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The Downballot's 1Q 2026 Senate and House fundraising reports roundup

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: John James no longer leads as his absentee campaign enrages Republicans

Morning Digest: Fresh off a landslide, Wisconsin liberals land their next Supreme Court hopeful

Good riddance to Eric Swalwell

Morning Digest: Long Island GOP pulls off switcheroo, but not for the candidate it wanted

Morning Digest: Swalwell and Gonzales both say they'll resign from Congress

Morning Digest: Eric Swalwell drops bid for governor after women accuse him of sexual assault

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: Clean energy just won big in Phoenix. Advocates now want to go statewide.

Morning Digest: Oklahoma GOP wants voters to undo Medicaid expansion that voters already approved

The progressive landslide in Wisconsin

Morning Digest: Liberals expand majority on Wisconsin Supreme Court

Morning Digest: Why this Trump endorsement has Democrats sighing with relief

Morning Digest: Trump wants this GOP congressman gone—so he's bear-hugging Trump

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: Florida Democrats aim to put another GOP district in play

Morning Digest: What the heck is the GOP up to in this Nebraska House race?

10 of the hottest races for governor

Morning Digest: Democrats are demanding new blood in primaries, but what about Republicans?

Morning Digest: Look who's back for one last hike

Morning Digest: Why a last-minute bailout in Missouri won't lead to ballot shenanigans

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: Utah GOP's latest plan to undo redistricting reforms fails to qualify for ballot

Morning Digest: Five fundraising questions we have as we await first-quarter numbers

The GOP gets walloped—in Florida

Morning Digest: A key test awaits a Texas Democrat in a suddenly compelling race

Florida Democrats just picked up a second seat in Tuesday's special elections

Florida Democrats flip Donald Trump's home district in Palm Beach

Morning Digest: Why Florida Democrats are hoping for upsets in Tuesday's special elections

Morning Digest: Trump issues his most bizarre endorsement yet

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: Conservatives qualify two anti-trans ballot measures in Colorado

Morning Digest: Nevada's top Republican is trying to thwart far-right throwbacks

The big takeaways from the Illinois primaries

Morning Digest: Juliana Stratton wins come-from-behind victory in Illinois Senate primary

Illinois' insanely expensive primaries are finally coming to an end

Morning Digest: Pennsylvania Democrats are 'cautiously optimistic' about flipping a seat Trump won by 33 points

Morning Digest: A Florida Republican warns her party not to get greedy in redistricting

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: Seth Moulton is challenging Ed Markey in the primary, but will he make the ballot?

Morning Digest: His opponent dissed his music. Now everyone wants to party with him.

Dems notch 10th special election flip

Morning Digest: A Utah Republican's anti-gerrymandering activism comes back to haunt him

Democrats win GOP seat in New Hampshire, notching 10th straight special election flip

Morning Digest: Another conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is retiring

Morning Digest: After saying he's 'not quitting on California,' Darrell Issa quits on California—again

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: A GOP congresswoman thought she got a lifeline. Now it might be the end of the line.

Morning Digest: Montana Sen. Steve Daines quits reelection bid at filing deadline

Texas' blockbuster primary night

Morning Digest: Talarico wins Democratic Senate nod as nasty GOP race goes to second round

Arkansas Democrats just flipped a Republican seat

Morning Digest: Why Democrats might flip a seat in an Arkansas special election

Primary season kicks off on Tuesday in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas

Morning Digest: Missouri candidates start filing for a district that may not exist

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: A vulnerable House Democrat just got a late infusion of support

Morning Digest: Texas Republicans try to meddle in Democrats' Senate primary

Primary season is here!

Morning Digest: Trump's crusade to punish Indiana Republicans isn't going so hot

Morning Digest: Wisconsin GOP seeks to curtail veto power that extended school funding 400 years

Morning Digest: The first high-profile primary test for House Democrats looms next week

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: Why North Carolina's top Republican could be the next legislative leader to fall

Morning Digest: Democrats unveil plan to redraw Colorado's map for 2028

The big Colorado redistricting surprise

Morning Digest: The next big special election is happening in Trump's backyard

Morning Digest: 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell challenges Democratic congresswoman in South Florida

Morning Digest: Why a Trump endorsement is no longer as valuable as it once was

Morning Digest: For the first time ever, New Mexico Republicans won't field a Senate candidate

Morning Digest: How Maine Democrats plan to implement ranked-choice voting for governor this fall

The Great Hochul Turnaround

Morning Digest: A progressive activist got badly outspent. She won anyway.

Morning Digest: Trump's pick for Georgia governor has another rich guy nipping at his heels

Morning Digest: New Virginia map sets off a round of musical chairs

Democrats resoundingly defend red district in Louisiana, denying GOP its first pickup

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: Republicans have their first shot at a special election flip on Saturday

Yes, Dems should talk about ICE

Morning Digest: Republicans contemplate giving up on Cornyn

Why the GOP is right to freak out after Texas

The Downballot's 2026 election calendar

Morning Digest: Another nasty battle unfolds for House Republican who barely survived in 2024

The Downballot's 4Q 2025 Senate and House fundraising reports roundup

Morning Digest: Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan in race to succeed her

Morning Digest: Georgia Democrats can flip a powerful board this fall after shock landslides last year

Texas Democrats score landslide upset in race Trump badly wanted to win

Weekly open thread

Minnesotans just showed they’ll ‘crawl over broken glass’ to vote, despite ICE terror

Morning Digest: Why a top-two lockout for governor is still unlikely for California Democrats

Morning Digest: Why are Michigan Republicans trying to boost this Democrat?

The Twin Cities' fierce response to ICE—at the ballot box

Morning Digest: Alexander Vindman, who sparked Trump impeachment, launches Senate bid in Florida

Morning Digest: Republican quits Minnesota governor's race over GOP's treatment of his state

Morning Digest: Vulnerable Republican in vulnerable chamber bails

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: Arizona Democrats won big in 2022. Can they keep their gains?

Morning Digest: Minnesota GOP recruits an upgrade for Senate but still faces a daunting race

The redistricting wars are still raging

Morning Digest: A surprise Trump endorsement triggers a surprise Senate bid

Morning Digest: The race is on for control of Orange County, California

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: Top ICE official launches campaign to flip House seat in Ohio

Morning Digest: The battle is on for control of the Pennsylvania legislature

Alaska Democrats land the best Senate recruit of the cycle

Morning Digest: Louisville's Democratic mayor faces a rematch with progressive challenger

Morning Digest: Democrats get their long sought recruit for Alaska Senate race

Morning Digest: Jesse Ventura flirts with a comeback 28 years after shock win

Weekly open thread

Morning Digest: Maryland Democrats look ahead toward life after Steny Hoyer

Morning Digest: Two key supreme court races in swing states are underway

2026 starts off with a bang

Morning Digest: Here's how Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's seat will be filled

Morning Digest: After Walz calls it quits, a heavyweight replacement looms

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