2026 United States elections
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| Election day | November 3 |
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| Incumbent president | Donald Trump (Republican) |
| Next Congress | 120th |
| Senate elections | |
| Seats contested | 34 of 100 seats (33 seats of Class 2 + 1 special election) |
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| Map of the incumbents: Democratic incumbent Republican incumbent No election | |
| House elections | |
| Seats contested | All 435 voting seats +5 of 6 non-voting seats |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 39 (36 states, 3 territories) |
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| Map of the incumbents: Democratic incumbent Term-limited Democrat Republican incumbent Term-limited Republican No election | |
The 2026 United States elections are scheduled to be held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. In this U.S. midterm election, which will occur during the second term of President Donald Trump, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate will be contested to determine the 120th United States Congress. 39 state and territorial U.S. gubernatorial elections, as well as numerous state and local elections, will also be contested.
Federal elections
[edit]Senate elections
[edit]All 34 seats will be up for election, including 33 Class 2 seats. A special election will be held to fill a vacancies during the 119th Congress.
House of Representatives elections
[edit]All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election; additionally, elections will be held to select the delegate for the District of Columbia as well as the delegates from 4 of the 5 U.S. territories, excluding Puerto Rico.
On October 1, 2024, Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva announced that he expects not to run for Congress again if he's re-elected in what is a safe Democratic district.[1]
On October 28, 2024, it was reported that Tennessee Rep. John Rose is expected to announce a run for Governor of Tennessee.[2]
State elections
[edit]Elections will be held for the governorships of 36 U.S. states and three insular areas. As most governors serve four-year terms, the last regularly scheduled elections for most seats up for election in 2026 were held in 2022. The governors of New Hampshire and Vermont each serve two-year terms, so incumbents in these two states will be determined in 2024.
Local elections
[edit]Mayoral elections
[edit]A number of major cities will hold mayoral elections in 2026.
Eligible incumbents
[edit]- Anaheim, California: One-term incumbent Ashleigh Aitken is eligible for re-election.
- Long Beach, California: One-term incumbent Rex Richardson is eligible for re-election.
- Los Angeles, California: One-term incumbent Karen Bass is running for re-election.[3]
- Louisville, Kentucky: One-term incumbent Craig Greenberg is eligible for re-election.
- North Las Vegas, Nevada: One-term incumbent Pamela Goynes-Brown is eligible for re-election.
- Oakland, California: One-term incumbent Sheng Thao is eligible for re-election.
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Two-term incumbent David Holt is eligible for re-election.
- St. Petersburg, Florida: One-term incumbent Ken Welch is running for re-election.[4]
- Washington, D.C.: Three-term incumbent Muriel Bowser is eligible for re-election.
Ineligible or retiring incumbents
[edit]- Reno, Nevada: Three-term incumbent Hillary Schieve is term-limited and ineligible to run.
References
[edit]- ^ Bendery, Jennifer (October 1, 2024). "Longtime Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva Says He's Not Running For Congress Again". HuffPost. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ Sher, Andy (October 28, 2024). "Rose uses GOP get-out-the-vote bus tour to make pre-gubernatorial announcement pitches". State Affairs. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Zahniser, David (July 1, 2024). "L.A. Mayor Karen Bass launches her reelection bid, saying, 'We cannot afford to stop our momentum'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Wright, Colleen (March 29, 2024). "St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch says he'll run for reelection in 2026". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 20, 2024.