By the numbers: the Nov 3, 2026 ballot
Counted from SpectrumVote's data and recounted every time the data updates (last: October 28 at 6:31 PM ET). Our county and local data covers 2,363 of the country's 3,144 counties, so local totals are for those counties.
Uncontested races
62%of 34,089 county, city, school and district races are uncontested21,018 races have no more candidates than seats. Some states leave such races off the ballot entirely (see below).
27%of 5,622 state legislative races have one candidate1,746 (31%) have candidates from only one of the two major parties.
22 of 429U.S. House races in our data have candidates from only one major party
Ballot questions
2,534ballot questions2,392 local, 142 statewide.
$59.7 billionin local bonds voters are asked to approve437 bond questions that state a dollar amount.
Largest local bond questions: San Diego Unified School District Measure M (California), $3.5 billion; Parker and Tarrant Counties MUD No. 1 Proposition B (Texas), $1.8 billion; Dearborn Public Schools (Michigan), $1.5 billion; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition B (Texas), $1.3 billion; Los Rios Community College District School Facilities Improvement District No. 1 Measure H (California), $1.1 billion.
| Local questions about… | Count |
|---|---|
| Property tax / millage / levy | 957 |
| Schools | 653 |
| Roads and transit | 323 |
| Fire and EMS | 253 |
| Parks and recreation | 231 |
| Sales tax | 213 |
| Police and public safety | 170 |
| Water, sewer and drainage | 164 |
| Housing | 36 |
| Term limits | 30 |
Judges, sheriffs and early votes
871judges face a retention voteVoters decide only whether each judge keeps the job; there is no opponent.
177 of 1030sheriff races are in counties whose sheriff's office has a 287(g) agreement with ICEFrom ICE's list of participating agencies, as of October 28, 2026.
8,746,681ballots already cast in the 6 states we trackColorado, Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas; Nevada and Texas counts cover only some counties.
74,858candidates on the ballots we cover
By state
| State | Local races | Uncontested | Legislature, 1 candidate | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 525 | 86% | 88 of 140 | 45 |
| Alaska | 34 | 71% | 8 of 50 | 9 |
| American Samoa | 0 | — | 5 of 17 | 0 |
| Arizona | 134 | 55% | 7 of 60 | 104 |
| Arkansas | 1,093 | 32% | 76 of 117 | 12 |
| California | 1,573 | 11% | 4 of 100 | 208 |
| Colorado | 370 | 67% | 12 of 86 | 89 |
| Connecticut | 280 | 55% | 43 of 187 | 58 |
| Delaware | 20 | 65% | 21 of 52 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 286 | 80% | 1 of 4 | 1 |
| Florida | 426 | 4% | 0 of 109 | 267 |
| Georgia | 730 | 77% | 81 of 236 | 33 |
| Guam | 0 | — | 0 of 1 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 17 | 12% | 0 of 37 | 32 |
| Idaho | 280 | 88% | 14 of 105 | 41 |
| Illinois | 802 | 71% | 82 of 157 | 84 |
| Indiana | 3,909 | 60% | 23 of 125 | 45 |
| Iowa | 586 | 90% | 35 of 125 | 1 |
| Kansas | 622 | 92% | 39 of 127 | 7 |
| Kentucky | 3,231 | 63% | 60 of 119 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 904 | 1% | 0 of 1 | 100 |
| Maine | 114 | 68% | 32 of 186 | 0 |
| Maryland | 306 | 41% | 41 of 118 | 51 |
| Massachusetts | 30 | 97% | 143 of 200 | 10 |
| Michigan | 1,269 | 68% | 0 of 148 | 110 |
| Minnesota | 4,378 | 74% | 19 of 201 | 154 |
| Missouri | 329 | 89% | 32 of 180 | 16 |
| Montana | 228 | 83% | 17 of 125 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 472 | 80% | 4 of 25 | 11 |
| Nevada | 298 | 55% | 14 of 53 | 5 |
| New Hampshire | 55 | 47% | 27 of 188 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 935 | 53% | — | 20 |
| New Mexico | 247 | 74% | 38 of 71 | 11 |
| New York | 1,990 | 74% | 59 of 213 | 10 |
| North Carolina | 1,135 | 64% | 35 of 170 | 54 |
| North Dakota | 381 | 76% | 13 of 51 | 2 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | — | 3 of 10 | 0 |
| Ohio | 138 | 62% | 9 of 116 | 233 |
| Oklahoma | 53 | 0% | 0 of 68 | 5 |
| Oregon | 684 | 63% | 12 of 75 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | — | 60 of 228 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | 0 | — | 87 of 113 | 5 |
| South Carolina | 637 | 56% | 19 of 124 | 44 |
| South Dakota | 417 | 81% | 28 of 72 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 256 | 46% | 40 of 111 | 19 |
| Texas | 2,135 | 68% | 18 of 166 | 255 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | — | 0 of 3 | 0 |
| Utah | 267 | 69% | 9 of 90 | 10 |
| Vermont | 299 | 66% | 46 of 125 | 2 |
| Virginia | 482 | 58% | 0 of 1 | 67 |
| Washington | 428 | 61% | 19 of 122 | 182 |
| West Virginia | 96 | 57% | 14 of 119 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 144 | 88% | 8 of 116 | 73 |
| Wyoming | 64 | 50% | 47 of 79 | 6 |
How these are counted
- Uncontested: a race with no more candidates than seats. Some states, including Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma and California for many offices, declare a lone candidate elected and leave the race off the ballot, so many of their uncontested races aren't in our data and their share looks lower. Compare states with that in mind.
- One major party: a partisan race with candidates from only one of the Democratic and Republican parties (or neither). Nebraska's and American Samoa's nonpartisan legislatures aren't counted here.
- Races, not seats: a district electing several members counts once. Ballotpedia, which counts seats in 46 states, reports 34% of 2026 state legislative seats without major-party competition; on its basis our data gives 30%, the gap mostly being unopposed winners some states leave off the ballot.
- Bonds: local questions that authorize bonds and state a dollar amount in their official text (the amount in the title when it gives one). Statewide bonds aren't included.
- Coverage: local figures count only the counties where we have local races. Counts change as we add data; see What's new.
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