2026 U.S. Senate elections
35 Senate seats: 33 Class 2 regular elections and two Class 3 special elections, in Florida and Ohio. Election Day: Tuesday 3 November.
Races by state
Party labels reproduce the official ballot list. An incumbent is the current officeholder, not an election winner. “Open seat” means the incumbent is not on the general-election ballot.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida (special)
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio (special)
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Alabama
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Tommy Tuberville (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Everett Wess | Democrat |
| Barry Moore | Republican |
Ballot and verification notes
- Official Autauga County general sample ballot supplies the complete statewide U.S. Senate contest; blank write-in space is not a named candidate.
- Clerk footnote says incumbent Tommy Tuberville is not a candidate for Senate re-election and is nominated for Governor.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Alaska
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Dan Sullivan (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
Official candidate list pending verification.
Ballot and verification notes
- Pending: official general candidate list https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-candidates/?election=26genr and sample ballot https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election/2026/General/SampleBallots/HD12-JD3.pdf were discovered, but requests and reader retrieval failed certificate-chain verification. urllib had the same failure; an unverified-TLS archival fallback returned HTTP405. No ballot copy was obtained and no candidate names are substituted from Clerk, primary filings, or secondary sources.
- Additional official ballot attempts used the no-www elections.alaska.gov alternate host for HD12-JD3 and www host HD1-JD1; both failed TLS certificate-chain verification. Exact attempted URLs and errors are retained in senate-am-attempts.json.
- The Clerk October 8 official general nominees compilation separately identifies Dan Sullivan as an incumbent Republican nominee; running=true is sourced to that official incumbent-status evidence, not a primary filing.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Alaska uses ranked-choice voting for its general elections; first-choice counts and later tabulation rounds must be distinguished. Official voting rules.
Arkansas
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Tom Cotton (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Hallie Shoffner | Democratic |
| Tom Cotton | Republican |
| Jeff Wadlin | Libertarian |
Ballot and verification notes
- Faulkner County official November 3 publication ballot supplies the complete statewide Senate contest. Ballot prints the office prefix “Senator” before Tom Cotton.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Colorado
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Mark Baisley | Republican Party |
| John Hickenlooper | Democratic Party |
| Bob Chew | Forward Party |
| Christopher Baum | Approval Voting Party |
| Blake Huber | Libertarian Party |
| Adam Withrow | Unity Party |
Ballot and verification notes
- Secretary of State official general-election list says certified to counties September 4. Included all six US Senate rows with Write in? N; three separately certified write-ins (Y) are not printed ballot candidates. No included Senate row is struck through.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Delaware
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Christopher A. Coons (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Chris Coons | Democratic |
| Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz | Republican |
Ballot and verification notes
- General Election 11/3/2026 list, updated October 30 at 7:56 PM, contains two qualified statewide U.S. Senator rows. Excludes separate declared write-ins.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Florida · Special election
U.S. Senate · Class 3 · unexpired term. Incumbent: Ashley Moody (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Neil J. Gillespie | NPA |
| Ashley Moody | REP |
| Angie Nixon | DEM |
Ballot and verification notes
- Official November 3 general-election US Senate list is filtered to qualified general-election candidates; withdrawn, did-not-qualify, and primary-eliminated entries are not on the ballot. Party codes are retained exactly.
- Clerk compilation identifies the unexpired Senate term ending January 3, 2029; this is the Class III special election, not a regular Class II contest. Ashley Moody has the official incumbent marker.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Georgia
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Jon Ossoff (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Mike Collins | Rep |
| Jon Ossoff | Dem |
Ballot and verification notes
- White County official consolidated sample ballot contains both printed statewide Senate candidates and marks Jon Ossoff incumbent. Party abbreviations are retained as printed.
- Appended certified-write-in list names Elbert Arthur Bartell, Christina Clement and Cassandra Easton; they are not printed ballot candidate rows and no party label is supplied for them.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Georgia requires a majority; if no candidate reaches it, the top two advance to a runoff on 1 December 2026. Official voting rules.
Idaho
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: James E. Risch (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Todd Achilles | IND |
| Natalie M Fleming | IND |
| Matt Loesby | LIB |
| Jim Risch | REP |
Ballot and verification notes
- Cassia County official November 3 general-election sample ballot supplies all four printed statewide Senate choices, corroborated by Bonner County sample ballot. Party codes are retained exactly.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Illinois
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Richard J. Durbin (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Juliana Stratton | DEMOCRATIC |
| Don Tracy | REPUBLICAN |
| Whitfield Harrington Jr | AMERICAN CENTER PARTY |
Ballot and verification notes
- Official General Election 11/3/2026 State Board of Elections list includes three active Senate candidates. Tyrone F Muhammad is marked Removed (July 14) and is excluded.
