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© 2026 Govwatch

2026 Midterms · Historical results

Elections

Who's filed to run in 2026, plus official results for past House and Senate cycles. Candidate filings come from the Federal Election Commission and refresh daily. Historical results come from MIT Election Lab.

2026 candidates — who's running

Latest filing recorded Jul 19, 2026 · Source: FEC Form 2 filings

4,140
Declared candidates
3,619
House filings
521
Senate filings
1,089
Open-seat filings

Incumbent vs. challenger

  • Incumbents seeking re-election494
  • Challengers2,512
  • Open-seat filings1,089

“Incumbents seeking re-election” counts sitting House and Senate members we've verified against our officials roster. FEC's own “incumbent” classification is broader — it includes former members running to reclaim a seat — so the count here is tighter than what /data/candidates on FEC's site would show. Open-seat filings happen when the incumbent isn't seeking re-election (retirement, running for another office, or after a resignation). The 2026 cycle has unusually many because of the Senate appointments (Rubio, Vance, Braun) and a heavy House retirement field.

By party

  • DDemocratic2,018
  • RRepublican1,889
  • IIndependent101
  • LLibertarian24
  • DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor22
  • NNo Party Affiliation21

Most-contested House districts

Districts with three or more declared candidates.

  • GA-1427 candidates filed
  • VA-0726 candidates filed
  • AZ-0124 candidates filed
  • MD-0524 candidates filed
  • MD-0623 candidates filed
  • NY-1223 candidates filed
  • FL-1922 candidates filed
  • NJ-1122 candidates filed
  • IL-0721 candidates filed
  • VA-1021 candidates filed

Most-contested Senate states

States with two or more candidates filed for the Senate seat up this cycle.

  • FL29 candidates filed
  • TX29 candidates filed
  • IL26 candidates filed
  • MI23 candidates filed
  • NJ21 candidates filed
  • VA19 candidates filed
  • AL18 candidates filed
  • LA18 candidates filed
  • IA17 candidates filed
  • ME17 candidates filed
Want a forecast? Filed candidates show who is running. For forecaster ratings on which races are competitive (Toss-Up, Lean, Likely, Safe), see 2026 Race Ratings, sourced from Sabato's Crystal Ball.

The maps changed for 2026

10 states redrew House lines mid-decade

2026 is the largest wave of mid-decade congressional redistricting in modern history. Outside of the normal once-a-decade redraw, both parties have pushed new maps — through legislatures, courts, and ballot measures — to gain House seats before the midterms. That means some of the candidates above are running in districts that didn't exist a year ago. Below is each redrawn state's House delegation today versus a best-effort projection under the new lines; explore the actual boundaries on the district map.

Net projected House shift across these 10 states
DDemocratic -7RRepublican +7

Projections reflect each plan's stated partisan intent and forecaster ratings where available — not a guarantee. Actual outcomes depend on candidates, fundraising, and turnout. States where a redraw was adopted but later blocked by a court (such as Virginia) are not included.

CAR -5
43D · 9R → 48D · 4R
TXR +5
12D · 25R · 1I → 7D · 30R · 1I
FLR +4
8D · 20R → 4D · 24R
ALR +1
2D · 5R → 1D · 6R
LAR +1
2D · 4R → 1D · 5R
MOR +1
2D · 6R → 1D · 7R
TNR +1
1D · 8R → 0D · 9R
UTR -1
0D · 4R → 1D · 3R
NCNo projected shift
4D · 10R → 4D · 10R
OHNo projected shift
5D · 10R → 5D · 10R

Historical results

Official results for past House and Senate cycles. Click any cycle for the full race-by-race tally.

2024
432 House · 33 Senate races
44 races decided by <5%
2022
429 House · 33 Senate races
44 races decided by <5%
2020
430 House · 33 Senate races
45 races decided by <5%
2018
435 House · 33 Senate races
2016
434 House · 34 Senate races
2014
435 House · 34 Senate races
2012
435 House · 33 Senate races

Closest races — 2024

D
Adam Gray
House · CA-13
50.0%+0.1%
R
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
House · IA-1
50.0%+0.2%
D
Derek Tran
House · CA-45
50.1%+0.2%
R
Dave McCormick
Senate · PA
48.8%+0.2%
D
Elissa Slotkin
Senate · MI
48.6%+0.3%
D
Marcy Kaptur
House · OH-9
48.3%+0.6%
D
Jared Forrest Golden
House · ME-2
50.4%+0.7%
R
Gabe Evans
House · CO-8
49.0%+0.7%
D
Tammy Baldwin
Senate · WI
49.3%+0.8%
R
Ryan E. Mackenzie
House · PA-7
50.5%+1.0%
R
Scott Perry
House · PA-10
50.6%+1.3%
W
Josh Riley
House · NY-19
6.0%+1.6%
R
Rob Bresnahan Jr.
House · PA-8
50.8%+1.6%
D
Jacky S. Rosen
Senate · NV
47.9%+1.6%
D
Don Davis
House · NC-1
49.5%+1.7%