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2026 Midterms · The issues

Foreign policy & defense

257 races · Democratic nominees documented in 204 · Republican in 199 · 549 verbatim quotes

Salience · Foreign policy & defense

How urgently campaigns treat it.

Of the 279 times this topic appears across issue guides, how many are flagged high, medium, or low salience. Salience is ordinal — the ramp is grayscale by design.

HIGH MEDIUM LOW % HIGH Foreign policy & defense Foreign policy & defense — high salience in 18 of 279 issue mentions Foreign policy & defense — medium salience in 181 of 279 issue mentions Foreign policy & defense — low salience in 80 of 279 issue mentions 6%
pluribus / 2026election.com 279 issue mentions · topics grouped by keyword · a race can appear under more than one topic as of September 10, 2026

Alabama

6 races
Governor Democratic Doug Jones Republican Tommy Tuberville
U.S. Senate Democratic Everett Wess Republican Barry Moore
1st District Democratic Clyde Jones Republican Jerry Carl
2nd District Democratic Shomari Figures Republican Rhett Marques
3rd District Democratic Lee McInnis Republican Mike Rogers
4th District Democratic Amanda Pusczek Republican Robert Aderholt

Georgia

9 races
Governor Democratic Keisha Bottoms Republican Rick Jackson Toss-up
U.S. Senate Democratic Jon Ossoff Republican Mike Collins Toss-up
1st District Democratic Amanda Hollowell Republican James Kingston
2nd District Democratic Sanford Bishop Jr. Republican Matt Day
3rd District Democratic Maura Keller Republican Brian Jack
4th District Democratic Hank Johnson Republican James Duffie
7th District Democratic Tony Kozycki Republican Rich McCormick
8th District Democratic Kelly Esti Republican Austin Scott
10th District Democratic Pamela DeLancy Republican Houston Gaines

Oklahoma

4 races
Governor Democratic Cyndi Munson Republican Mike Mazzei
U.S. Senate Democratic N'Kiyla Thomas Republican Kevin Hern
1st District Democratic John Croisant Republican Mark Tedford
4th District Democratic Mitchell Jacob Republican Tom Cole

Pennsylvania

9 races
Governor Democratic Josh Shapiro Republican Stacy Garrity
3rd District Democratic Christopher Rabb Independent Party Dennis Mahoney
4th District Democratic Madeleine Dean Republican Aurora Stuski
6th District Democratic Chrissy Houlahan Republican Marty Young
7th District Democratic Bob Brooks Republican Ryan Mackenzie Toss-up
12th District Democratic Summer Lee Republican James Hayes
14th District Democratic Alan Bradstock Republican Guy Reschenthaler
15th District Democratic Ray Bilger Republican Glenn Thompson
16th District Democratic Justin Wagner Republican Mike Kelly

Tennessee

8 races
Governor Democratic Jerri Green Republican Marsha Blackburn
1st District Democratic Kristi Burke Republican Diana Harshbarger
2nd District Democratic Michaela Barnett Republican Tim Burchett
4th District Democratic Victoria Broderick Republican Scott DesJarlais
6th District Democratic Mike Croley Republican Johnny Garrett
7th District Democratic Darden Copeland Republican Matt Van Epps
8th District Democratic Heidi Kuhn Republican David Kustoff
9th District Democratic Justin Pearson Republican Brent Taylor

Alaska

2 races
U.S. Senate Democratic David Leslie Republican Daniel S. Sullivan Toss-up
At-Large District Democratic Eric Hafner Republican Nicholas Begich

Arkansas

2 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Hallie Shoffner Republican Tom Cotton
3rd District Democratic Robb Ryerse Republican Steve Womack

