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U.S. House elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2026

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Ballotpedia is tracking U.S. House races without a Democratic or Republican candidate in the 2026 elections. As of March 2026, there are a total of two U.S. House races without a Democratic candidate and 27 U.S. House races without a Republican candidate.

Click here for information comparing U.S. House races with only one major party candidate in 2014, 2016, and 2018.

Races without Democratic candidates

Races without Republican candidates

Totals over time

Change over time
Date Seats without a Democratic candidate Seats without a Republican candidate
March 24, 2026 2 27
March 10, 2026 3 35
March 6, 2026 3 35

Methodology

There are several methodological choices that Ballotpedia makes in calculating the number of races without a Democratic or Republican candidate on this page:

  • Write-in candidates are not counted as candidates for the purpose of races without a Democratic or Republican candidate. However, if a write-in candidate advanced from a primary to a general election and became a regular candidate on the general election ballot, that candidate is counted for the purpose of races without a Democratic or Republican candidate.
  • Candidates who officially withdraw from a race are not counted as candidates for the purpose of this analysis.
  • Candidates who unofficially withdraw from a race but will still appear on the ballot are counted as candidates for the purpose of this analysis. This means that a race will not count as a race without a Democratic or Republican candidate if an unofficially withdrawn candidate still appears on the ballot.
  • In California and Washington state, which have top-two primary systems, a race is counted as not having a Democratic or Republican candidate if no candidate from a major party advanced from the primary election to the general election.
  • This analysis includes races in states where the candidate filing deadline has not passed. However, Ballotpedia's 2026 analyses of state legislative and state executive races without a major party candidate include only elections in states whose filing deadlines have passed.

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