37 changes to the candidate list:

Alabama: House CD 1: former Wilson Pennsylvania Borough Council Member Nathan Woodring (Republican) - added.

Alaska: Senate Class 2: Fred C. Grauberger (Republican) - added.

Arizona: House CD 4: Paul Thomas Burton (Independent) - previously listed as Republican. House CD 5: Mike Gross (Republican) - added.

California: House CD 1: Angelita Valles (Republican) - added. House CD 30: Darrell Reeves (Democratic) - added.

Colorado: Senate Class 2: Amanda Jillian Calderon (Republican) - added. House CD 5: Steven Fuller (Independence) - added. House CD 6: Travis Dishon (Democratic) - added.

Georgia: House CD 7: Larry Long (Democratic) - added.

Kansas: Attorney General: Attorney General Kris W. Kobach (Republican) - added as candidate. Commissioner of Insurance: Dinah Sykes (Democratic) - added.

Kentucky: Senate Class 2: Anissa Catlett (Republican) - added; James D. Duncan (Republican) - added. House CD 1: Penny Arcos (Republican) - added; Robert James Sutherby (Republican) - added. House CD 2: David S. Hatfield (Democratic) - added. House CD 3: Daniel Cobble (Republican) - added; Jared McNamara Randall (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 5: Jerry Lee Shelton (Republican) - added. House CD 6: Corey Edwards (Democratic) - added.

Maryland: House CD 5: Member of Congress Steny Hamilton Hoyer (Democratic) - Open Seat - 8 January 2026: Member of Congress Steny Hamilton Hoyer announces retirement. "I did not want to be one of those members who clearly stayed, outstayed his or her ability to do the job.... "

Massachusetts: Senate Class 2: William Francis Gates (Democratic) - added.

Minnesota: House CD 8: Trina Swanson (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - added.

Montana: Senate Class 2: Kyle Austin (Libertarian) - added. House CD 1: Ryan Busse (Democratic) - added.

New Jersey: House CD 4: Peter Alexander "Pete" Linardakis (Democratic) - added.

New York: House CD 7: Assembly Member Claire Valdez (Democratic) - added. House CD 11: Umar Usman (Democratic) - added.

Ohio: House CD 7: Brian Poindexter (Democratic) - added. House CD 13: Carey Coleman (Republican) - added.

Oklahoma: Senate Class 2: Jim Priest (Democratic) - added.

Pennsylvania: Governor: Governor Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro (Democratic) - added as candidate.

Virginia: House CD 3: Justin Garvin Maffett (Democratic) - added. House CD 10: Julie Perry (Republican) - added.

Wyoming: House At-Large: Reid Rasner (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for Senate Class 2; Daniel Verl Workman (Independent) - added.

15 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: Governor: Jake "Qanon Shaman" Angeli-Chansley (Independent) - added.

California: House CD 14: state Senator Aisha Wahab (Democratic) - added.

Colorado: Senate Class 2: Clinton Roosevelt "Clint" Dale (Unaffiliated) - previously listed as Independent; Montrose County Commissioner Sean M. Pond (Republican) - added.

Georgia: House CD 14 Special: Clayton "Clay" Fuller (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for House CD 14; Shawn Harris (Democratic) - previously listed as a candidate for House CD 14; Dalton City Council Member Nicky Lama (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for House CD 14; state Senator Colton Moore (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for House CD 14; former Paulding County Commissioner Brian C. Stover (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for House CD 14; Jim Tully (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for House CD 14.

Maine: Governor: Garrett Mason (Republican) - added.

Massachusetts: Governor: Andrea James (Independent) - added.

Ohio: Governor: Jacob Chiara (Democratic) - added; Philip Funderburg (Republican) - added.

Virginia: House CD 2: Michael "Mike" Williamson (Democratic) - re-added.

22 changes to the candidate list:

Alabama: Auditor: Robert "Lane" McCollum (Republican) - added; Josh Pendergrass (Republican) - added; Auditor Andrew Sorrell (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for Secretary of State.

California: House CD 1: Member of Congress Doug LaMalfa (Republican) - passed suddenly on 6 January 2026. House CD 32: Marena Lin (Democratic) - added.

