New Hampshire
An open seat in a small, expensive media market can turn into the defining race of the cycle. This is one of the clearest examples of how retirements can scramble the Senate battlefield.
New Hampshire Senate candidatesSee your exact 2026 ballot — ZIP code is all you need
Why It Matters
Why the 2026 Senate fight matters
Senate control affects cabinet confirmations, court appointments, investigations, and how much room the White House has to advance its agenda. Even one or two unexpected retirements can quickly change the national map.
Use this guide as a cleaner starting point, then click through to candidate-specific filings and research pages when you want the underlying record.
Battlegrounds
Top Senate races to watch
Georgia
Georgia remains one of the country’s most competitive statewide environments. Turnout patterns in metro Atlanta and the suburbs can determine whether the seat changes hands.
Georgia Senate candidatesMaine
Maine often resists national political patterns. Candidate quality and incumbency still matter here, so the race is worth following even when it gets less cable-news attention than Sun Belt contests.
Maine Senate candidatesMichigan and North Carolina
These states often sit near the center of the national Senate map because they combine expensive media markets, closely divided electorates, and enough ticket-splitting potential to surprise forecasters.
Michigan candidates · North Carolina candidatesHow To Research
A cleaner Senate research workflow
Start with your own ballot
Enter your ZIP code to see the Senate race on your ballot with the certified candidate list, so you are never working from a stale field.
Look up your ballotCheck stated priorities
Every Senate candidate we track carries the top priorities from their own campaign site and, for sitting senators, key votes cast in office.
All 2026 Senate candidatesFollow money and influence
The Federal Election Commission publishes every Senate campaign's filed receipts and spending, the primary record behind the fundraising headlines in expensive Senate contests.
FEC campaign finance data