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2026 Senate Overview (Oct. 23, 2025): North Carolina - Wyoming

October 23, 2025 · 2:27 PM EDT

North Carolina. Open; Thom Tillis (R) not seeking re-election. Filing deadline Dec. 19. Primary March 3. Runoff (if necessary) May 12. The general election matchup is effectively set more than a year ahead of the midterms: Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper will face off against former RNC chairman…

Report Shorts (Oct. 23, 2025)

October 23, 2025 · 2:26 PM EDT

California’s 3rd District. Former state Sen. Richard Pan is running as a Democrat against Rep. Kevin Kiley, in a district that could get much better for Democrats if voters approve a new congressional map this fall. The pediatrician and vaccine advocate could also switch to running in the 6th…

New Hampshire Senate: Sununu Bid Boosts Republican Chances

by Nathan L. Gonzales October 22, 2025 · 1:02 PM EDT

Former Sen. John E. Sununu announced a comeback bid in New Hampshire on Wednesday, boosting Republican chances of winning the seat near the core of the fight for Senate control in 2026.

Republicans remain favored to maintain their majority at this stage of the cycle because Democrats need a net…

The Most Evenly-Divided Counties in the Country

by Bradley Wascher October 17, 2025 · 11:24 AM EDT

If you count the number of swing states on two hands, you will have more than a few fingers to spare. Not so at the county level.

For the first time, Inside Elections has calculated Baseline scores for all 3,142 counties in the United States (excluding Kalawao County, Hawaii, the nation’s…

Podcast Episode 57: Can Anyone Defeat Susan Collins? w/ Alex Seitz-Wald of Midcoast Villager

October 16, 2025 · 2:56 PM EDT

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Alex Seitz-Wald of The Midcoast Villager take a deep dive into Maine with a focus on the Democratic Senate primary between Gov. Janet Mills and oysterman Graham Platner before taking on Republican Susan Collins, a look at the 2nd District battle between…

Maine 2: Turning LePage on Golden?

by Jacob Rubashkin October 9, 2025 · 2:30 PM EDT

Each party has their own white whales in Congress, the representatives who avoid defeat cycle after cycle despite running in difficult districts and facing fierce opposition. This cycle, Republicans’ biggest white whale is Maine Democrat Jared Golden.

Since coming from behind to win America’s…

Arizona 6: Send the Marine

by Jacob Rubashkin October 9, 2025 · 2:29 PM EDT

Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani has been in the spotlight since he stepped on the national political stage four years ago. The young, telegenic candidate was an instant hit with GOP donors and power players, and his story — immigrating from Mexico and climbing from working class beginnings to become…

Report Shorts (Oct. 9, 2025)

October 9, 2025 · 2:28 PM EDT

Kentucky Senate. Former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath joined the Democratic race for the open seat left by retiring GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell. After losing a close House race to Republican Andy Barr in 2018, McGrath gained national attention for her run against McConnell in 2020. She raised and…