Election Day: Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
The date is set by federal law (United States Code, Title 2, Section 7: Time of election (GovInfo, Government Publishing Office)). Polling hours differ by state; each state page links the official rules.
What is on the ballot
- House of Representatives: all 435 seats (U.S. Census Bureau: 2020 Census apportionment results).
- United States Senate: 33 regular seats whose terms end Jan 3, 2027 (U.S. Senate: Class II, senators whose terms expire in 2027), plus any special elections listed on the state pages.
- Governors, other statewide offices and ballot measures: by state, from each state's official candidate list.
Pick a state
2 of 50 state pages have a candidate list checked against the official certified list. The others show the races we can source and link the official list until we have checked it.
- Alabama Candidate list pending verification
- Alaska Candidate list pending verification
- Arizona Candidate list pending verification
- Arkansas Candidate list pending verification
- Colorado Candidate list pending verification
- Connecticut Candidate list pending verification
- Delaware Candidate list pending verification
- District of Columbia Candidate list pending verification
- Florida Candidate list pending verification
- Georgia Candidate list verified
- Hawaii Candidate list pending verification
- Idaho Candidate list pending verification
- Illinois Candidate list pending verification
- Indiana Candidate list pending verification
- Iowa Candidate list pending verification
- Kansas Candidate list pending verification
- Kentucky Candidate list pending verification
- Louisiana Candidate list pending verification
- Maine Candidate list pending verification
- Maryland Candidate list pending verification
- Massachusetts Candidate list pending verification
- Michigan Candidate list pending verification
- Minnesota Candidate list pending verification
- Mississippi Candidate list pending verification
- Missouri Candidate list pending verification
- Montana Candidate list pending verification
- Nebraska Candidate list pending verification
- Nevada Candidate list pending verification
- New Hampshire Candidate list pending verification
- New Jersey Candidate list pending verification
- New Mexico Candidate list pending verification
- New York Candidate list pending verification
- North Carolina Candidate list pending verification
- North Dakota Candidate list pending verification
- Ohio Candidate list pending verification
- Oklahoma Candidate list pending verification
- Oregon Candidate list pending verification
- Pennsylvania Candidate list pending verification
- Rhode Island Candidate list pending verification
- South Carolina Candidate list pending verification
- South Dakota Candidate list pending verification
- Tennessee Candidate list pending verification
- Texas Candidate list verified
- Utah Candidate list pending verification
- Vermont Candidate list pending verification
- Virginia Candidate list pending verification
- Washington Candidate list pending verification
- West Virginia Candidate list pending verification
- Wisconsin Candidate list pending verification
- Wyoming Candidate list pending verification
How this guide works
Every fact comes from an official state or federal source and is linked. Candidates appear under their names as printed on the official list, in alphabetical order. We do not rate races, predict outcomes, endorse candidates or describe them, and we do not use polls. Results appear after polls close, only as officially counted by each state, with the source and an "as of" time.
Find your election office: USA.gov: Find your state or territory election office.
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