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46 changes to the candidate list.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

2026 General Election page

1 Uncalled US Senate contest: Alaska Class 2.
120th US Senate (51 needed for majority): D 52 (majority), R 45, Ind 2, undetermined 1.

11 Uncalled US House contests: Alaska At-Large; California CDs 4, 23; Louisiana CDs 5, 6 (advances to Saturday 12 December runoff); Minnesota CD 1; North Carolina CDs 3, 5, 7, 10; Tennessee CD 4.
120th US House (218 needed for majority): D 255 (majority), R 169, undetermined 11.

2 Uncalled Governor contests: Alaska, Kansas.

120th U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party.
Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party.
119th U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party.
Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less.
Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority.
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46 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: Mine Inspector: Brian Matlock (Democratic) - elected.

California: House CD 7: Member of Congress Doris K. Matsui (Democratic) - elected.

Colorado: House CD 4: Eileen Laubacher (Democratic) - elected.

Connecticut: Treasurer: Treasurer Erick Russell (Democratic, Working Families) - elected. Comptroller: Comptroller Sean Scanlon (Democratic, Working Families, Independent Party of Connecticut) - elected.

Florida: House CD 7: Ryan Elijah (Republican) - elected. House CD 9: Member of Congress Darren Soto (Democratic) - elected. House CD 27: Member of Congress Marìa Elvira Salazar (Republican) - elected. Chief Financial Officer: Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia (Republican) - elected. Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson (Republican) - elected.

Georgia: Comptroller General/Commissioner of Insurance: former state Representative Keisha Sean Waites (Democratic) - elected. Commissioner of Agriculture: Katherine E. Juhan-Arnold (Democratic) - elected. Superintendent of Education: Lydia Catalina Powell (Democratic) - elected. Commissioner of Labor: Nikki Porcher (Democratic) - elected.

Idaho: Treasurer: Treasurer Julie A. Ellsworth (Republican) - elected. Controller: Controller Brandon D. Woolf (Republican) - elected. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Public Instruction Superintendent Debbie Critchfield (Republican) - elected.

Illinois: Treasurer: Treasurer Michael W. "Mike" Frerichs (Democratic) - elected. Comptroller: state Representative Margaret Croke (Democratic) - elected.

Indiana: Treasurer: Treasurer Daniel Elliott (Republican) - elected.

Kansas: Treasurer: Treasurer Steven "Steve" Johnson (Republican) - elected.

Maryland: Comptroller: Comptroller Brooke Elizabeth Lierman (Democratic) - elected.

Minnesota: Auditor: former Duluth City Council Member Zack Filipovich (Democratic-Farmer Labor) - elected.

Mississippi: Senate Class 2: Lowndes County District Attorney Scott Colom (Democratic) - elected.

Missouri: Auditor: Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick (Republican) - elected.

Nevada: Treasurer: Tya Mathis-Coleman (Democratic) - elected. Controller: Michael MacDougall (Democratic) - elected.

New Jersey: Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Shirley U. Emehelu (Democratic) - Incumbent added.

New York: Comptroller: Comptroller Thomas P. "Tom" DiNapoli (Democratic, Working Families) - elected.

North Carolina: Senate Class 3: Senator Theodore Paul "Ted" Budd (Republican) - added as candidate.

Northern Marianas: Governor: Lawrence Fejeran Camacho (Independent) - re-added.

Ohio: Treasurer: Cincinnati Council Member Seth Walsh (Democratic) - elected. Auditor: Secretary of State Frank LaRose (Republican) - elected.

South Carolina: House CD 2: Member of Congress Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson, Sr. (Republican) - elected. Treasurer: Treasurer Curtis Melvin "Curt" Loftis, Jr. (Republican) - elected. Comptroller General: Michael B. "Mike" Burkhold (Republican) - elected. Commissioner of Agriculture: William R. "Cody" Simpson (Republican) - elected. Superintendent of Education: Education Superintendent Ellen E. Weaver (Republican) - elected.

Texas: Comptroller of Public Accounts: state Senator Sarah Eckhardt (Democratic) - elected. Commissioner of Agriculture: Clayton Tucker (Democratic) - elected. Commissioner of General Land Office: Bay City Council Member Benjamin "Ben" Flores (Democratic) - elected.

Vermont: Treasurer: Treasurer Michael "Mike" Pieciak (Democratic) - elected. Auditor of Accounts: former state Senator Tim Ashe (Democratic) - elected.

Wisconsin: Treasurer: Marathon County Board Member Yee Leng Xiong (Democratic) - elected.

Wyoming: Treasurer: Treasurer Curtis E. "Curt" Meier, Jr. (Republican) - elected. Superintendent of Public Instruction: state Representative Steve Harshman (Republican) - elected.

18 changes to the candidate list.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

18 changes to the candidate list:

Arizona: House CD 2: Member of Congress Eli Crane (Republican) - elected.

California: House CD 40: Member of Congress Kenneth S. "Ken" Calvert (Republican) - elected.

Delaware: Treasurer: Theodore "Ted" Lauzen (Democratic) - elected. Auditor: Auditor Lydia York (Democratic) - elected.

Florida: House CD 26: Member of Congress Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican) - elected.

Louisiana: Governor: Gary Crockett (Democratic) - added.

Minnesota: Senate Class 1: Senator Amy J. Klobuchar (Democratic) - Open Seat.

Montana: Senate Class 2: Jami Dee Woodman (Write-in [Nonpartisan]) - previously listed as Nonpartisan.

North Dakota: Commissioner of Agriculture: Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring (Republican) - elected. Tax Commissioner: Tax Commissioner Brian K. Kroshus (Republican) - elected. Superintendent of Public Instruction Special: Public Instruction Superintendent Levi Bachmeier (Nonpartisan [Republican]) - elected, previously listed as Nonpartisan [Republican]. Public Service Commissioner 1 Special: Public Service Commissioner Jill Kringstad (Republican) - elected. Public Service Commissioner 3: Public Service Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (Republican) - elected.

Pennsylvania: Senate Class 3: Ahmed Moor (Democratic) - added.

South Dakota: Treasurer: Melissa Hull (Republican) - elected. Auditor: Catherine Barranco (Republican) - elected. Commissioner of School and Public Lands: School and Public Lands Commissioner Brock L. Greenfield (Republican) - elected.

Washington: House CD 5: Member of Congress Michael James Baumgartner (Republican) - elected.

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