Quick picks: who should earn your vote for Congress in 2026
Opinion · Quick picks
Who we think has earned your vote for Congress on 3 November 2026, at a glance. 198 races carry a mark; races where nobody met our standards are left off.
✓ gold is a full mark, ✓ outlined is the lesser mark, ✗ is the opponent we measured and did not choose, and ? is an opponent with no record we could score, which is not a verdict on them. Tap any race for the votes and sources behind it. The full guide · How the marks work
Alabama
✓Barry Moore
Republican
vs
?
Everett Wess
Democrat
not scored
✓Shomari Figures
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Rhett Marques
Republican
not scored
✓Dale Strong
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Andrew Sneed
Democrat
not scored
✓Gary Palmer
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Maurice Mercer
Democrat
not scored
Alaska
✓Mary Peltola
Democrat
vs
✗Dan Sullivan
Republican
incumbent
✓Nick Begich III
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Eric Hafner
Democrat
not scored
Arizona
✓Jay Feely
Republican
vs
✗Amish Shah
Democrat
✓Eli Crane
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jonathan Nez
Democrat
not scored
✓Yassamin Ansari
Democrat
incumbent
vs
No major-party opponent
✓Juan Ciscomani
Republican
incumbent
vs
✗
JoAnna Mendoza
Democrat
✓Abraham Hamadeh
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Bernadette Greene-Placentia
Democrat
not scored
✓Paul Gosar
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Dani Sterbinsky
Democrat
not scored
Arkansas
✓Tom Cotton
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Hallie Shoffner
Democrat
not scored
✓French Hill
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Chris Jones
Democrat
not scored
✓Steve Womack
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Robb Ryerse
Democrat
not scored
✓Bruce Westerman
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
James Russell
Democrat
not scored
California
✓Tom McClintock
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Michael Masuda
Democrat
not scored
✓Kevin Kiley
Independent
incumbent
vs
?
Richard Pan
Democrat
not scored
✓Lateefah Simon
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Jamie Joyce
Democrat
not scored
✓Adam Gray
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Kevin Lincoln
Republican
not scored
✓Ro Khanna
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Ritesh Tandon
Republican
not scored
✓Zoe Lofgren
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Shane Lewis
Republican
not scored
✓Vince Fong
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Sandra Van Scotter
Democrat
not scored
✓David Valadao
Republican
incumbent
vs
✗
Randy Villegas
Democrat
✓Jay Obernolte
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Tessa Lynn Hodge
Democrat
not scored
✓George Whitesides
Democrat
vs
?
Jason Gibbs
Republican
not scored
✓Ken Calvert
Republican
incumbent
vs
✗Young Kim
Republican
incumbent
✓Derek Tran
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Chuong Vo
Republican
not scored
✓Dave Min
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Jenny Le Roux
Republican
not scored
Colorado
✓Jeff Hurd
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Dwayne Romero
Democrat
not scored
✓Lauren Boebert
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Eileen Laubacher
Democrat
not scored
✓Jeff Crank
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jessica Killin
Democrat
not scored
Delaware
✓Chris Coons
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Michael Katz
Republican
not scored
✓Sarah McBride
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Joseph Arminio
Republican
not scored
Florida
✓Ashley Moody
Republican
incumbent
vs
✗Angie Nixon
Democrat
✓Jimmy Patronis
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Gay Valimont
Democrat
not scored
✓Kat Cammack
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Seth Harp
Democrat
not scored
✓Aaron Bean
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
LaShonda Holloway
Democrat
not scored
✓John Rutherford
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Rachel Grage
Democrat
not scored
✓Randy Fine
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Eric Yonce
Democrat
not scored
✓Mike Haridopolos
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jennifer Jenkins
Democrat
not scored
✓Gus Bilirakis
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Kimberly Overman
Democrat
not scored
✓Anna Paulina Luna
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Leela Gray
Democrat
not scored
✓Laurel Lee
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Robert People
Democrat
not scored
✓Greg Steube
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Matthew Montavon
Democrat
not scored
✓Brian Mast
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
James Martin
Democrat
not scored
✓María Elvira Salazar
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Eliott Rodriguez
Democrat
not scored
✓Carlos Giménez
Republican
vs
?