- Clerk footnote identifies incumbent Richard J. Durbin as not a candidate.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Iowa
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Joni Ernst (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Ashley Hinson | REP |
| Josh Turek | DEM |
| Thomas Laehn | LIB |
Ballot and verification notes
- State candidate PDF returned HTTP403; Black Hawk County official November 3 general-election sample ballot supplies all three statewide Senate choices. Party codes retained exactly as printed.
- Clerk footnote identifies incumbent Joni Ernst as not a candidate.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Kansas
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Roger Marshall (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Adam Hamilton | DEMOCRATIC |
| Roger Marshall | REPUBLICAN |
| David C Graham | LIBERTARIAN |
Ballot and verification notes
- Thomas County official general-election notice states national and state candidates were certified by the Secretary of State and lists the names as they must appear on printed ballots. Includes all three Senate candidates.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Kentucky
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Mitch McConnell (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Andy Barr | Republican Party |
| Charles Booker | Democratic Party |
| Christopher Campbell | Kentucky Party |
Ballot and verification notes
- Official 2026 General Election US Senator list has three printed candidates plus Thomas Michael Murphy labeled Write-In; separate write-in is not a printed ballot candidate.
- Clerk footnote identifies incumbent Mitch McConnell as not a candidate.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Louisiana
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Bill Cassidy (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| "Jamie" Davis | Democrat |
| Julia Letlow | Republican |
Ballot and verification notes
- Official Secretary of State November 3 candidate inquiry for Calcasieu lists the two statewide U.S. Senator choices. Party labels and Jamie Davis quotation marks are preserved from the general-election inquiry.
- Clerk footnote identifies incumbent Bill Cassidy as defeated in the primary; running=false means absent from the general ballot, not still running because of an earlier primary candidacy.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Louisiana’s 2026 U.S. Senate race uses a November general election after closed-party primaries; the most votes wins, without a majority requirement. It is not the former November all-candidate primary system. Official voting rules.
Maine
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Susan M. Collins (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Susan M. Collins | R |
| Troy D. Jackson | D |
Ballot and verification notes
- Secretary of State final November 3 general candidate spreadsheet has exactly two US rows; literal party codes R and D are retained without replacing them with guessed ballot labels. Names assembled from the official First Name, Middle Name and Last Name columns.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Maine uses ranked-choice voting in general elections for federal offices, including U.S. Senate; its governor’s general election uses plurality instead. Official voting rules.
Massachusetts
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Edward J. Markey (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic |
| John Deaton | Republican |
| Shiva Ayyadurai | Independent |
| Joe Tache | Socialism and Liberation |
Ballot and verification notes
- State candidate page returned an HTTP200 Incapsula anti-bot envelope with no candidate content; official Town of Ayer November 3 state-election sample ballot supplies all four statewide Senator in Congress choices. Edward J. Markey is marked Candidate for Re-election.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Michigan
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Gary C. Peters (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Abdul El-Sayed | Democratic |
| Mike Rogers | Republican |
| Lydia Christensen | Libertarian |
| Tim Long | U.S. Taxpayers |
| Douglas P. Marsh | Green Party |
| Walter P. Kristy | Natural Law |
Ballot and verification notes
- Wayne County Clerk official November 3 general-election candidate list, page 2, supplies all six statewide U.S. Senate candidates. Party labels are retained exactly, including Green Party.
- Clerk footnote identifies incumbent Gary C. Peters as not a candidate.
- Incumbent identity and party use the official Senate Class II indexed directory (or Clerk incumbent marker for Florida); general-ballot running/open status uses the October 8 Clerk official nominees compilation, corroborated by the state ballot wherever accessible. Sources were read November 2; indexed Senate evidence is not a fresh live-origin fetch.
- Results link is a future official election-authority portal only; no result totals were fetched or stored.
Minnesota
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Tina Smith (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
Official candidate list pending verification.
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- The official candidate finder identifies November 3, 2026 State General Elections but its retained Senate rows still include competing primary candidates. That unfiltered filing list is not proof of the final general ballot; no names were imported.
- Attempted the candidate portal home and CandidateFilingSearch.aspx download/search entry points; both redirected to a Radware/PerfDrive bot-validation page despite HTTP 200. The SOS candidate-data page was readable but did not provide an accessible final general download.
