{"election":{"slug":"us-2026","id":"us-2026","name":"United States midterm elections 2026","shortName":"US midterms","country":"US","date":"2026-11-03","timezone":"America/New_York","phase":"upcoming","poll":{"from":"2026-11-03T22:00:00.000Z","until":"2026-11-20T12:00:00.000Z"},"attribution":{"text":"Results from civicAPI, aggregated from each state's Secretary of State (or equivalent); race calls are civicAPI's own","url":"https://civicapi.org"},"groups":[{"id":"dem","label":"Democrats","short":"D","caucus":"Democratic caucus","color":"#2e6fd0","parties":["Democratic","Democrat","Democratic-Farmer-Labor","Democratic-NPL","Democratic-Nonpartisan League"]},{"id":"rep","label":"Republicans","short":"R","caucus":"Republican conference","color":"#c8553d","parties":["Republican","GOP"]},{"id":"ind","label":"Independents","short":"I","color":"#1e9e6a","parties":["Independent","Nonpartisan Independent","No Party Affiliation","No Political Party","Unaffiliated"]},{"id":"other","label":"Other parties","short":"O","color":"#8a929d","parties":[],"fallback":true}],"chambers":[{"id":"senate","name":"US Senate","kind":"candidate","seats":100,"majority":51,"majorityNote":"51 seats control the Senate outright; at 50-50 the Vice President (JD Vance, a Republican) breaks ties, so 50 is enough for the Republicans and 51 is needed for the Democrats.","tieBreak":{"group":"rep","by":"Vice President JD Vance"},"up":35,"holdover":{"rep":31,"dem":32,"ind":2},"holdoverNote":"The 65 senators not up in 2026 (classes 1 and 3, less the Ohio and Florida seats that have special elections): 31 Republicans, 32 Democrats and 2 independents, Angus King (Maine) and Bernie Sanders (Vermont), who caucus with the Democrats. Before the vote the Senate is 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, 2 independents; 35 seats are up: 33 of class 2 (20 Republican, 13 Democratic) and the two class 3 specials in Ohio and Florida (both Republican appointees).","holdoverCaucus":{"ind":"dem"},"holdoverSource":[{"text":"U.S. Senate, Senators of the 119th Congress (party division 53 R, 45 D, 2 I; classes)","url":"https://www.senate.gov/senators/index.htm","checked":"2026-10-30"},{"text":"Wikipedia, 2026 United States Senate elections (not up: 31 R, 32 D, 2 I)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections","checked":"2026-10-30"}],"previous":{"label":"Senate before the vote (119th Congress)","seats":{"rep":53,"dem":45,"ind":2}},"priorHolder":{"AL":"rep","AK":"rep","AR":"rep","CO":"dem","DE":"dem","FL":"rep","GA":"dem","ID":"rep","IL":"dem","IA":"rep","KS":"rep","KY":"rep","LA":"rep","ME":"rep","MA":"dem","MI":"dem","MN":"dem","MS":"rep","MT":"rep","NE":"rep","NH":"dem","NJ":"dem","NM":"dem","NC":"rep","OH":"rep","OK":"rep","OR":"dem","RI":"dem","SC":"rep","SD":"rep","TN":"rep","TX":"rep","VA":"dem","WV":"rep","WY":"rep"},"priorHolderNote":"The party of each seat up before the vote: 22 Republican (20 of class 2 and the Ohio and Florida specials, held by the appointees Jon Husted and Ashley Moody) and 13 Democratic (Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor counted as Democratic). Oklahoma's seat is held by an appointed Republican who is not running.","priorHolderSource":[{"text":"Wikipedia, 2026 United States Senate elections (incumbents by state)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections","checked":"2026-10-30"}]},{"id":"house","name":"US House","kind":"candidate","seats":435,"majority":218,"up":435,"holdover":{},"previous":{"label":"2024 result","seats":{"rep":220,"dem":215},"votesPct":{"rep":49.8,"dem":47.2}},"previousNote":"In the 2024 election the Republicans won 220 of the 435 seats and the Democrats 215 (popular vote 49.8% to 47.2%). Seats that changed hands since through deaths, resignations and special elections are not counted here.","previousSource":[{"text":"Wikipedia, 2024 United States House of Representatives elections (from the Clerk of the House's statistics)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections","checked":"2026-10-30"}]},{"id":"governor","name":"Governors","kind":"candidate","seats":50,"majority":26,"up":36,"holdover":{"rep":8,"dem":6},"holdoverNote":"The 14 states with no governor's race in 2026: Republican in Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Utah and West Virginia (8); Democratic in Delaware, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington (6). Before the vote there are 26 Republican and 24 Democratic governors; the 36 states that vote are 18 of each. Territories (Guam here) are counted apart, not in the 50.","holdoverSource":[{"text":"Wikipedia, 2026 United States gubernatorial elections (26 R and 24 D governors before the vote, 18 and 18 up)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_gubernatorial_elections","checked":"2026-10-30"}],"previous":{"label":"Governors before the vote","seats":{"rep":26,"dem":24}},"priorHolder":{"AL":"rep","AK":"rep","AZ":"dem","AR":"rep","CA":"dem","CO":"dem","CT":"dem","FL":"rep","GA":"rep","HI":"dem","ID":"rep","IL":"dem","IA":"rep","KS":"dem","ME":"dem","MD":"dem","MA":"dem","MI":"dem","MN":"dem","NE":"rep","NV":"rep","NH":"rep","NM":"dem","NY":"dem","OH":"rep","OK":"rep","OR":"dem","PA":"dem","RI":"dem","SC":"rep","SD":"rep","TN":"rep","TX":"rep","VT":"rep","WI":"dem","WY":"rep","GU":"dem"},"priorHolderNote":"The party of each governor before the vote: 18 Republican and 18 Democratic in the 36 states, and Guam's Democratic governor.","priorHolderSource":[{"text":"Wikipedia, 2026 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