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 · 63 reports · heat seed #1

#8
New Hampshire U.S. Senate
Sep 8 · Primary watch Open seat 4 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 63 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
South Carolina U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General watch Projected general 11 reports

Class II vacancy after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death (July 11, 2026). Gov. McMaster appointed Darline Graham interim; she won the Aug 25 GOP runoff vs Ralph Norman. Annie Andrews is the Democratic nominee.
#3
Pennsylvania Governor
Nov 3 · General marquee Incumbent · field open 9 reports

No Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race in 2026 (Fetterman Class III → 2028; the other seat is Class I → 2030).
#4
Georgia Governor
Nov 3 · General watch Incumbent · field open 6 reports

Parallel to Class II Senate (Ossoff). Do not conflate with Warnock’s Class III seat (2028).
#5
Florida Governor
Nov 3 · General watch Open seat 5 reports

Open under state term limits after DeSantis’s second term — update sides when nominees emerge. DeSantis slug remains for coverage heat only.
#6
Michigan Governor
Nov 3 · General watch Incumbent · field open 5 reports

Separate from the open Class II Senate race above.
#7
Nevada Governor
Nov 3 · General watch Incumbent · field open 4 reports

Jacky Rosen is Class I (reelected 2024 → 2030) — not a 2026 Senate ballot.
#9
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).
#10
Nebraska U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General lean Incumbent · field open 3 reports

Class II (Ricketts). Deb Fischer is Class I (next 2030).
#11
Michigan U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General marquee Projected general 1 reports

Class II open seat — Gary Peters not seeking re-election. El-Sayed won the Aug 4, 2026 Dem primary over Haley Stevens. Rogers is the GOP nominee. Elissa Slotkin is Class I (2030) — not on this ballot.
#12
Montana U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General watch Incumbent · field open 1 reports

Class II is Daines. Jon Tester’s prior seat was Class I (2024 cycle) — not this race.
#13
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.
#14
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.
#15
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.
#16
Maine U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General marquee Projected general 0 reports

Class II. Collins won the GOP primary unopposed. Graham Platner won the June Dem primary then withdrew July 2026. Maine Democrats named former Senate President Troy Jackson at a July 25 convention.
#17
Minnesota U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General watch Projected general 0 reports

Class II open seat — Tina Smith retiring. Flanagan won the Aug 11, 2026 Dem primary over Angie Craig; Tafoya won the GOP primary. Amy Klobuchar is Class I (2030).
#18
New Jersey U.S. Senate
Nov 3 · General lean Incumbent · field open 0 reports

Class II.
#19
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).

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 2026-08-29 (live auditor overlay).

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