- The official U.S. House Clerk 2026 nominees compilation states that incumbent Tina Smith is not a candidate for reelection, supporting running=false. This source establishes incumbent status only; it is not state general-ballot proof and does not change the pending candidate list.
Mississippi
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Scott Colom | Democrat |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican |
| Ty Pinkins | Independent |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
Montana
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Steve Daines (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| KURT ALME | REP |
| KYLE AUSTIN | LIB |
| ALANI BANKHEAD | DEM |
| SETH BODNAR | IND |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Federal General 2026 statewide Senate contest read from the state portal; the four printed-ballot candidates retain official REP/LIB/DEM/IND labels. Jami Dee Woodman is explicitly identified as WRITE-IN in the source and is excluded from printed-ballot candidates.
- Incumbent Steve Daines is not on the complete official general list; running=false does not assert a reason for his absence.
Nebraska
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Pete Ricketts (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Pete Ricketts | Republican |
| Mike Marvin | Legal Marijuana NOW |
| Robin Richards | Nebraska Working People |
| Chuck Conboy | America First |
| Dan Osborn | By Petition |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Final statewide general list dated September 11, 2026, page 1. The state labels Dan Osborn By Petition; this is retained rather than relabeled Independent.
New Hampshire
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
Official candidate list pending verification.
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Attempted the Secretary of State 2026-election-details page by direct HTTP and reader tool; both returned HTTP 403. Official-source search discovery identifies a 2026 General Election Candidates link, but did not expose an accessible complete list. No primary filings or secondary names were substituted.
- The official U.S. House Clerk 2026 nominees compilation states that incumbent Jeanne Shaheen is not a candidate for reelection, supporting running=false. This source establishes incumbent status only; it is not state general-ballot proof and does not change the pending candidate list.
New Jersey
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Cory A. Booker (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| CORY BOOKER | Democratic |
| JUSTIN MURPHY | Republican |
| VERONICA FERNANDEZ | END THE CORRUPTION! |
| JOANNE KUNIANSKY | SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Official list dated July 27, 2026 contains four Senate candidates and a matching four-candidate total. Petition slogans are retained verbatim as party labels.
New Mexico
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Ben Ray Luján (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
Official candidate list pending verification.
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Attempted the state SERVIS CandidateList.aspx?eid general-election portal directly and through the reader tool; both returned HTTP 403. A targeted official-portal search did not expose a complete official Senate ballot list; its fallback secondary names were not imported. The SOS election-information page was readable.
- The official U.S. House Clerk 2026 nominees compilation marks Ben Ray Luján as an incumbent nominee, supporting running=true. This source establishes incumbent status only; it is not state general-ballot proof and does not change the pending candidate list.
North Carolina
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Thom Tillis (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Michael Dublin | GRE |
| Roy Cooper | DEM |
| Shannon W. Bray | LIB |
| Michael Whatley | REP |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Official general candidate list by contest dated October 13, 2026; the same four statewide US SENATE candidates appear across county sections. Name-on-ballot strings and official GRE/DEM/LIB/REP labels are retained.
- Incumbent Thom Tillis is absent from the complete official general Senate list; running=false does not assert a reason for his absence.
Ohio · Special election
U.S. Senate · Class 3 · unexpired term. Incumbent: Jon Husted (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown | D |
| Jon Husted | R |
| Greg Levy | Other-party |
| William B. Redpath | L |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Attempted Ohio Secretary of State Directive 2026-45 directly and through the reader tool; both returned HTTP 403. The complete statewide Senate contest was instead read from Lake County Board of Elections' official November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List, updated October 15, 2026, page 1.
- The official county list prints four Senate candidates with exact D/R/Other-party/L labels. Stephen Faris, Anthony Holliman and Timothy Telymonde are explicitly marked Write-in and excluded from printed-ballot candidate rows.
- The official U.S. House Clerk 2026 nominees compilation independently marks Jon Husted as an incumbent nominee, supporting running=true; ballot identities and exact party labels come from the official county election-authority list.
- This is the Class III special election to complete the term ending January 3, 2029, not a regular Class II election.
Oklahoma
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Alan Armstrong (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| KEVIN HERN | REPUBLICAN |
| N'KIYLA JASMINE THOMAS | DEMOCRAT |
| SEVIER WHITE | LIBERTARIAN |
| RON MEINHARDT | INDEPENDENT |
| CURTIS STINNETT | INDEPENDENT |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- State Election Board Next Election page links to the November 2026 county election list. Its 77 county sections consistently print five US Senate candidates; uppercase party labels are retained.
