By the numbers: the Nov 3, 2026 ballot
Counted from SpectrumVote's data and recounted every time the data updates (last: November 2 at 9:28 PM ET). Our county and local data covers 2,614 of the country's 3,144 counties, so local totals are for those counties.
Uncontested races
64%of 37,479 county, city, school and district races are uncontested23,829 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.
21 of 429U.S. House races in our data have candidates from only one major party
Open seats and smaller parties
19%of 5,494 state legislative races have no incumbent on the ballot1,063 open races: the incumbent retired, ran for another office or lost the primary.
560state legislative candidates are independents or run for a party other than the Democrats and Republicans5% of 10,657 legislative candidates.
Money in federal races
$2.6 billionraised by 836 candidates for Congress on our ballots$575 million (22%) in gifts under $200; $137 million from the candidates themselves.
$3.3 billionspent by outside groups for or against those candidates$1.0 billion supporting a candidate, $2.3 billion opposing one.
Most outside spending: U.S. Senate in Texas, $456 million; U.S. Senate in Ohio (special), $414 million; U.S. Senate in Iowa, $206 million; U.S. Senate in Michigan, $194 million; U.S. Senate in Alaska, $155 million.
Ballot questions
2,607ballot questions2,465 local, 142 statewide.
$61.2 billionin local bonds voters are asked to approve448 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 | 988 |
| Schools | 671 |
| Roads and transit | 327 |
| Fire and EMS | 257 |
| Parks and recreation | 234 |
| Sales tax | 214 |
| Police and public safety | 174 |
| Water, sewer and drainage | 171 |
| Housing | 36 |
| Term limits | 30 |
| Statewide questions about… | Count |
|---|---|
| Elections, voting and the ballot process | 34 |
| Taxes | 23 |
| Schools and education | 12 |
| Courts, judges and bail | 11 |
| Bonds | 7 |
| Housing | 4 |
| Abortion | 4 |
| Guns | 3 |
| Marijuana | 2 |
| Term limits | 2 |
| Gambling | 2 |
7 statewide questions need more than a simple majority to pass.
Ballot size
9local races in the typical county we coverHalf of our counties have more, half fewer. Each voter sees only the races for where they live.
Most local races in one county: District of Columbia, 286; Los Angeles County (California), 249; Jefferson County (Kentucky), 197; Bergen County (New Jersey), 178; Cass County (Minnesota), 152. These count every city, school, township and district race in the county.
Judges, sheriffs and early votes
887judges face a retention voteVoters decide only whether each judge keeps the job; there is no opponent.
184 of 1047sheriff 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.
11,890,700ballots already cast in the 6 states we trackColorado, Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas; Nevada and Texas counts cover only some counties.
80,125candidates on the ballots we cover
By state
| State | Local races | Uncontested | Legislature, 1 candidate | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 526 | 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 | 1,095 | 32% | 76 of 117 | 12 |
| California | 1,573 | 10% | 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 | 474 | 4% | 0 of 109 | 267 |
| Georgia | 730 | 77% | 81 of 236 | 36 |
| 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 | 2,068 | 92% | 35 of 125 | 4 |
| Kansas | 666 | 93% | 39 of 127 | 7 |
| Kentucky | 3,271 | 62% | 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 | 1,319 | 68% | 0 of 148 | 110 |
| Minnesota | 4,377 | 74% | 19 of 201 | 154 |
| Mississippi | 24 | 58% | — | 0 |
| Missouri | 329 | 89% | 32 of 180 | 16 |
| Montana | 263 | 80% | 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 | 1,163 | 54% | — | 28 |
| New Mexico | 247 | 74% | 38 of 71 | 11 |
| New York | 2,026 | 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 | 166 | 54% | 9 of 116 | 278 |
| Oklahoma | 53 | 0% | 0 of 68 | 5 |
| Oregon | 682 | 63% | 12 of 75 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | — | 60 of 228 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | 29 | 48% | 87 of 113 | 5 |
| South Carolina | 636 | 56% | 19 of 124 | 44 |
| South Dakota | 417 | 81% | 28 of 72 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 353 | 49% | 40 of 111 | 19 |
| Texas | 3,370 | 75% | 18 of 166 | 269 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | — | 0 of 3 | 0 |
| Utah | 257 | 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 | 99 | 58% | 14 of 119 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 144 | 88% | 8 of 116 | 73 |
| Wyoming | 86 | 52% | 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.
- Open seats: a state legislative race whose candidates don't include the current officeholder. Florida's and American Samoa's data doesn't mark incumbents, so they aren't counted.
- Smaller parties: candidates listed with a party other than Democratic or Republican, or as independent. Nonpartisan and write-in candidates aren't counted. In states that let a candidate run on several party lines, a candidate counts under the party we list first.
- Money: money raised is each candidate's total receipts reported to the FEC; outside spending is independent expenditures reported by groups not coordinating with a campaign. Both include the primaries.
- 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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