Phil Ehr
Democrat
not scored
Georgia
✓Mike Collins
Republican
vs
✗Jon Ossoff
Democrat
incumbent
✓Brian Jack
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Maura Keller
Democrat
not scored
✓Rich McCormick
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Tony Kozycki
Democrat
not scored
✓Austin Scott
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Kelly Esti
Democrat
not scored
✓Andrew Clyde
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Caitlyn Gegen
Democrat
not scored
✓Rick Allen
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Ceretta Smith
Democrat
not scored
Idaho
✓Jim Risch
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Todd Achilles
Independent
not scored
+1 more
✓Russ Fulcher
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Kaylee Peterson
Democrat
not scored
✓Mike Simpson
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Ellie Gilbreath
Democrat
not scored
Illinois
✓Mike Bost
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Julie Fortier
Democrat
not scored
✓Mary Miller
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jennifer Todd
Democrat
not scored
✓Darin LaHood
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Paul Nolley
Democrat
not scored
Indiana
✓Rudy Yakym
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jamee Decio
Democrat
not scored
✓Marlin Stutzman
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Kelly Thompson
Democrat
not scored
✓Jim Baird
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Drew Cox
Democrat
not scored
✓Victoria Spartz
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
J. D. Ford
Democrat
not scored
✓Jefferson Shreve
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Cinde Wirth
Democrat
not scored
✓Mark Messmer
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Mary Allen
Democrat
not scored
✓Erin Houchin
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Brad Meyer
Democrat
not scored
Iowa
✓Josh Turek
Democrat
vs
✗Ashley Hinson
Republican
✓Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican
incumbent
vs
✗Christina Bohannan
Democrat
✓Sarah Trone Garriott
Democrat
vs
✗Zach Nunn
Republican
incumbent
Kansas
✓Roger Marshall
Republican
incumbent
vs
✗Adam Hamilton
Democrat
✓Tracey Mann
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Lauren Reinhold
Democrat
not scored
✓Derek Schmidt
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Don Coover
Democrat
not scored
Kentucky
✓Andy Barr
Republican
vs
?
Charles Booker
Democrat
not scored
✓James Comer
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Drew Williams
Democrat
not scored
✓Brett Guthrie
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Megan Wingfield
Democrat
not scored
Louisiana
✓Julia Letlow
Republican
vs
?
Jamie Davis
Democrat
not scored
✓Clay Higgins
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
John Day
Democrat
not scored
+4 more
Maryland
✓Andy Harris
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Dan Schwartz
Democrat
not scored
✓April McClain Delaney
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Robin Ficker
Republican
not scored
Massachusetts
✓Jake Auchincloss
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Tom Stalcup
Republican
not scored
Michigan
✓Jack Bergman
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Callie Barr
Democrat
not scored
✓John Moolenaar
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Ben Ambrose
Democrat
not scored
✓Bill Huizenga
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Sean McCann
Democrat
not scored
✓William Lawrence
Democrat
vs
✗Tom Barrett
Republican
incumbent
✓Kristen McDonald Rivet
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Thomas Smith
Republican
not scored
✓
Christina Hines
Democrat
vs
✗
Mike Bouchard
Republican
Minnesota
✓Brad Finstad
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jake Johnson
Democrat
not scored
✓Tom Emmer
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Doug Chapin
Democrat
not scored
✓Michelle Fischbach
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Erik Osberg
Democrat
not scored
✓Pete Stauber
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Trina Swanson
Democrat
not scored
Mississippi
✓Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Scott Colom
Democrat
not scored
✓Mike Ezell
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jeffrey Hulum III
Democrat
not scored
Missouri
✓Ann Wagner
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Fred Wellman
Democrat
not scored
✓Bob Onder
