The 2026 United States elections are scheduled to be held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. In this U.S. midterm election, which will occur during the second term of President Donald Trump, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate will be contested to determine the 120th United States Congress. 39 state and territorial U.S. gubernatorial elections, as well as numerous state and local elections, will also be contested.
| ← 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 → Midterm elections | |
| Election day | November 3 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | Donald Trump (Republican) |
| Next Congress | 120th |
| Senate elections | |
| Seats contested | 35 of 100 seats (33 seats of Class 2 + 2 special elections) |
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| Map of the incumbents: Democratic incumbent Republican incumbent No election | |
| House elections | |
| Seats contested | All 435 voting seats +5 of 6 non-voting seats |
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| Map of the incumbents: Democratic incumbent Republican incumbent Vacant TBD in 2024 | |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 39 (36 states, 3 territories) |
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| Map of the incumbents: Democratic incumbent Term-limited Democrat Republican incumbent Term-limited Republican No election | |
Federal elections
editSenate elections
edit35 seats will be up for election, including 33 Class 2 seats. A special election will be held to fill vacancies during the 119th Congress.
House of Representatives elections
editAll 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election; additionally, elections will be held to select the delegate for the District of Columbia as well as the delegates from 4 of the 5 U.S. territories, excluding Puerto Rico.
On October 1, 2024, Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva announced that he would not to run for re-election in the 2026 election cycle.[1] Grijalva was already expected to win re-election in the 2024 cycle when the announcement was made, as his seat represents a heavily Democratic voter base.
On October 28, 2024, it was reported that Tennessee Rep. John Rose was expected to announce a run for Governor of Tennessee during this election cycle.[2]
In November 2024, representative Elise Stefanik was chosen by president-elect Donald Trump to serve in his administration.[3] It is currently unknown when or if a special election for her seat will take place prior to the 2026 election.
State elections
editElections will be held for the governorships of 36 U.S. states and three insular areas. As most governors serve four-year terms, the last regularly scheduled elections for most seats up for election in 2026 were held in 2022. The governors of New Hampshire and Vermont each serve two-year terms, and the incumbents in these two states were both re-elected in 2024.
Local elections
editMayoral elections
editA number of major cities will hold mayoral elections in 2026.
Eligible incumbents
edit- Anaheim, California: One-term incumbent Ashleigh Aitken is eligible for re-election.
- Bismarck, North Dakota: One-term incumbent Mike Schmitz is eligible for re-election.
- Danville, Illinois: Two-term incumbent Rickey Williams Jr. is eligible for re-election.
- Independence, Missouri: One-term incumbent Rory Rowland is eligible for re-election.
- Long Beach, California: One-term incumbent Rex Richardson is eligible for re-election.
- Los Angeles, California: One-term incumbent Karen Bass is running for re-election.[4]
- Louisville, Kentucky: One-term incumbent Craig Greenberg is eligible for re-election.
- Maui County, Hawaii: One-term incumbent Richard Bissen is eligible for re-election.
- North Las Vegas, Nevada: One-term incumbent Pamela Goynes-Brown is eligible for re-election.
- Oakland, California: Recalled one-term incumbent Sheng Thao is eligible to run for election again.
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Two-term incumbent David Holt is eligible for re-election.
- Paterson, New Jersey: One-term incumbent Andre Sayegh is eligible for re-election.
- St. Petersburg, Florida: One-term incumbent Ken Welch is running for re-election.[5]
- Trenton, New Jersey: Two-term incumbent Reed Gusciora is eligible for re-election.
- Washington, D.C.: Three-term incumbent Muriel Bowser is eligible for re-election.
Ineligible or retiring incumbents
edit- Reno, Nevada: Three-term incumbent Hillary Schieve is term-limited and ineligible to run.
References
edit- ^ Bendery, Jennifer (October 1, 2024). "Longtime Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva Says He's Not Running For Congress Again". HuffPost. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ Sher, Andy (October 28, 2024). "Rose uses GOP get-out-the-vote bus tour to make pre-gubernatorial announcement pitches". State Affairs. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Collins, Kaitlan (November 10, 2024). "Trump offers Rep. Elise Stefanik role of UN ambassador, sources say". CNN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Zahniser, David (July 1, 2024). "L.A. Mayor Karen Bass launches her reelection bid, saying, 'We cannot afford to stop our momentum'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Wright, Colleen (March 29, 2024). "St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch says he'll run for reelection in 2026". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 20, 2024.