The 2026 primary election calendar will soon take a pause as a two-month stretch of nomination contests every week nears a close.
But before Nov. 3 general election contests are set, there are still millions of ballots to be cast in important states and races. Some of those battles won’t have any bearing on which party controls the House next year, though the winners and losers will have a direct effect on how the next speaker maintains the floor.
In addition to Maryland—a state that isn’t expected to sway the balance of power next Congress—high-profile races in New York, Utah, ...