16. Incumbent Rep. Julie Johnson (D) and Collin Allred (D) will advance to a May 26 runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the Democratic primary for Texas' 33rd Congressional District on March 3.
15. Incumbent Rep. Al Green (D) and incumbent Rep. Christian Menefee (D) will advance to a May 26 runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the Democratic primary for Texas' 18th Congressional District on March 3.
14. Incumbent Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D) defeated two other candidates in the Democratic primary for Texas' 29th Congressional District on March 3. As of 12:55 p.m. EST on March 4, Garcia received 58.2% of the vote to second-place finisher Jarvis Johnson's (D) 35.7%.
13. Jon Bonck (R) and Shelly deZevallos (R) advanced to a runoff after no candidate received a majority in the Republican primary for Texas' 38th Congressional District on March 3. The primary runoff will be held on May 26.
This means the world to us! Thanks so much!
This is so lovely. Thank you all!
12. Nate Sheets (R) defeated incumbent Sid Miller (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on March 3, 2026. As of 11:38 a.m. EST on March 4, Sheets had received 52.7% of the vote to Miller's 47.3%.
11. Chris Gober (R) defeated nine other candidates in the Republican primary for Texas' 10th Congressional District on March 3. As of 10:15 a.m. EST on March 4, Gober received 51.2% to second-place finisher Ben Bius' 14%.
10. James Talarico (D) defeated Jasmine Crockett (D) and Ahmad Hassan (D) in the primary election for Texas’ Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. As of 9:50 a.m. EST on March 4, Talarico received 52.8% of the vote to Crockett’s 45.9%.
9. Alex Mealer (R) and Briscoe Cain (R) will advance to a May 26 runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the Republican primary for Texas' 9th Congressional District.
8. Incumbent Tony Gonzales (R) and Brandon Herrera (R) will advance to a runoff on May 26 after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the primary election for Texas' 23rd Congressional District. As of 1:25 a.m. EST on March 4, Gonzales received 42.54% to Herrera’s 42.53%.
7. Steve Toth (R) defeated incumbent Daniel Crenshaw (R) and two other candidates in the Republican primary for Texas’ 2nd Congressional District. As of 1 a.m. EST on March 4, Toth had received 57.3% of the vote to Crenshaw’s 39.3%.
6. Eric Flores (R) defeated Mayra Flores (R) and four other candidates in the Republican primary for Texas' 34th Congressional District. As of 12:45 a.m. EST on March 4, Eric Flores had received 56.6% of the vote to second-place finisher Mayra Flores' 23.7%.
5. Jessica Steinmann (R) defeated Brett Jensen (R), Nick Tran (R), and three other candidates in the Republican primary for Texas’ 8th Congressional District. As of 11:50 p.m. EST, Steinmann received 69.8% of the vote to Jensen’s 12.7%.
4. Mark Teixeira (R) defeated Jason Cahill (R), Trey Trainor (R), and nine other candidates in the Republican primary election in Texas’ 21 Congressional District. As of 11:43 p.m. EST, Teixeira received 61.4% to Cahill’s 10.1%.
3. Incumbent John Cornyn (R) and Ken Paxton (R) will advance to a runoff on May 26 after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the primary election for Texas' Republican U.S. Senate nomination. As of 10:56 EST, Cornyn had received 42.9% of the vote to Paxton's 40.5%.
2. Laurie Buckhout (R) defeated four other candidates in the Republican primary for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District. Buckout will face incumbent Rep. Donald Davis (D), who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, in the general election.
1. Mayes Middleton (R) and Chip Roy (R) will advance to a runoff on May 26 after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the Republican primary election for Texas Attorney General. As of 10:44 EST, Middleton had received 41.4% of the vote to Roy's 30.3%.
The Ballotpedia page updates have begun as we start to see results across Arkansas, North Carolina, and Texas. We will be updating the thread below with noteworthy results:
There were 72 districts where a Republican had appeared on the special election ballot and on the previous regular general election ballot. On average, Republican voter turnout in the special election was 28% of the party’s turnout in the previous regular general election.
There were 76 districts where a Democrat had appeared on the special election ballot and on the previous regular general election ballot. On average in those districts, Democratic voter turnout in the special election was 38% of the party’s turnout in the previous regular general elections.
Since January 2025, there have been 117 state legislative special elections nationwide. Ninety-six of those resulted in special general elections. The remainder of the special elections were won outright at the primary stage. Democrats won 67 of the races, and Republicans won 29.
In the state legislative special elections that have happened since January 2025, there was an average shift of 5.6 percentage points towards Democrats.
Additionally, Democrats retained 10 percentage points more of their voter turnout from the previous regular election than Republicans.
Q.o.L.G.I.B.W.S.A.F.F.I.A.C.
Wyoming Improvement and Service Districts
Ohio’s Educational Service Centers (ESCs)
California High Valleys Water District
That means the world to us!! 😍
Welcome to the Blueprints of Democracy!
How old is the 119th Congress? Here’s a look at the numbers by chamber, party, and generation.
You can learn more about the age of Congress at Ballotpedia.org.
If you see a state or a topic you’re curious about, let us know, and we’ll grab you the link. Otherwise, all measures, both potential and certified, can be found on Ballotpedia.org.
Voters in multiple states could decide these questions in November 2026, continuing a trend of using ballot measures to resolve high-profile and often contested policy debates.
As states begin certifying ballot measures for the 2026 election cycle, Ballotpedia is tracking a growing number of initiatives and constitutional amendments addressing voting requirements, abortion policy, marijuana and psychedelics, and sex, gender, and LGBTQ topics.
