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2026 federal candidate filing records by state

Name: 2026 federal candidate filing records by state
Creator: Election.org

Identity-complete, indexable FEC candidate filing records for U.S. House and Senate grouped by state and territory.

Which states have the most 2026 federal candidate filing records?

Where federal candidates filed

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1Texas265

2California262

3Florida237

4Illinois128

5New York126

6Georgia114

7Virginia95

8New Jersey84

9North Carolina82

10Michigan79

11Ohio73

12Pennsylvania64

13South Carolina63

14Tennessee58

15Colorado54

16Arizona52

17Minnesota52

18Kentucky51

19Maryland48

20Washington48

21Missouri45

22Alabama43

23Wisconsin41

24Louisiana40

25Massachusetts40

26Oklahoma39

27Indiana38

28Iowa38

29Nevada38

30New Hampshire27

31Utah27

32Maine26

33Oregon26

34Connecticut25

35Kansas24

36Nebraska24

37Montana22

38Arkansas20

39Mississippi19

40West Virginia19

41Wyoming17

42Idaho15

43New Mexico13

44District of Columbia10

45Rhode Island10

46South Dakota9

47Alaska7

48Delaware7

49Hawaii5

50U.S. Virgin Islands5

51North Dakota4

52Guam3

53Vermont3

54Northern Mariana Islands2

55American Samoa1

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What this chart says

Texas has the largest identity-complete 2026 federal filing field in the current Election.org FEC snapshot.

How to read it

Counts indexable 2026 FEC candidate master records for House and Senate by office state.

Important limits

A federal filing record does not establish state ballot qualification, active campaigning, or final ballot status.
The count is records, not unique people across offices or cycles.

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2026 federal candidate filing records by state: source values used by Election.org
Group	Filing records
Texas	265
California	262
Florida	237
Illinois	128
New York	126
Georgia	114
Virginia	95
New Jersey	84
North Carolina	82
Michigan	79
Ohio	73
Pennsylvania	64
South Carolina	63
Tennessee	58
Colorado	54
Arizona	52
Minnesota	52
Kentucky	51
Maryland	48
Washington	48
Missouri	45
Alabama	43
Wisconsin	41
Louisiana	40
Massachusetts	40
Oklahoma	39
Indiana	38
Iowa	38
Nevada	38
New Hampshire	27
Utah	27
Maine	26
Oregon	26
Connecticut	25
Kansas	24
Nebraska	24
Montana	22
Arkansas	20
Mississippi	19
West Virginia	19
Wyoming	17
Idaho	15
New Mexico	13
District of Columbia	10
Rhode Island	10
South Dakota	9
Alaska	7
Delaware	7
Hawaii	5
U.S. Virgin Islands	5
North Dakota	4
Guam	3
Vermont	3
Northern Mariana Islands	2
American Samoa	1

2026 federal candidate filing records by state

Texas has the largest identity-complete 2026 federal filing field in the current Election.org FEC snapshot.

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