2026 United States elections

2026 United States elections

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Election day	November 3
Incumbent president	Donald Trump (Republican)
Next Congress	120th
Senate elections
Seats contested	35 of 100 seats (33 seats of Class 2 + 2 special elections)
Map of the incumbents:      Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring      Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring      No election
House elections
Seats contested	All 435 voting seats +5 of 6 non-voting seats
Map of the incumbents:      Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring      Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring      Vacant     TBD congressional map
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested	39 (36 states, 3 territories)
Map of the incumbents:      Democratic incumbent     Term-limited Democrat      Republican incumbent     Term-limited Republican      No election

Elections are scheduled to be held in the United States, in large part, on November 3, 2026. In this U.S. midterm election, which will occur during Republican President Donald Trump's second term, 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. Thirty-nine state and territorial U.S. gubernatorial elections, as well as numerous state and local elections, will also be contested.

Federal elections

Senate elections

Main article: 2026 United States Senate elections

35 seats will be up for election, including 33 Class 2 seats. Special elections will be held to fill any other vacancies that arise during the 119th Congress.

House of Representatives elections

Main article: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections

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. There are 13 Democratic incumbents in districts Donald Trump won, while only 3 Republican incumbents are in seats won by Harris. ^[1] Ohio will have new congressional districts this cycle. ^[2]

State elections

Attorney general elections
     Term-limited Democrat     Term-limited or retiring Republican
     Democratic incumbent     Republican incumbent
     No election

Secretary of state elections
     Term-limited Democrat     Term-limited or retiring Republican
     Democratic incumbent     Republican incumbent
     No election

Treasurer elections
     Term-limited Democrat     Term-limited Republican
     Democratic incumbent     Republican incumbent
     No election

Gubernatorial elections

See also: 2026 United States gubernatorial elections

36 states and three territories will be holding regularly scheduled gubernatorial elections.

Lieutenant gubernatorial elections

See also: 2026 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections

Ten states will be holding regularly scheduled lieutenant gubernatorial elections.

Attorney general elections

See also: 2026 United States attorney general elections

30 states, two territories, and one federal district will be holding regularly scheduled attorney general elections.

Secretary of state elections

See also: 2026 United States secretary of state elections

26 states will be holding regularly scheduled secretary of state elections.

Treasurer elections

See also: 2026 United States state treasurer elections

27 states will be holding regularly scheduled treasurer elections.

Auditor elections

24 states will be holding regularly scheduled auditor elections.

State legislatures

See also: 2026 United States state legislative elections

88 state legislative chambers and 5 territorial chambers will be holding regularly scheduled elections.

Local elections

Mayoral elections

A number of major cities will hold mayoral elections in 2026.

Eligible incumbents

• Anaheim, California: One-term incumbent Ashleigh Aitken is eligible for re-election.
• Auburn, Alabama: Two-term incumbent Ron Anders Jr. is eligible for re-election.
• Bismarck, North Dakota: One-term incumbent Mike Schmitz is eligible for re-election.
• Charleston, West Virginia: Two-term incumbent Amy Shuler Goodwin is eligible for re-election.
• Danville, Illinois: Two-term incumbent Rickey Williams Jr. is eligible for re-election.
• Independence, Missouri: One-term incumbent Rory Rowland 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 running for re-election. ^[4]
• Maui County, Hawaii: One-term incumbent Richard Bissen is eligible for re-election.
• North Las Vegas, Nevada: One-term incumbent Pamela Goynes-Brown is eligible for re-election.
• Oakland, California: Incumbent to be determined in the 2025 special election.
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Two-term incumbent David Holt is eligible for re-election.
• Paterson, New Jersey: One-term incumbent Andre Sayegh is eligible for re-election.
• St. Petersburg, Florida: One-term incumbent Ken Welch is running for re-election. ^[5]
• Trenton, New Jersey: Two-term incumbent Reed Gusciora is eligible for re-election.
• Washington, D.C.: Three-term incumbent Muriel Bowser is eligible for re-election.

Ineligible or retiring incumbents

• Kauai, Hawaii: Two-term incumbent Derek Kawakami is term-limited and ineligible to run. ^[6]
• Reno, Nevada: Three-term incumbent Hillary Schieve is term-limited and ineligible to run.

References

1. Kondik, Kyle (January 16, 2025). "The 2024 Crossover House Seats: Overall Number Remains Low with Few Harris-District Republicans" . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
2. Kreemer, Avery. "Ohio congressional lines to be redrawn next year. Can gerrymandering be avoided?". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
3. 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.
4. McCrary, Eleanor (September 25, 2024). "Louisville mayor seeking reelection less than two years into first term". Courier Journal . Retrieved November 24, 2024.
5. 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.
6. Grunwald, Emma (September 19, 2024). "Kawakami's campaign office confirms Kauaʻi mayor plans to run for Kouchi's Senate seat in 2026". Kauaʻi Now. Retrieved November 24, 2024.