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Bethany Mann
Democrat
not scored
✓Mark Alford
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jordan Herrera
Democrat
not scored
✓Eric Burlison
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Missi Hesketh
Democrat
not scored
✓Jason Smith
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Chris Reichard
Democrat
not scored
Montana
✓Troy Downing
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Brian Miller
Democrat
not scored
Nebraska
✓Dan Osborn
Independent
vs
✗Pete Ricketts
Republican
incumbent
✓Mike Flood
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Chris Backemeyer
Democrat
not scored
Nevada
✓Susie Lee
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Martin O'Donnell
Republican
not scored
New Hampshire
✓Maggie Goodlander
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Lily Tang Williams
Republican
not scored
New Jersey
✓Jeff Van Drew
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Zack Mullock
Democrat
not scored
✓Herb Conaway
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Michael McGuire
Republican
not scored
✓Chris Smith
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Rachel Peace
Democrat
not scored
✓Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Sean Kirrane
Republican
not scored
✓Nellie Pou
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Rosie Pino
Republican
not scored
New York
✓Nick LaLota
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Chris Gallant
Democrat
not scored
✓Andrew Garbarino
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Patrick Halpin
Democrat
not scored
✓Laura Gillen
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Jeanine Driscoll
Republican
not scored
✓Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Michael DeCillis
Democrat
not scored
✓George Latimer
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Joseph Cinquemani
Republican
not scored
✓Pat Ryan
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Jacqueline Auringer
Republican
not scored
✓Josh Riley
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Peter Oberacker
Republican
not scored
✓John Mannion
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Kailee Buller
Republican
not scored
✓Nick Langworthy
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Aaron Gies
Democrat
not scored
✓Claudia Tenney
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Alissa Ellman
Democrat
not scored
North Carolina
✓Don Davis
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Laurie Buckhout
Republican
not scored
✓Greg Murphy
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Raymond Smith Jr.
Democrat
not scored
✓Virginia Foxx
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Chuck Hubbard
Democrat
not scored
✓Addison McDowell
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Cyril Jefferson
Democrat
not scored
✓Mark Harris
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Colby Watson
Democrat
not scored
✓Richard Hudson
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Richard Ojeda
Democrat
not scored
✓Pat Harrigan
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Ashley Bell
Democrat
not scored
✓Brad Knott
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Paul Barringer
Democrat
not scored
✓Tim Moore
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Lakesha Womack
Democrat
not scored
North Dakota
✓Julie Fedorchak
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Trygve Hammer
Democrat
not scored
Ohio
✓Sherrod Brown
Democrat
vs
✗Jon Husted
Republican
incumbent
✓David Taylor
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jennifer Mazzuckelli
Democrat
not scored
✓Jim Jordan
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Joshua Kolasinski
Democrat
not scored
✓Bob Latta
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Brian Shaver
Democrat
not scored
✓Michael Rulli
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Elizabeth Kirtley
Democrat
not scored
✓Max Miller
Republican
incumbent
vs
✗
Brian Poindexter
Democrat
✓Warren Davidson
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Vanessa Enoch
Democrat
not scored
✓Derek Merrin
Republican
vs
✗Marcy Kaptur
Democrat
incumbent
✓Mike Turner
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Kristina Knickerbocker
Democrat
not scored
✓David Joyce
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Maria Jukic
Democrat
not scored
✓Mike Carey
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Don Leonard
Democrat
not scored
Oklahoma
✓Kevin Hern
Republican
vs
?
