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U.S. Midterm Tracker

Preparing for November 3, 2026

2026

U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the U.S. Senate

United States Election Desk|National Battlefield Overview

US 2026 Midterm Elections

State-level tracker for House, Senate, and governor races ahead of November 3, 2026.

House

435

Seats up nationwide

Senate

Seats in the 2026 Senate class

Governors

Governor races expected

Priority States

Core states to watch first

Midterm Snapshot

Election Date: November 3, 2026
Country: United States
Primary Surface: House, Senate, Governor
Map Coverage: All 50 states

House State Map

All 50 states, preloaded and ready for result updates. State color shows the current Democratic or Republican position, while the status dot shows whether the state is scheduled, reporting, or called.

DemocraticRepublicanTossupNo raceDot = state status

Geographic state map for public-facing election context. The tile-grid renderer remains available as a fallback implementation path.

Battlegrounds

The highest-signal states for the house fight right now.

Tracker Mode

Pre-election scaffold

State summaries now derive from race records, so this page can move into live mode with data updates instead of a component rewrite.

Last update: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

State Coverage

Every state is pre-mapped so live results only need data updates, not new geometry work.

Key House Races

States and contests most likely to define the 2026 narrative.

Alaska

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Alaska House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Alabama

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Alabama House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Arkansas

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Arkansas House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Arizona

House · Tossup

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Arizona’s House races are a clean measure of whether the Sun Belt drift toward Democrats has staying power.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

California

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

California is the largest House battlefield because a handful of competitive districts can move control of the chamber.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Colorado

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Colorado House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Connecticut

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Connecticut House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Delaware

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Delaware House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Florida

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Florida House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Georgia

House · Tossup

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Georgia’s Atlanta-area House districts are central to the Southern competitive battlefield.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Hawaii

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Hawaii House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Iowa

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Iowa House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Idaho

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Idaho House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Illinois

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Illinois House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Indiana

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Indiana House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Kansas

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Kansas House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Kentucky

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Kentucky House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Louisiana

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Louisiana House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Massachusetts

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Massachusetts House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Maryland

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Maryland House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Maine

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Maine House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Michigan

House · Tossup

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Michigan’s House battlefield overlaps heavily with the Senate map and broader Midwestern swing terrain.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Minnesota

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Minnesota House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Missouri

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Missouri House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Mississippi

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Mississippi House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Montana

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Montana House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

North Carolina

House · Tossup

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

North Carolina’s competitive suburban House districts make it a key pickup opportunity.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

North Dakota

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

North Dakota House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Nebraska

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Nebraska House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

New Hampshire

House · Tossup

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

New Hampshire House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

New Jersey

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

New Jersey House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

New Mexico

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

New Mexico House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Nevada

House · Tossup

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Nevada’s Las Vegas-area districts are perennial tossups that reflect the state’s razor-thin margins.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

New York

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

New York’s suburban districts are central to any Democratic House comeback path.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Ohio

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Ohio’s Columbus and Cincinnati suburban districts remain competitive despite the state’s rightward drift.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Oklahoma

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Oklahoma House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Oregon

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Oregon House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Pennsylvania

House · Tossup

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Pennsylvania combines competitive House districts with statewide importance, making it a double-priority state.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Rhode Island

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Rhode Island House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

South Carolina

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

South Carolina House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

South Dakota

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

South Dakota House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Tennessee

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Tennessee House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Texas

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Texas’s sprawling suburban House districts around DFW, Houston, and Austin are growing competitive battlegrounds.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Utah

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Utah House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Virginia

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Virginia House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Vermont

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Vermont House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Washington

House · Democratic

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Washington House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Wisconsin

House · Tossup

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Wisconsin’s suburban House districts mirror the state’s tossup status in statewide races.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

West Virginia

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

West Virginia House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

Wyoming

House · Republican

scheduled

Democratic nominee TBDDemocratic

Republican nominee TBDRepublican

Reporting: 0%

Wyoming House race for 2026.

Updated: Mar 17, 12:00 PM UTC

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Last Updated: April 15, 2026
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State colors and call status are derived from normalized race records before rendering.

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