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This page contains links to all stories about 2026 battleground elections and statewide primary election previews that have appeared in Ballotpedia's Daily Brew. For more information on how Ballotpedia identifies battleground elections, click here.
Stories by month
November 2025
- November 11: Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for Texas' 8th Congressional District on March 3, 2026
- November 17: Three candidates running in the Democratic primary for Texas' 29th Congressional District on March 3
- November 21: Incumbent Dan Crenshaw and state Rep. Steve Toth to face off in Republican primary for Texas' 2nd Congressional District on March 3
- November 25: A look at who’s running for U.S. Senate in Texas
December 2025
- December 3: Thirteen Democrats running in primary for Illinois' open 7th Congressional District on March 17
January 2026
- January 5: Inside the Democratic primary for one of Illinois’ five open U.S. House seats this year
- January 6: Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for Texas' 19th Congressional District on March 3
- January 20: Ten candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Illinois on March 17
- January 26: Three candidates are running in the Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District
- January 27: Three candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District on March 10
February 2026
- February 4: Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for Indiana's 4th Congressional District on May 5
- February 10: Incumbent Sid Miller and Nate Sheets are running in the Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on March 3
- February 12: Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Georgia on May 19
- February 18: Seven candidates are running in the Democratic primary for governor of Georgia on May 19
- February 19: Twenty-one candidates are running in special general election on March 10 to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
- February 25: Barr, Cameron, Morris, and nine others running in Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky on May 19
- February 26: A look at the battleground U.S. House primaries that we’re following in North Carolina on March 3
- February 27: Incumbent justices are running for each other's seats on the Arkansas Supreme Court on March 3
Stories by state
Arkansas
Georgia
- Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Georgia on May 19
- Seven candidates are running in the Democratic primary for governor of Georgia on May 19
- Twenty-one candidates are running in special general election on March 10 to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
Illinois
- Thirteen Democrats running in primary for Illinois' open 7th Congressional District on March 17
- Inside the Democratic primary for one of Illinois’ five open U.S. House seats this year
- Ten candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Illinois on March 17
Indiana
Kenucky
Mississippi
- Three candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District on March 10
- Barr, Cameron, Morris, and nine others running in Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky on May 19
North Carolina
Texas
- Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for Texas' 8th Congressional District on March 3, 2026
- Three candidates running in the Democratic primary for Texas' 29th Congressional District on March 3
- Incumbent Dan Crenshaw and state Rep. Steve Toth to face off in Republican primary for Texas' 2nd Congressional District on March 3
- A look at who’s running for U.S. Senate in Texas
- Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for Texas' 19th Congressional District on March 3
- Incumbent Sid Miller and Nate Sheets are running in the Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on March 3
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