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GOP lawmakers call for redistricting after Supreme Court ruling
“What this means for the 2026 elections is uncertain. In many states, primaries are over or nearly so.
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“What this means for the 2026 elections is uncertain. In many states, primaries are over or nearly so.
ANALYSIS — The 2026 election cycle has reached an important stage: the biennial fight about TV ad buys.
Redistricting has reshaped the House midterm battleground for 2026 after President Donald Trump pushed Republican-led states to redraw their congressional lines to help the party maintain its razor-thin
Redistricting has already thrown a long shadow over the 2026 midterm elections, and we’re not done yet.
But it also puts both parties near parity in the monthslong arms race over redrawing congressional lines that has been a defining storyline of the 2026 campaign.
Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for election day. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter?
Republicans began the push for mid-decade redistricting after President Donald Trump urged GOP-led states to redraw congressional lines in an effort to help the party retain its House majority in 2026.
Money continued to flow as the midterm election year kicked off. Fundraising reports covering the first three months of the year show that it was a fruitful first quarter for many congressional candidates, with a handful of Senate hopefuls reporting eight-figure hauls and some House candidates surpassing the $2 million mark. Here are four takeaways […]
That creates what might best be described as a known unknown for the 2026 campaign cycle – if names of incumbents who wouldn’t generally be vulnerable to primary challenges or general election scrutiny
Landscaping While the 2026 Senate map benefits the GOP, the landscape is not as good as it was in 2018, when Senate Republicans outperformed their House counterparts.
Congress has also yet to pass a five-year farm bill to replace the legislation that expired in 2023; the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 awaits action on the House floor.
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The count: 87 percent That’s the share of the 1.2 million individual itemized contributions to Democratic congressional candidates in the 2026 cycle that came by way of digital fundraising platform
“After considerable reflection, 2026 will be my final year in Congress,” Graves, 62, said in a Friday statement. “This wasn’t an easy decision, but it’s the right one.
Collins brought in $825,000 and began 2026 with $2.3 million in the bank. Dooley, a first-time candidate, hauled in $1.1 million, finishing December with $2.1 million on hand.
Coming up Monday is the candidate filing deadline for the 2026 primaries in Arizona and New Jersey.
The issue that helped propel Republicans into the Senate majority and give them a governing trifecta in Washington now threatens to complicate their chances of holding on to both in 2026.
Governors to higher office in 2026,” Kevin Holst, the group’s executive director, said in a statement. “Even after being massively outspent, Lt. Gov.
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“House Republicans are on offense, and the MAGA Majority is the next wave of leaders who will help us expand our majority in 2026,’’ Hudson said in a statement announcing the rebranded program.