Americans prepare to vote in 2026 midterm elections featuring competitive Senate, House, and gubernatorial races across multiple states
Follow the Money
Kansas Senate: Hamilton's Late Fundraising Haul
With Election Day one day away, the Kansas Senate race produced the sharpest fundraising number in this batch of filings. Democrat Adam Hamilton reported total receipts of $19,175,044.34, against disbursements of $16,300,680.60, leaving $2,874,363.74 cash on hand heading into the final stretch. The gap between what Hamilton raised and what remains on hand reflects a campaign that spent heavily down the stretch rather than banking reserves.
California House: Eric Jones's Spending Pace
In the California House race, Democrat Eric Jones filed similarly large numbers: $18,058,057.13 in total receipts and $16,516,978.44 in disbursements, leaving $1,541,078.69 on hand. Jones's cash-on-hand figure is the lowest of the two detailed filings in this batch relative to total receipts, indicating a campaign that converted nearly all its fundraising into spending ahead of Tuesday's vote.
Other New Filings
Several additional reports arrived without financial figures attached. These include Independent Michael Estrada in the New Jersey Senate race, Libertarian Matt Loesby in the Idaho Senate race, and a cluster of House filings: Democrat Thomas Perriello and Independent Ahsen Mujeeb Malik in Virginia, Democrat Gerald Edward Connolly also in Virginia, Green Party candidate Andres Jinete in New Jersey, Independent Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera in California, and Republican Mark Green in Tennessee. With no receipts, disbursements, or cash-on-hand data reported for any of these candidates, no financial comparison is possible at this time.
Headlines
- Jarrett Coleman and Mark Pinsley meet in a 2024 rematch in Pennsylvania Senate District 16 on Nov. 3 (Ballotpedia News)
- Matsui, Vang meet in Democrat-versus-Democrat general election in California's 7th District on Nov. 3 (Ballotpedia News)
- Dingell says Stevens defending Rogers endorsement on CNN was ‘one of the most painful interviews I’ve ever watched’ (The Hill)
- Stevens defends endorsing Rogers during tense CNN interview (The Hill)
- Pia Dandiya, Casey Askar duke it out in coast-to-coast CD 22 (Florida Politics)
What to Watch
🗳 Voting this week- Election Day — Tuesday, November 3 (TOMORROW)
- Louisiana primary — Tuesday, November 3 (TOMORROW)
6 governor races are rated Toss-up: Georgia, Kansas, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, and Vermont.
Election Day Arrives Tuesday
Polls open tomorrow, November 3, across the country, closing out a cycle that decides control of the House, the Senate, and a wide field of governorships. Turnout and early vote patterns reported throughout the day will shape expectations well before polls close, but the only numbers that matter are the ones counted after voting ends.
Senate Races to Watch
Several contests remain in the toss-up category heading into Election Day, including Alaska, Iowa, Louisiana, Ohio, and South Carolina. Watch how early results in these states compare with pre-election ratings, since any of them could determine which party holds the Senate majority.
House Battlegrounds
Beyond the Senate map, dozens of House districts carry toss-up ratings, with clusters in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. These districts, along with competitive seats in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio, will be early indicators of which way the broader House majority is trending as returns come in Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.
New Polls (64)
Added to the Archive (5)
Older polls newly added to the PollingSource database — fieldwork predates the last two weeks. Full results on each race page.
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