- Current incumbent is Alan Armstrong, not former Senator Markwayne Mullin. The official Senate directory and official member biography search extracts identify his 2026 appointment. Armstrong is absent from the complete general ballot; running=false.
Oregon
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Jeff Merkley (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| David Brock Smith | Republican |
| Jeff Merkley | Democrat, Working Families |
| Gary Lyndon Dye | Libertarian |
| Chris Henry | Progressive, Pacific Green |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Official Ballot Statement Directive 2026-09, September 3, 2026, page 6. Multiple-party nominations are preserved as a single exact ballot label; they are not reduced to a major party.
Rhode Island
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Jack Reed (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
Official candidate list pending verification.
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Attempted the state voter-information CandidateSearch and Senate CandidateSearchSummary for Election=18144, OfficeType=620. Direct requests returned HTTP 403. The normal reader returned only page scaffolding, while the raw reader returned HTTP 403. A targeted search returned a synthesized candidate summary, not a retained complete primary-source table; it was not used as ballot verification.
- The official U.S. House Clerk 2026 nominees compilation marks Jack Reed as an incumbent nominee, supporting running=true. This source establishes incumbent status only; it is not state general-ballot proof and does not change the pending candidate list.
South Carolina
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Darline Graham (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Annie Andrews | Democratic |
| Darline Graham | Republican |
| Mark Hackett | Constitution |
| Kasie Whitener | Libertarian |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Official candidate search for election 22596 (November 3, 2026 Statewide General Election), office 376 (U.S. Senate), was read by its public POST search. All four Active nominees are included; defeated, withdrawn and deceased records are excluded. The exact request fields are retained in the source manifest.
- Current incumbent is Darline Graham, not the late Lindsey Graham. The Senate current directory and appointment/member extracts confirm her July 2026 appointment; the general-election authority marks Darline Graham Active and Lindsey Graham Deceased After Primary. This remains the regular Class II general election.
South Dakota
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Mike Rounds (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Brian L Bengs | IND |
| Mike Rounds | REP |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Official general candidate portal election 774. Julian Beaudion is explicitly withdrawn August 4, 2026, and excluded. The two active Senate candidates retain official IND/REP labels.
Tennessee
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Bill Hagerty (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Bill Hagerty | Republican |
| Marquita Bradshaw | Democratic |
| Tharon Chandler | Independent |
| Andrew Gerena | Independent |
| Jeremy Dean Hearn | Independent |
| Robert Jones | Independent |
| James William Macon III | Independent |
| Yoshi D. Matthews | Independent |
| David Sutman, Jr. | Independent |
| Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson | Independent |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Complete official November 3, 2026 United States Senate PDF includes two party nominees and eight Independent candidates; all ten are included.
Texas
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: John Cornyn (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| KEN PAXTON | REP |
| JAMES TALARICO | DEM |
| TED BROWN | LIB |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Final ballot certification dated August 28, 2026. All 254 county Senate sections list the same three nominees. Official REP/DEM/LIB labels are retained. A transfer-decoding failure on the first fetch was followed by a successful identity-encoding fetch of the original PDF bytes.
- Incumbent John Cornyn is absent from the complete general ballot certification; running=false does not assert a reason for his absence.
Virginia
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Mark R. Warner (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Mark R. Warner | Democratic |
| Bert Mizusawa | Republican |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Official Department of Elections November federal offices candidate table, linked from the candidate-list index updated October 9, 2026. Mark R. Warner is explicitly marked incumbent; both statewide Senate candidates are included.
West Virginia
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Shelley Moore Capito (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO | REP |
| RACHEL FETTY ANDERSON | DEM |
| S. MARSHALL WILSON | CST |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Secretary of State-hosted Fayette County official November 3, 2026 general sample ballot, statewide US Senate contest. All three named candidates are included with exact REP/DEM/CST labels. NO CANDIDATE(S) NOMINATED entries and the generic write-in line are not candidates.
Wyoming
U.S. Senate · Class 2 · regular election. Incumbent: Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.
Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.
| Candidate | Party / ballot label |
|---|---|
| Harriet Hageman | Republican |
| James Byrd | Democratic |
Ballot and verification notes
- Pre-election snapshot for November 3, 2026. Official results portal is a link only; no results were fetched.
- Incumbent identity, party and seat class are sourced to the official current Senate directory through a retained search-reader envelope acquired November 2, 2026. Direct Senate HTTP requests were denied; original directory bytes and its original acquisition time are unavailable.
- Official statewide general candidate roster dated September 9, 2026, page 1 lists the complete two-person Senate contest.
