LV: Crist 45, Welch 30, Undecided 25 · 3 polls on file Crist led the August primary 35 to 21 over incumbent Welch; both are Democrats. No runoff poll found after the primary. | Nov 3 |
| Lexington · KY | Mayor (Lexington-Fayette Urban County) | Nonpartisan | Linda Gorton R · incumbent vs Raquel E. Carter D Latest poll: Lake Research Partners (D) for Carter campaign, Aug 13-18, 2026, 400 LV: Gorton 39, Carter 34, Other 6, Undecided 20 Two term Republican Gorton faces Democrat Carter; the Herald-Leader co-endorsed both. | Nov 3 |
| Louisville · KY | Mayor (Louisville Metro) | Nonpartisan | Craig Greenberg D · incumbent vs Shameka L. Parrish-Wright D First nonpartisan Louisville mayoral race under a 2024 state law; both finalists are Democrats. No public polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Flint · MI | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Sheldon A. Neeley D · incumbent vs Tonya Burns Neeley led Burns 43 to 33 in the August primary. Burns's party not confirmed. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Henderson · NV | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Michelle Romero R · incumbent vs Hollie Chadwick Romero missed winning outright by a fraction of a point in June. Chadwick's party not confirmed. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| North Las Vegas · NV | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Daniele Monroe-Moreno D vs Scott Black D Open seat; Goynes-Brown is term limited. Two Democrats meet after a close June primary. No polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Reno · NV | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Kate Marshall D vs Kathleen Taylor R Open seat; Schieve is term limited. Taylor edged Eddie Lorton by under 400 votes for second place. No public polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Trenton · NJ | Mayor | Nonpartisan | W. Reed Gusciora D · incumbent vs Corey McNair vs Austin Edwards vs Rolando Ramos vs Jasi Edwards vs Edward Forchion Mayor Gusciora is seeking a third term. Six candidates remain. Edward Forchion is also on the ballot. Former councilwoman Robin Vaughn filed but withdrew on August 27. An official Mercer County Clerk list for 2026 was not found online, so this field comes from local news. | Nov 3 |
| Raleigh · NC | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Janet Cowell D · incumbent vs Ashleigh Heath Armstrong Unaffiliated Cowell is heavily favored over an unaffiliated challenger with no visible campaign; the winner gets Raleigh's first four year mayoral term. | Nov 3 |
| Providence · RI | Mayor | Partisan | David Morales D vs David Talan R Morales ousted Mayor Smiley in the September Democratic primary and is the strong favorite over Republican Talan. No independents found in the sources opened; no polls found. | Nov 3 |
| Corpus Christi · TX | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Kaylynn Paxson R vs David Ainsworth Sr. vs Paulette M. Guajardo · incumbent vs Gil Hernandez R vs Chelise Hyatt vs John Calkusic vs Dave Heasley Seven candidates in ballot order. Davian N. Gomez and Anna Marie Hernandez withdrew after the ballot drawing and are off the city's October 8 list. Paxson and Gil Hernandez are sitting council members. Party labels are as reported by Wikipedia. | Nov 3 |
| Laredo · TX | Mayor | Nonpartisan | Victor D. Treviño · incumbent vs Jose David "JD" Gonzalez R vs Jorge A. Garza vs Alfonso "Poncho" Casso R vs Alyssa Cigarroa D Five candidates in ballot order, as reported by KGNS. Mayor Victor Treviño is the incumbent. Party labels are as reported by Wikipedia. | Nov 3 |
Washington DC
8 racesThe council, the delegate to the House and the attorney general. The mayor is listed with the mayors.
| Where | Office | Type | Candidates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | Attorney General | Partisan | Brian L. Schwalb D · incumbent vs Manuel Rivera R Schwalb won renomination with 91 percent over J.P. Szymkowicz. | Nov 3 |
| District of Columbia | Chairman of the Council | Partisan | Phil Mendelson D · incumbent vs Abi-Ananiah Prudent R Mendelson seeks a fifth full term after winning the primary with 96 percent; no Statehood Green nominee on the ballot. | Nov 3 |
| District of Columbia | Council, At-Large · At-large (terms of Anita Bonds and the former McDuffie seat) | Partisan | Oye Owolewa D vs Elissa Silverman Independent · incumbent vs Darrell Green R vs Darryl Moch DC Statehood Green Bonds is retiring and Silverman holds the other seat after winning the June special with about 55 percent. The ballot lists one at-large contest; how many winners it elects was not stated clearly in the sources opened, and only one at-large seat may go to the majority party. | Nov 3 |
| District of Columbia | Council, Ward 1 · Ward 1 | Partisan | Aparna Raj D vs Jett James Jasper R vs Ryan Prince Independent vs Jude Crannitch DC Statehood Green Latest poll: Greater Greater Washington / PPP, Mar 27-29, 2026, 232 LV: Raj 18, Brown 13, Deramo 7, Reyes-Yanes 4, Lynch 3, Undecided 54 Open seat; Nadeau is retiring. Raj won the Democratic primary in four ranked choice rounds. | Nov 3 |
| District of Columbia | Council, Ward 3 · Ward 3 | Partisan | Matthew Frumin D · incumbent Frumin is unopposed on the ballot apart from write-ins. | Unopposed |
| District of Columbia | Council, Ward 5 · Ward 5 | Partisan | Zachary Parker D · incumbent vs Jeffrey Kihien-Palza R vs Joyce Robinson-Paul DC Statehood Green Parker easily won renomination. | Nov 3 |
| District of Columbia | Council, Ward 6 · Ward 6 | Partisan | Charles Allen D · incumbent vs Jorge Rice R Allen easily won renomination. | Nov 3 |
| District of Columbia | Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives | Partisan | Robert White D vs Denise Rosado R vs Kymone Freeman DC Statehood Green Latest poll: City Cast DC / True Dot, May 12-17, 2026, 487 RV: White 38, Pinto 21, Holbrook 5, Zalesne 4, Jaczko 2, Undecided 29 · 2 polls on file Open seat; Norton ended her campaign in January. White beat Brooke Pinto 64 to 21 in the primary. | Nov 3 |
Ballot measures decided earlier in 2026
19 racesStatewide measures voters already settled this year. The November measures are forecast on the ballot measures page.
