The Senate races to watch: 2026 election results
Democrats have won back the chamber, holding competitive seats while flipping four GOP-held ones.
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Election 2026
The 2026 midterm elections in November will decide which party controls Congress and many state governments. From key issues and governor’s races to competitive U.S. House and Senate seats, here’s what to watch.
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It's Platner vs. Collins, and all eyes are on Maine in battle for Senate control
Graham Platner, a combat veteran and oyster farmer, has drawn national attention — and controversy — in his bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins.
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Trump backed Pamela Evette over Nancy Mace. South Carolina Republicans followed.
Evette, the lieutenant governor, advanced to a runoff against Attorney General Alan Wilson in the GOP gubernatorial primary.
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Republicans want to make the Texas Senate race about manliness
In his first general election ad, Republican Ken Paxton accused his opponent, Democratic state Sen. James Talarico, of not having enough testosterone.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms is Democrats’ pick in high-stakes Georgia governor’s race
The former mayor of Atlanta could be the nation's first Black woman governor.
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Jasmine Clark is poised to be the first Black woman Ph.D. scientist in Congress
Clark, a Georgia state representative and Ph.D. microbiologist, won the Democratic primary to represent a safely blue House seat in Georgia.
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Georgia is the main character of 2026
Multiple Black women have a chance to make history in an election year shaped by affordability and the Supreme Court’s decision on political maps.
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Medication abortion is available — for now. But reproductive rights could still shape the midterms.
Even without a Supreme Court court ruling restricting abortion rights, Democrats in tight races are likely to keep the consequences of bans in their midterm campaigns.
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The governor's races to watch: 2026 election results
Multiple women candidates are running in this year’s many open governor races leading up to the midterm elections in November.
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Amy Acton’s primary win in Ohio could help women keep historic gains as governors
Maintaining their ranks at the gubernatorial level will likely hinge on whether candidates like Acton prevail in key incumbent-free races.