The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 218 Republicans, 213 Democrats, and 4 vacant seats (California House CD 1, Georgia House CD 14, New Jersey House CD 11, Texas House CD 18).

Colorado: Senate Class 2: state Senator Mark Baisley (Republican) - previously listed as a candidate for Governor. Governor: former Member of Congress Greg Lopez (Unaffiliated) - previously listed as Republican.

Delaware: Senate Class 2: Dexter Bland (Independent) - added.

District of Columbia: Delegate to the House of Representatives: Trent Holbrook (Democratic) - added.

Indiana: House CD 1: David Benyamin "Ben" Ruiz (Republican) - added.

Kansas: House CD 1: Lauren Reinhold (Democratic) - added.

Maryland: House CD 3: Ray Bly (Republican) - added.

Minnesota: Senate Class 2: Mark York (Republican) - added.

New Hampshire: Governor: Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) - added as candidate.

North Carolina: House CD 13: Anthony Bailey Aguilar (Green) - added.

Ohio: Senate Class 3 Special: Bill Redpath (Libertarian) - added. Governor: Don Kissick (Libertarian) - added. House CD 4: Joshua "Josh" Kolasinski (Democratic) - added. House CD 6: Adrian J. Vitus (Democratic) - added.

Oregon: Commissioner of Labor and Industries: Chris Lynch (Nonpartisan) - added.

Pennsylvania: House CD 7: Michael Ramon Granados, Jr. (Independent) - added.

Texas: Governor: Andrew White (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

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2026 Calendar

• Georgia
  • Filing - Special Election US House CD 14 on 12 - 14 January 2026 is added.
  • Special Election US House CD 14 on 10 March 2026 is added. On 6 January 2026, Governor Brian Porter Kemp (Republican) called a special election to fill the vacant seat of former Member of Congress Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican) who resigned on 5 January 2026. The Special Election is Tuesday 10 March 2026; the runoff, if necessary is Tuesday 7 April 2026. For special elections, all candidates (regardless of party) run in the primary. If 1 candidate receives a majority (50% + 1), that candidate wins. If no one receives a majority, the top 2 candidates the most votes advance to a special runoff 28 days later.
  • Special Runoff Election US House CD 14 (if necessary) on 7 April 2026 is added.
• Virginia
  • Filing - Independent/Third/Minor on 2 January - 16 June 2026 is updated.
  • Filing Deadline - Primary on 2 January - 2 April 2026 is updated.

13 changes to the candidate list:

Colorado: House CD 5: Matthew "Matt" Cavanaugh (Democratic) - previously listed as Unaffiliated.

Georgia: House CD 14: Member of Congress Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican) - Resigned. Within 10 days, Governor Brian Porter Kemp (Republican) will call a special election to fill the vacant seat. The special election will be held in 30 or more days. For special elections, all candidates (regardless of party) run in the primary. If 1 candidate receives a majority (50% + 1), that candidate wins. If no one receives a majority, the top 2 candidates the most votes advance to a special runoff 28 days later.

The Partisan Composition of the U.S. House is now 219 Republicans, 213 Democrats, and 3 vacant seats (Georgia House CD 14, New Jersey House CD 11, Texas House CD 18).

Maine: House CD 2: state Senator Joe Baldacci (Democratic) - added.

Massachusetts: House CD 6: Mariah Lancaster (Democratic) - added.

Michigan: House CD 11: Wayne State University Board Member Anil Kumar (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Minnesota: Governor: Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz (Democratic) - Open Chair - 5 January 2026: "I've decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work."; state Representative Peggy Bennett (Republican) - added.

Mississippi: House CD 3: Erik Kiehle (Libertarian) - re-added. House CD 4: Carl Boyanton (Independent [Constitutional Conservative]) - previously listed as Constitutional Conservative.

Montana: House CD 1: Sam Forstag (Democratic) - added.

Nevada: House CD 3: Clark County School District Trustee Lydia Dominguez (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

Vermont: Auditor of Accounts: Auditor Doug Hoffer (Democratic) - Open Office; Tim Ashe (Democratic) - added.

57 changes to the candidate list:

Alabama: House CD 5: Joseph Terry (Republican) - added.