| Where | Office | Type | Candidates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Amendment 1 (May 19 primary) | Measure | Deny bail for shootings into occupied places and murder plots Expands Aniah's Law so judges may deny bail to people charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling, building, vehicle or watercraft, or with solicitation, attempt or conspiracy to commit murder. | Passed · 81.6% yes |
| Alabama | Amendment 2 (May 19 primary) | Measure | No cutting district attorney pay during a term Bars reducing an elected district attorney's compensation during the term of office, matching the protection judges have. | Passed · 57.8% yes |
| Alaska | Ballot Measure 1 | Measure | Restore campaign contribution limits Restores limits on contributions to state candidates, $2,000 per election from individuals and $4,000 from groups, adjusted for inflation every 10 years, after a 2021 court ruling voided the old limits. | Passed · 72.2% yes |
| Kansas | Constitutional Amendment (Aug. 4 primary) | Measure | Elect Kansas Supreme Court justices Would have replaced the nominating commission and governor appointment with statewide partisan elections and six year terms for Kansas Supreme Court justices. | Failed · 38.6% yes |
| Louisiana | Amendment 1 (May 16) | Measure | Legislature can move jobs in or out of unclassified civil service Lets the Legislature add or remove officers, positions and employees from the unclassified state civil service. | Failed · 21.6% yes |
| Louisiana | Amendment 2 (May 16) | Measure | St. George school system gets parish level school powers Treats the St. George Community School System in East Baton Rouge Parish like a parish for school funding and operations. | Failed · 36.0% yes |
| Louisiana | Amendment 3 (May 16) | Measure | Repeal education funds to pay teacher and staff raises Repeals certain constitutional education funds and uses their money plus Teachers' Retirement System savings for a $2,250 teacher raise and $1,125 support staff raise. | Failed · 42.0% yes |
| Louisiana | Amendment 4 (May 16) | Measure | Let parishes exempt business inventory from property tax Lets parishes reduce or exempt property tax on business inventory and provides for classifying public service property. | Failed · 33.9% yes |
| Louisiana | Amendment 5 (May 16) | Measure | Raise judicial retirement age to 75 Raises mandatory judicial retirement age from 70 to 75 and lets a judge finish a term in progress. | Failed · 23.4% yes |
| Missouri | Amendment 1 | Measure | Renew 0.1 percent parks and soil conservation sales tax Continues the one tenth of one percent sales and use tax for state parks, historic sites and soil and water conservation for 10 more years. | Passed · 82.3% yes |
| Missouri | Amendment 2 | Measure | Require an elected Jackson County assessor Removes the exemption that let Jackson County appoint its assessor, so all charter counties must elect an assessor who meets state training rules. | Passed · 76.9% yes |
| Missouri | Amendment 4 | Measure | Require initiative amendments to win every congressional district Would have required citizen initiated constitutional amendments to win a majority in each of the 8 congressional districts, banned foreign money in ballot campaigns and added petition fraud penalties. | Failed · 19.7% yes |
| Missouri | Amendment 5 | Measure | Phase out state income tax and allow broader sales taxes Would have required the individual income tax to be cut with revenue growth until eliminated and allowed sales taxes on more goods and services. | Failed · 16.7% yes |
| North Dakota | Constitutional Measure No. 1 (June 9 primary) | Measure | Single subject rule for constitutional amendments Requires citizen initiated and legislatively referred constitutional amendments to cover only one subject and bars the Secretary of State from approving multi subject petitions. | Passed · 66.4% yes |
| Oklahoma | State Question 832 | Measure | Raise minimum wage to $15 by 2029 Latest poll: Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates, 250 LV: Would have raised the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $12 in 2027, $13.50 in 2028 and $15 in 2029, then indexed it to inflation, and removed several exemptions. | Failed · 44.6% yes |
| Oklahoma | State Question 844 | Measure | Legislature sets tax exemption reimbursement method Would have let the Legislature set how the state reimburses local governments for revenue lost to property tax exemptions. | Failed · 26.3% yes |
| Oklahoma | State Question 846 | Measure | Put voter ID requirement in state constitution Adds proof of identity for every method of voting, including mail, to the Oklahoma Constitution, leaving the Legislature to define acceptable ID. | Passed · 54.6% yes |
| Oregon | Measure 120 | Measure | Uphold gas tax, payroll tax and vehicle fee increases Yes would have kept parts of HB 3991, raising the gas tax 6 cents a gallon, vehicle registration and title fees, and the transit payroll tax to 0.2 percent. | Failed · 17.0% yes |
| Virginia | Constitutional Amendment (April 21 special election) | Measure | Allow mid decade congressional redistricting Latest poll: State Navigate, 707 : · 6 polls on file Lets the General Assembly temporarily adopt new congressional districts for 2026 through 2030 in response to other states' mid decade redistricting. | Passed · 51.7% yes |
Why these are not forecast
The forecast models a race county by county from the party vote, so it covers every partisan statewide race: see statewide offices, state legislatures and ballot measures. Races with no party label, retention votes and offices elected by district need their own models, so they are listed here with their candidates and polls.