N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas
Democrat
not scored
✓Josh Brecheen
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Brandon Wade
Democrat
not scored
✓Frank Lucas
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Suzie Byrd
Democrat
not scored
✓Tom Cole
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Mitchell Jacob
Democrat
not scored
Oregon
✓Cliff Bentz
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Chris Beck
Democrat
not scored
✓Janelle Bynum
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Patti Adair
Republican
not scored
Pennsylvania
✓Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Bob Harvie
Democrat
not scored
✓Paige Cognetti
Democrat
vs
✗Rob Bresnahan
Republican
incumbent
✓Dan Meuser
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Rachel Wallace
Democrat
not scored
✓Lloyd Smucker
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Nancy Mannion
Democrat
not scored
✓John Joyce
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Beth Farnham
Democrat
not scored
✓Glenn Thompson
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Ray Bilger
Democrat
not scored
South Carolina
✓Annie Andrews
Democrat
vs
✗Darline Graham
Republican
incumbent
✓Sheri Biggs
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Eunice Lehmacher
Democrat
not scored
✓William Timmons
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Courtney McClain
Democrat
not scored
✓Russell Fry
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
John Vincent
Democrat
not scored
South Dakota
✓Mike Rounds
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Brian Bengs
Independent
not scored
Tennessee
✓Bill Hagerty
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Marquita Bradshaw
Democrat
not scored
✓Diana Harshbarger
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Kristi Burke
Democrat
not scored
✓Tim Burchett
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Michaela Barnett
Democrat
not scored
✓Chuck Fleischmann
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Anna Golladay
Democrat
not scored
✓Scott DesJarlais
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Victoria Broderick
Democrat
not scored
✓David Kustoff
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Heidi Kuhn
Democrat
not scored
Texas
✓Ken Paxton
Republican
vs
✗James Talarico
Democrat
✓Nathaniel Moran
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Yolanda Prince
Democrat
not scored
✓Keith Self
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Evan Hunt
Democrat
not scored
✓Pat Fallon
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jason Pearce
Democrat
not scored
✓Lance Gooden
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Chelsey Hockett
Democrat
not scored
✓Jake Ellzey
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Danny Minton
Democrat
not scored
✓Craig Goldman
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Angela Rodriguez Prilliman
Democrat
not scored
✓Ronny Jackson
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Mark Nair
Democrat
not scored
✓Randy Weber
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Thurman Bartie
Democrat
not scored
✓Monica De La Cruz
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Bobby Pulido
Democrat
not scored
✓Pete Sessions
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Casey Shepard
Democrat
not scored
✓Christian Menefee
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Ronald Whitfield
Republican
not scored
✓Beth Van Duyne
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Kevin Burge
Democrat
not scored
✓Brandon Gill
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Steven Shook
Democrat
not scored
✓Michael Cloud
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Tanya Lloyd
Democrat
not scored
✓Henry Cuellar
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Tano Tijerina
Republican
not scored
Utah
✓Blake Moore
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Peter Crosby
Democrat
not scored
✓Celeste Maloy
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Kent Udell
Democrat
not scored
✓Mike Kennedy
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Jonny Larsen
Democrat
not scored
Virginia
✓Rob Wittman
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Shannon Taylor
Democrat
not scored
✓Jen Kiggans
Republican
incumbent
vs
✗Elaine Luria
Democrat
✓John McGuire
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Tom Perriello
Democrat
not scored
✓Ben Cline
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Beth Macy
Democrat
not scored
✓Eugene Vindman
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Doug Ollivant
Republican
not scored
✓Morgan Griffith
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Joy Powers
Democrat
not scored
✓Suhas Subramanyam
Democrat
incumbent
vs
?
Dave Beckwith
Republican
not scored
Washington
✓John Braun
Republican
vs
✗Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Democrat
incumbent
✓Michael Baumgartner
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Carmela Conroy
Democrat
not scored
West Virginia
✓Shelley Moore Capito
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Rachel Fetty Anderson
Democrat
not scored
✓Riley Moore
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Ace Parsi
Democrat
not scored
Wisconsin
✓Bryan Steil
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Mitchell Berman
Democrat
not scored
✓Derrick Van Orden
Republican
incumbent
vs
✗Rebecca Cooke
Democrat
✓Scott Fitzgerald
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Andrew Beck
Democrat
not scored
✓Glenn Grothman
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Brad Smith
Democrat
not scored
✓Tony Wied
Republican
incumbent
vs
?
Rick Crosson
Democrat
not scored
Wyoming
✓Harriet Hageman
Republican
vs
?
James W. Byrd
Democrat
not scored