- Incumbent Cynthia M. Lummis is absent from the complete official general roster; running=false does not assert a reason for her absence.
Sources
Ballot lists come from state election authorities; officeholder sources are linked above. Source copies and SHA-256 checksums are retained with this dataset. Fetch times below describe acquisition, not result updates. A pending list has no inferred candidates.
Official source register (74)
- Alabama 2026 general-election sample ballots · Fetched
- Alabama November 3 2026 official sample ballot: Autauga County · Fetched
- Delaware November 3 2026 general-election candidates · Fetched
- Colorado 2026 general election official candidate list · Fetched
- Florida 2026 general election US Senate candidate list · Fetched
- Illinois November 3 2026 general election candidate list · Fetched
- Georgia White County November 3 2026 consolidated sample ballot · Fetched
- Maine November 3 2026 final general election candidate list · Fetched
- Louisiana November 3 2026 official Calcasieu candidate inquiry · Fetched
- Michigan Wayne County November 3 2026 official candidate list · Fetched
- Arkansas Faulkner County November 3 2026 publication ballot · Fetched
- Idaho Bonner County November 3 2026 official sample ballot · Fetched
- Kentucky 2026 general-election US Senate candidates · Fetched
- Massachusetts Ayer November 3 2026 state-election sample ballot · Fetched
- Kansas Thomas County official notice November 3 2026 general-election candidates · Fetched
- Iowa Black Hawk County November 3 2026 official sample ballot · Fetched
- Idaho Cassia County November 3 2026 general-election sample ballot · Fetched
- Clerk of the United States House: 2026 official nominations for Senate and House · Fetched
- Official United States Senate Class II directory, indexed reader excerpt · Reader acquired
- Nebraska final statewide general candidate list · Fetched
- New Jersey official general candidates US Senate · Fetched
- New Mexico 2026 general contest candidate list · Fetched
- New Hampshire 2026 election details · Fetched
- Wyoming general election candidate roster · Fetched
- Ohio general election certified ballot directive · Fetched
- Mississippi official statewide sample general ballot · Fetched
- Virginia general candidate lists · Fetched
- North Carolina official candidate lists · Fetched
- Minnesota general election candidate finder · Fetched
- South Dakota candidate list · Fetched
- Rhode Island official candidate search · Fetched
- Oklahoma official candidate information · Fetched
- Virginia November general federal candidate list · Fetched
- West Virginia official candidate search · Fetched
- Tennessee official candidate information · Fetched
- North Carolina general candidate list by contest · Fetched
- Official Senate directory search-reader evidence · Reader acquired
- Texas November general election information · Fetched
- Oregon current election · Fetched
- Official Senate directory search-reader evidence · Reader acquired
- Official Senate directory search-reader evidence · Reader acquired
- Official Senate directory search-reader evidence · Reader acquired
- Tennessee November general US Senate candidate list · Fetched
- Rhode Island general Senate candidate summary · Fetched
- Montana official candidate list portal · Fetched
- Oregon general election official ballot statement · Fetched
- Rhode Island official general Senate candidate list reader response · Reader acquired
- Montana federal general 2026 candidate list · Fetched
- Texas general ballot certification identity transfer · Fetched
- Ohio certified general ballot directive reader · Reader acquired
- New Mexico candidate portal reader · Reader acquired
- New Hampshire election details reader · Reader acquired
- Oklahoma official next election ballot information · Fetched
- Minnesota official candidate filings downloads · Fetched
- West Virginia official general sample ballot Fayette · Fetched
- New Hampshire ballot list discovery evidence · Reader acquired
- Rhode Island Senate candidate source search evidence · Reader acquired
- New Mexico general Senate list search evidence · Reader acquired
- Minnesota official candidate data downloads · Fetched
- Rhode Island Senate candidate source raw-reader envelope · Reader acquired
- South Carolina 2026 statewide election choices · Fetched
- South Carolina November 2026 general candidate listing · Fetched
- South Carolina public candidate search application script · Fetched
- Minnesota candidate search form and general election downloads · Fetched
- South Carolina general US Senate official search response · Fetched
- Mississippi official election information and results navigation · Fetched
- Oklahoma official next general election list · Fetched
- Montana official election information navigation · Fetched
- Nebraska official election information navigation · Fetched
- New Mexico official election information navigation · Fetched
- South Dakota official 2026 election information navigation · Fetched
- Wyoming official election information navigation · Fetched
- New Jersey official voter election information navigation · Fetched
- Lake County official general candidate list · Fetched
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