Midterms 2026 · Ballot board

Midterms 2026 Ballot Board

Pick winners race-by-race — Class II Senate and midterm governors. Sorted by how hot coverage is and how soon people vote. Not polls: coverage heat is graded airtime; your picks are your calls.

0/21 picks

Hottest coverage right now Georgia U.S. Senate Jon Ossoff vs Mike Collins · 46 reports · heat seed #1

#15
Michigan U.S. Senate
Aug 4 · Primary marquee Open seat 0 reports

Class II open seat — Gary Peters not seeking re-election. Dem primary Aug 4, 2026: Haley Stevens vs Abdul El-Sayed (McMorrow suspended). Rogers is the main GOP coverage name. Elissa Slotkin is Class I (2030) — not on this ballot.
#16
Minnesota U.S. Senate
Aug 11 · Primary watch Open seat 0 reports

Class II open seat — Tina Smith retiring. Dem primary Aug 11, 2026 (Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Rep. Angie Craig lead coverage). Amy Klobuchar is Class I (2030).
#19
South Carolina U.S. Senate
Aug 11 · Primary watch Vacancy · special calendar 0 reports

Class II vacancy after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death (July 11, 2026). Gov. McMaster appointed Darline Graham Nordone interim. Special GOP primary Aug 11 (runoff Aug 25 if needed) for the Nov ballot. Annie Andrews is the Democratic nominee.
#10
New Hampshire U.S. Senate
Sep 8 · Primary watch Open seat 2 reports

Class II open seat — Jeanne Shaheen retiring. Primaries Sept 8, 2026. Coverage stand-ins: Rep. Chris Pappas (D); former Sen. John E. Sununu and Scott Brown lead GOP coverage. Update when nominees lock.
#1
Georgia U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General marquee Projected general 46 reports

Class II. Ossoff (Dem primary unopposed May 2026). Collins won the June 16 GOP runoff vs Derek Dooley — both are general-election nominees. Warnock is Class III (2028).
#2
Georgia Governor
Nov 3 · General watch Incumbent · field open 5 reports

Parallel to Class II Senate (Ossoff). Do not conflate with Warnock’s Class III seat (2028).
#3
Florida Governor
Nov 3 · General watch Open seat 4 reports

Open under state term limits after DeSantis’s second term — update sides when nominees emerge. DeSantis slug remains for coverage heat only.
#4
Michigan Governor
Nov 3 · General watch Incumbent · field open 4 reports

Separate from the open Class II Senate race above.
#5
Pennsylvania Governor
Nov 3 · General marquee Incumbent · field open 4 reports

No Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race in 2026 (Fetterman Class III → 2028; the other seat is Class I → 2030).
#6
Arizona Governor
Nov 3 · General marquee Incumbent · field open 3 reports

No Arizona U.S. Senate seat is scheduled for 2026 (Kelly Class III → 2028; Gallego Class I → 2030).
#7
Nebraska U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General lean Incumbent · field open 3 reports

Class II (Ricketts). Deb Fischer is Class I (next 2030).
#8
Nevada Governor
Nov 3 · General watch Incumbent · field open 3 reports

Jacky Rosen is Class I (reelected 2024 → 2030) — not a 2026 Senate ballot.
#9
Montana U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General watch Incumbent · field open 2 reports

Class II is Daines. Jon Tester’s prior seat was Class I (2024 cycle) — not this race.
#11
Colorado Governor
Nov 3 · General watch Open seat 0 reports

Open after term limits. Dem primary: Phil Weiser defeated Sen. Michael Bennet (June 2026). Separate from Hickenlooper’s Class II Senate race.
#12
Colorado U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General lean Incumbent · field open 0 reports

Class II is Hickenlooper (elected 2020). Michael Bennet is Class III (next 2028); he lost the 2026 Colorado governor primary and remains in the Senate through that term.
#13
Illinois U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General lean Open seat 0 reports

Class II open seat — Dick Durbin not seeking re-election. Safe on paper for Democrats; national coverage continues.
#17
New Jersey U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General lean Incumbent · field open 0 reports

Class II.
#18
North Carolina U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General marquee Projected general 0 reports

Class II open seat — Thom Tillis retired (not seeking re-election). March 2026 primaries: Cooper (D) and Whatley (R, former RNC chair) are the nominees.
#20
Texas U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General marquee Projected general 0 reports

Class II. Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn in the May 26, 2026 GOP runoff. Talarico won the March Dem primary (over Jasmine Crockett). Ted Cruz is Class I (2030) — not on this ballot.
#21
Wisconsin Governor
Nov 3 · General watch Incumbent · field open 0 reports

No Wisconsin U.S. Senate race in 2026 (Baldwin Class I → 2030; Johnson Class III → 2028).
#14
Maine U.S. Senate
Date TBD marquee Incumbent · field open 0 reports

Class II. Collins won the GOP primary unopposed. Graham Platner won the June Dem primary but withdrew July 2026 after assault allegations — Maine Democrats must name a replacement (party process; filing window around late July). Do not list Platner as the nominee.

Guide How this works

Independent races — unlike March Madness, winners don’t advance into each other. You pick each race’s winner.
Heat seed (#) ranks how much graded coverage Clad has on that race — popularity of the story, not a poll. Board order is fixed (hottest + soonest first).
Filter (Senate / Governors / Marquee) narrows the list; the pick counter shows picks for races currently on screen.
Your pick requires a free account. Lock freezes only the races in your current filter (e.g. Governors) — other groups stay open.
Locked picks join the anonymous community tally and appear on your share link. Reset draft clears unlocked picks in the current filter only.
Coverage lead (signed-in) is editorial context about airtime quality — separate from your ballot.
Candidate map verified as of 2026-07-14.

Community tallies: community votes. Map: election map. Civics: first-time voter guide.