The seats that matter in 2026. Twenty-six races, researched claim by claim — the platforms, the records, the worst claims against each candidate, and what the sources actually show. Read the research. Decide which flaw you can live with.
The seats that matter in 2026 — 26 races, researched claim by claim.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting is already open in most states.
Ten seats that decide the chamber — who confirms the judges, who holds the gavel, who checks the White House. Every race checked claim by claim.
Election Day is November 3. Early voting in Texas runs through October 30. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims against each man, and what the sources…
Election Day is November 3. Early voting in Alaska began October 19. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims against each candidate, and what the sources…
Election Day is November 3. Early voting in Georgia runs October 13 through October 30, and Georgia's majority-vote rule means a December 1 runoff if nobody clears 50 percent. This is the…
Election Day is November 3. In-person early voting in Iowa runs October 14 through November 2. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims against each candidate,…
Election Day is November 3. Advance in-person voting in Kansas began October 14 and runs through noon November 2. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims…
Election Day is November 3. Maine has no-excuse absentee voting — any registered voter can vote absentee, in person at town halls through October 29 — and ballots must be received by 8 p.m.…
Election Day is November 3. Michigan's statewide early in-person voting runs October 24 through November 1. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims against…
Election Day is November 3. New Hampshire offers no in-person early voting — absentee ballots require a qualifying excuse, and the state registers voters at the polls on Election Day…
Election Day is November 3. In-person early voting in North Carolina runs October 15 through October 31. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims against each…
Election Day is November 3. Early in-person voting in Ohio runs October 6 through November 1. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims against each man, and…
Eleven districts that decide the majority. Democrats need a net gain of three; these are the seats the arithmetic runs through.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Arizona early voting has been open since October 7, and in-person early voting runs through October 30. An early ballot must be received by your…
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. In-person absentee voting in Iowa runs Wednesday, October 14 through Monday, November 2 at county auditor offices; the deadline to request a…
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. California mailed every active registered voter a ballot in early October, and vote centers open for early in-person voting in Voter's Choice Act…
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Statewide early in-person voting in Michigan runs Saturday, October 24 through Sunday, November 1. This is the whole race — the platforms, the…
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Michigan's statewide in-person early voting runs October 24 through November 1. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims…
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Early voting in New York runs October 24 through November 1. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims against each…
Election Day is November 3. In-person early voting in North Carolina runs through October 31. This is a rematch in a district the legislature redrew specifically to beat the incumbent — and…
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Ohio early in-person voting began October 6 and runs through November 1 — it is already underway. This is the whole race — the platforms, the…
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Pennsylvania has no early in-person voting — mail-ballot applications are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, and you can apply, complete and…
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting in Texas runs October 19–30, and it is already underway. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims…
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Virginia's early in-person voting opened September 18 and runs through October 31. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst…
Five statehouses that matter — where the veto pen, the election machinery, and the next decade's maps are decided.
Election Day is November 3. Arizonans have been voting since October 7, when early ballots went out; early in-person voting runs through October 30, and an early ballot must be received by…
Election Day is November 3. Every active registered voter in California was mailed a ballot, with counties sending them out by October 5; you can register and vote the same day through…
Election Day is November 3. Absentee ballots went out September 24, and in-person early voting runs statewide October 24 through November 1. This is the whole race — the platforms, the…
Election Day is November 3. Minnesotans have been voting since September 18, when absentee voting — by mail and in person — opened; direct early voting runs through November 2. This is the…
Election Day is November 3. Early voting in New York runs October 24 through November 1. This is the whole race — the platforms, the records, the worst claims against each candidate, and…