By Nathan L. Gonzales and Jacob Rubashkin
The special election result in Tennessee’s 7th District is just the latest piece of evidence that, in spite of President Donald Trump’s reputation as a political immortal, 2026 is beginning to look a lot like a traditional midterm.
There’s a perception that normal…
Alabama. Filing deadline Jan. 23. Primary May 19. Runoff (if necessary) June 16.
1st District (Southern Alabama) Open; Barry Moore, R, running for Senate. Trump 77%. Former Rep. Jerry Carl is running for his old seat after losing a member-vs.-member primary to Moore last year. But he’s been outraised…
Kentucky. Filing deadline Jan. 9. Primary May 19.
6th District (Greater Lexington area) Open; Andy Barr, R, running for Senate. Trump 57%. All three GOP candidates — former state Sen. Ralph Alvarado, state Rep. Ryan Dotson, and state Rep. Deanna Frazier Gordon — have roughly equivalent war chests as…
North Carolina. Filing deadline Dec. 19. Primary March 3. Runoff (if necessary) May 12.
1st District (Inland northeastern North Carolina) Don Davis, D. Trump 55%. Davis finally announced he would run in this district after floating a bid for the neighboring 3rd District. The GOP-dominated state legislature redrew his…
Tiffany Glenn Burress, the wife of former New York Giants star wide receiver Plaxico Burress, is gearing up to run for Congress as a Republican next year in New Jersey.
A personal injury and workers compensation lawyer, Burress is planning to challenge Democratic Rep. Nellie Pou in New Jersey’s 9th…
The special election result in Tennessee’s 7th District is just the latest piece of evidence that, in spite of President Donald Trump’s reputation as a political savant, 2026 is beginning to look a lot like a traditional midterm.
There's a perception that normal rules don't apply to Trump, who…
Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Kirk Bado of National Journal’s Hotline celebrate Thanksgiving by prescribing what Republicans, Democrats and even President Donald Trump should be thankful for in this holiday season. Jacob and Kirk also discuss good and bad recent movies while Nathan is thankful for the Seattle Seahawks star…
Former Rep. David Trone appears to be actively polling a Democratic primary matchup against his successor, Rep. April McClain Delaney, previewing what could be an expensive and personal fight in Maryland’s 6th District next year.
The poll, currently in the field and obtained by Inside Elections, resembles a…
Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon has frustrated Democrats ever since he was the only Republican to flip a House seat in the 2016 elections. The affable Air Force general has spent a decade beguiling Democrats even as his 2nd District has rejected Republicans up and down the ballot in most other…
A three-judge panel in El Paso ordered Texas to return to its old congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, rather than implement a new map the GOP-run legislature passed earlier this year in an attempt to pick up as many as five seats.
Under intense pressure from the White…
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