Alaska: Senate Class 2: Richard Grayson (Green) - re-added; Sidney I. "Sid" Hill (Undeclared) - added. Governor: Henry F. "Hank" Kroll (Republican) - added.

California: House CD 4: Trevor Merrell (Democratic) - added. House CD 11: Omed Hamid (Democratic) - added. House CD 14: Bay Area Rapid Transit Board Member Melissa Hernandez (Democratic) - added. House CD 16: Jotham Stein (No Party Preference) - added. House CD 18: Ryan Guerrero (Democratic) - added. Insurance Commissioner: state Senator Steven "Steve" Bradford (Democratic) - previously listed as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor.

Colorado: Senate Class 2: Michael A. Scanlon (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. Governor: Abass Bamba (No Labels) - added; Shawn Bennett (Unaffiliated) - added; Carmen Broesder (Democratic) - added; Chaz Evanson (Unaffiliated) - added; Fatima Fernandez (Democratic) - added; Kelsey Rowe Heikkinen (No Labels) - added; David Hughes (Democratic) - added; William Moses (Democratic) - added; Joe Oltmann (Republican) - added; Maria Orms (Republican) - added; Fred Osborne (No Labels) - added; Joshua Rodriguez (Libertarian) - added; Mitchell Runyon (Republican) - added; Gregory A. "Greg" Thomas (Republican) - added; Bradley Wall (Unaffiliated) - added. House CD 1: Olivia Miller (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 6: Rich Guggenheim (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. Secretary of State: Corey Parella (Republican) - added; James Wiley (Republican [Liberation]) - added. Treasurer: Murl Stanley Hendrickson, IV (American Constitution) - added. Attorney General: Michael Allen (Republican) - added.

Florida: House CD 22: Daniel John "Dan" Franzese (Republican) - added.

Kansas: House CD 2: Braeden Curwick (Democratic) - added.

Kentucky: Senate Class 2: Valerie "Dr Val" Fredrick (Republican) - added. Senate Class 3: David Biery (Independent) - added.

Maryland: House CD 5: Walter Kirkland (Democratic) - added. House CD 7: Theo Ralph Gillespie (Democratic) - added.

Mississippi: House CD 4: Carl Boyanton (Independent) - previously listed as Republican.

Nevada: House CD 1: Gabriel Cornejo (Democratic) - added. House CD 2: Rick Shepherd (Republican) - added.

New Hampshire: House CD 1: Elizabeth Girard (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

New Mexico: Senate Class 2: Christopher J. "Chris" Vanden Heuvel (Republican) - added.

New York: House CD 19: Alexander "Alex" Portelli (Republican) - added. House CD 24: Steven Wesley "Steve" Holden, Sr. (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Ohio: House CD 13: Niranjan Neil Patel (Republican) - added.

Oklahoma: House CD 4: Marcella Sue "Marcie" Everhart (Republican) - added.

Oregon: House CD 2: Peter Russell Black (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 5: Jo Rae Perkins (Republican) - added.

South Carolina: House CD 7: Adam Moye (Republican) - added.

Texas: House CD 7: Espoir Ngabo (Green) - added.

Virginia: House CD 8: Adam Michael Dunigan (Democratic) - added. House CD 10: Sam Wong (Republican) - added.

Washington: House CD 4: Devin Pooré (Independent) - added. House CD 5: Bajun Mavalwalla (Democratic) - added.

West Virginia: Senate Class 2: former Morgantown City Council Member Rachel Lee Fetty Anderson (Democratic) - added.

Wisconsin: House CD 3: Jayte Ryan Welch (Independent) - added.

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2026 Calendar

• Maine
  • Filing Deadline on 1 January - 16 March 2026 is updated.
  • Filing - Nonparty candidates (Secretary of State) on 1 January - 1 June 2026 is added.
  • Filing - Nonparty candidates (registrar) on 1 January - 26 May 2026 is added.
  • Filing Deadline - Primary write-in on 31 March 2026 is added.
  • Filing Deadline - write-in on 25 August 2026 is added.
• Utah
  • Signatures/Filing - Primary (non-Federal) on 2 - 8 January 2026 is updated.
  • Signatures/Filing - U.S. Representative candidates on 2 January - 13 March 2026 is updated.