Midterms 2026 · Community
Community ballots
How Clad readers locked their picks — race by race. Totals only; every ballot is 100% anonymous (we never show who picked whom).
1 Locked ballots
21 Race picks
21/21 Races with votes
17–4 Side A lead · Side B lead
Community map
Where locked Clad ballots lean by state — same geography as the election map, but colored by reader picks, not editorial outlook. 18 states with votes · outlook as of 2026-07-14.
Solid D Likely D Lean D Close Lean R Likely R Solid R No picks
Tap a state for community picks vs outlook
Colors use locked-ballot share by party (Cook-style bands for glanceability). Compare with the editorial outlook on the election map — this is readers, not forecasts.
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Colorado U.S. Senate John Hickenlooper (D) 100% 1 GOP field (CO) (R) 0% 0Details → -
Georgia U.S. Senate Jon Ossoff (D) 0% 0 Mike Collins (R) 100% 1Details → -
Illinois U.S. Senate Dick Durbin seat (open) (D) 100% 1 GOP field (IL) (R) 0% 0Details → -
Maine U.S. Senate Susan Collins (R) 100% 1 Democratic nominee TBD (ME) (D) 0% 0Details → -
Michigan U.S. Senate Dem primary (Stevens / El-Sayed) (D) 0% 0 Mike Rogers (R) 100% 1Details → -
Minnesota U.S. Senate Dem primary (Flanagan / Craig) (D) 100% 1 GOP field (MN) (R) 0% 0Details → -
Montana U.S. Senate Steve Daines (R) 100% 1 Democratic field (MT) (D) 0% 0Details → -
Nebraska U.S. Senate Pete Ricketts (R) 100% 1 Democratic field (NE) (D) 0% 0Details → -
New Hampshire U.S. Senate Chris Pappas (D) 0% 0 GOP field (Sununu / Brown) (R) 100% 1Details → -
New Jersey U.S. Senate Cory Booker (D) 100% 1 GOP field (NJ) (R) 0% 0Details → -
North Carolina U.S. Senate Roy Cooper (D) 100% 1 Michael Whatley (R) 0% 0Details → -
South Carolina U.S. Senate GOP special primary (SC) (R) 0% 0 Annie Andrews (D) 100% 1Details → -
Texas U.S. Senate Ken Paxton (R) 100% 1 James Talarico (D) 0% 0Details →
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