Election coverage statistics
As of November 10, 2026, Elections Simplified covers 1,719 upcoming elections in 14,490 districts across 51 states, including 2 ballot measures. Of the 1 office races with a known candidate list, 0 (0%) are uncontested. 3 candidates are running: 1 Democrats, 0 Republicans, and 2 independents, minor-party, or nonpartisan candidates. The site holds 486,185 sourced candidate records. The next election day on file is November 10, 2026.
Counts cover elections dated today or later. A race is uncontested when every candidate on the ballot wins a seat; judicial retention questions count as elections but as neither contested nor uncontested. Free to reuse with credit to Elections Simplified and a link to this page; the numbers are also available as JSON at /api/stats. How the data is gathered: methodology.
How many elections are coming up in each state?
| State | Upcoming elections | Contested | Uncontested | Ballot measures | Candidates | Dem. | Rep. | Other | Next election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | December 1, 2026 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Colorado | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 2, 2027 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | November 10, 2026 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Florida | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | December 8, 2026 |
| Georgia | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 2, 2027 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Illinois | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | February 23, 2027 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Louisiana | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | December 12, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Michigan | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 2, 2027 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 2, 2027 |
| Missouri | 303 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | April 6, 2027 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| North Carolina | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | May 4, 2027 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| New Jersey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | April 20, 2027 |
| New Mexico | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 2, 2027 |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | May 18, 2027 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 2, 2027 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | February 9, 2027 |
| Oregon | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | May 18, 2027 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | May 18, 2027 |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | May 11, 2027 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tennessee | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | December 5, 2026 |
| Texas | 544 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | May 1, 2027 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Virginia | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 2, 2027 |
| Vermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Washington | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | November 2, 2027 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | April 6, 2027 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | June 1, 2027 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| All states | 1,719 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | November 10, 2026 |