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6 key questions about the 2026 midterm elections
Both parties are preparing for a hard-fought midterm election year that, if the first full week of 2026 is any indication, will bring along some surprises.
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At the Races: Of voters and Venezuela
↵↵At the Races is back for 2026, with the midterm election year upon us.
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Democrats recalibrate on Jan. 6 messaging ahead of midterms
↵↵Now, five years after the attack, the campaign dynamics of Jan. 6 have shifted in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections.
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These former members of Congress are seeking comebacks in 2026
↵↵Here's a look at the former members who have launched comeback bids for 2026: Senate Michigan: former Rep.
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Elise Stefanik ends campaign for New York governor, will retire in 2026
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for New York governor and will retire from the House at the end of her current term.
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Candidates from the clergy see role for religion in Democratic Party
↵↵The 2026 midterm elections will also feature a growing cast of Democratic contenders who studied theology, or serve as members of the clergy, including Trone Garriott, Schultz and Talarico.
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Supreme Court’s Texas map ruling could spark redistricting race
↵↵A DOJ account replied: "Not a chance, Gavin — we will stop your DEI districts for 2026."
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Supreme Court lets Texas use GOP-redrawn congressional map
↵↵And Alito wrote that he would not delay the decision by writing a detailed response to the dissent because "Texas needs certainty on which map will govern the 2026 midterm elections."
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At Supreme Court, Texas congressional map faces issue of timing
an injunction is obvious: campaigning had already begun, candidates had already gathered signatures and filed applications to appear on the ballot under the 2025 map, and early voting for the March 3, 2026
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At the Races: The new Republican resisters
But after this month's off-year election results that saw Democrats win big, the 2020 results might be a better indicator of what might happen in 2026, Roll Call elections analyst Nathan L.
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Former Rep. Elaine Luria makes comeback bid in Virginia
↵↵Kiggans, who defeated Democrat Missy Cotter Smasal by 4 points last year, is a top target for Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections. Inside Elections with Nathan L.
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The most vulnerable senators of 2026, a year out from Election Day
↵↵A year out from Election Day, Georgia's Jon Ossoff, a Democrat seeking his second term, and Maine's Susan Collins, a Republican seeking her sixth, top our list of the most vulnerable senators of 2026
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At the Races: Signs of the times
But Democrats in 2026 also are counting on working-class women who are building campaigns around economic populism rooted in humble origin stories. Primary challengers: Tennessee state Rep.
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At the Races: Maps mania
The focus on redistricting is set to move next to Ohio, where Republicans will hold major sway over a new map for 2026 that has been long expected. “The path to winning back the U.S.
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At the races: Democrats get a reprieve
state Senate seat, an abundance of experienced candidates and a remark by a Republican incumbent that drew widespread scorn: Those are some of the factors fueling optimism among Iowa Democrats about the 2026
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At the races: Big, beautiful bickering
Moderates in the Senate such as Maine’s Susan Collins, who is on the ballot in 2026, and even some red-state conservatives such as Missouri’s Josh Hawley have raised alarms over the measure’s proposed
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At the Races: Democrats go back to school
Starting gate Off-year redistricting: Wisconsin joins the list of states that could see new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 elections, after a pair of lawsuits were filed last week challenging
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At the Races: Only the young
And it comes after the progressive group Justice Democrats said it would look to back primary challengers in deep-blue districts in the 2026 cycle.
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At the Races: House by the numbers
Vance said his focus will be to “fully enact the MAGA mandate and President Trump’s vision” and help build the necessary war chest to “keep and grow our Republican majorities in 2026.”
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At the Races: We don’t need no Education (Department)
Speaker likes the midterm map: At a Punchbowl News event this week, Speaker Mike Johnson expressed optimism about defying trends and expanding the House GOP majority in 2026.