Women Candidates in 2026

Candidate Summary Candidate List Rebound Candidates Woman v. Woman Women as Percentage of Candidates and Nominees

The Buzz: 2026 Candidate List

Below is the most current data on women who are potential, announced, or filed candidates. Potential candidate information comes from at least two of the following sources: KnowWho Data Services; Campaigns and Elections; House Race Hotline; CQ Politics Daily; Politics1.com; The Hill; Roll Call; and local newspapers in many states. 

General Seat Codes: I=Incumbent, O=Open Seat, C=Challenger, I/U=Incumbent Unopposed, O/U=Open Unopposed, CP=Challenger in the Primary.

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Regular Elections

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Rebound Candidates in 2026 Elections

Rebound candidates tracked here are women congressional and statewide candidates who lost in 2024 and are running again in 2026 for the same or different office. 

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2026 Woman vs. Woman Congressional and Gubernatorial Races

Contests listed below include those where women are both major-party nominees for a congressional or gubernatorial office. To see historical lists of woman vs. woman races visit our congressional and gubernatorial pages.

Candidates will be added throughout the primary season.

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Women as Percentage of 2026 Major-Party Candidates and Nominees

Data below reflect women as a percentage of major-party filed candidates for office in the 2026 election. These data will be updated on a regular basis to take account of states' filing deadlines and congressional primary elections. Please refer to each graphic for more information on when the data were last updated and how much data are left to be added before these percentages are finalized for the 2026 election.

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