Key Senate contests take shape ahead of 2026 midterm elections

Washington — Democrats will be trying to take control of the Senate in the midterm elections next year, eyeing a handful of competitive races and a couple of long-shot bids. Over a third of the Senate ... Read More

Texas Republicans approve new congressional maps as partisan redistricting race escalates

The Texas Senate on Saturday approved new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. The vote was the final legislative hurdle ... Read More

Iowa Senate special election could break Republicans' supermajority. Meet the candidates:

Western Iowa voters are heading to the polls in a race that has the potential to cement or break Republicans' supermajority in the Iowa Senate. Two candidates are competing in an Aug. 26 special ... Read More

Elections forecaster shifts Iowa U.S. House race toward Democrats as race takes shape

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report has shifted its rating of Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District from “Solid Republican” to “Likely Republican,” citing increased Democratic opportunities in the ... Read More

Ernst’s decision against reelection bid overhauls shape of Iowa’s 2026 elections

Iowa will have open-seat elections for both the U.S. Senate and governor on the same ballot for the first time since 1968. Read More

Five maps show how Democrat Catelin Drey flipped a Senate seat in deep-red Iowa

Catelin Drey's 10-point victory over Christopher Prosch in Iowa Senate District 1's special election broke up the Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate. As recently as last year's general ... Read More

Arizona Senate leader demands changes to election manual

(The Center Square) – Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is not happy with Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Petersen, R-Gilbert, is demanding Fontes, a Democrat, make “immediate corrections” to ... Read More