Midterm Elections 2026

Midterm Elections 2026: President, Senate, and House

The Midterm Elections 2026 set the next federal legislative balance — every U.S. House seat and a third of the U.S. Senate is up for election, with the presidency running its own four-year cycle. The Candidate covers all three races: every declared 2026 candidate for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House on a single side-by-side comparison surface, and the 2028 presidential field next door. Pick a chamber to read a neutral explainer of the role, or jump straight to the candidate directory.

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  President of the United States

  The head of the executive branch of the federal government, chosen nationwide every four years through the 2028 presidential election and the cycles that follow.

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  United States Senate

  The upper chamber of Congress, with 100 senators on six-year terms — and the 2026 Senate elections deciding the Class 2 third of those seats.

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  United States House of Representatives

  The lower chamber of Congress, with 435 voting members on two-year terms — and the 2026 House elections putting every seat back on the ballot.

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  When are the midterm elections?

  The next federal midterm elections fall on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. All 435 U.S. House seats and 33 U.S. Senate seats (Class 2) are on the ballot. The presidency is a separate 2028 contest.

  Primary dates and filing deadlines vary by state — check your state for its primary day before requesting a ballot.

  On The Candidate today: 2,477 declared candidates^[1] across all three chambers · $2.09 billion raised cycle-to-date^[2].

  Last updated 2026-11-03 from the latest FEC filings.

  Sources

  1. [1]https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-06-16
  2. [2]https://www.fec.gov/data/raising-bythenumbers/Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-06-16

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