Florida

19 races
U.S. Senate (special) Democratic Angela Nixon Republican Ashley B. Moody
1st District Democratic Gay Valimont Republican Jimmy Patronis
2nd District Democratic Amanda Green Republican Austin Rogers
5th District Democratic Rachel Grage Republican John Rutherford
6th District Democratic Eric Yonce Republican Randy Fine
7th District Democratic Bale Dalton Republican Ryan Elijah Lean R
9th District Democratic Darren Soto Republican Dan Green Lean R
12th District Democratic Kimberly Overman Republican Gus M. Bilirakis
13th District Democratic Leela Gray Republican Anna Paulina Luna
14th District Democratic Kathy Castor Republican Mike Beltran Toss-up
15th District Democratic Robert People Republican Laurel Lee
16th District Democratic Kelly Kirschner Republican Sydney Gruters
21st District Democratic James Martin Republican Brian Mast
22nd District Democratic Pia Dandiya Republican Casey Askar Tilt R
23rd District Democratic Lois Frankel Republican Deborah Adeimy
25th District Democratic Jared Evan Moskowitz Republican Scott Singer Toss-up
26th District Democratic Nicole Locklin Republican Mario Diaz-Balart
27th District Democratic Eliott Rodriguez Republican Maria Elvira Salazar
28th District Democratic Phil Ehr Republican Carlos Gimenez

Iowa

3 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Josh Turek Republican Ashley Hinson Lean R
3rd District Democratic Sarah Trone Garriott Republican Zach Nunn Toss-up
4th District Democratic Dave Dawson Republican Chris McGowan

Kansas

4 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Adam Hamilton Republican Roger Marshall
2nd District Democratic Don Coover Republican Derek Schmidt
3rd District Democratic Sharice Davids Republican Eric Jenkins
4th District Democratic Katy Tyndell Republican Ron Estes

Kentucky

2 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Charles Booker Republican Andy Barr
6th District Democratic Zach Dembo Republican Ralph Alvarado

Massachusetts

7 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Edward J. Markey Republican John Deaton
1st District Democratic Richard Neal No Republican nominee
2nd District Democratic Jim McGovern No Republican nominee
4th District Democratic Jake Auchincloss Republican Thomas Stalcup
5th District Democratic Katherine Clark Independent Derek Fleming
6th District Democratic Dan Koh Republican Micah Jones
7th District Democratic Ayanna Pressley Independent Kelechi Linardon

Maine

2 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Troy Dale Jackson Republican Susan Collins Toss-up
2nd District Democratic Matthew Dunlap Republican Paul LePage Lean R

Michigan

9 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Abdul El-Sayed Republican Mike Rogers Toss-up
1st District Democratic Callie Barr Republican Jack Bergman
2nd District Democratic Ben Ambrose Republican John Moolenaar
5th District Democratic Christian Vukasovich Republican Tim Walberg
6th District Democratic Debbie Dingell Republican Heather Smiley
7th District Democratic William Lawrence Republican Tom Barrett Toss-up
9th District Democratic Ray Pooley Republican Lisa McClain
12th District Democratic Rashida Tlaib Republican James Hooper
13th District Democratic Donavan McKinney Republican Taras Nykoriak

Minnesota

7 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Peggy Flanagan Republican Michele Tafoya
2nd District Democratic Matt Little Republican Eric Pratt
3rd District Democratic Kelly Morrison Republican Tyler Bass
4th District Democratic Betty McCollum Republican Paul Wikstrom
5th District Democratic Ilhan Omar Republican John Nagel
6th District Democratic Doug Chapin Republican Tom Emmer
7th District Democratic Erik Osberg Republican Michelle Fischbach

Montana

2 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Alani Bankhead Republican Kurt Alme
2nd District Democratic Brian Miller Republican Troy Downing

Nebraska

4 races
U.S. Senate No Democratic nominee Republican Pete Ricketts
1st District Democratic Christopher Backemeyer Republican Mike Flood
2nd District Democratic Denise Powell Republican Brinker Harding Tilt D
3rd District Democratic Becky Lynn Stille Republican Adrian Smith

New Hampshire

1 race
U.S. Senate Democratic Chris Pappas Republican John Sununu Toss-up

New Jersey

8 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Cory Booker Republican Justin Murphy
1st District Democratic Donald Norcross Republican Damon Galdo
2nd District Democratic Zack Mullock Republican Jeff Van Drew
3rd District Democratic Herbert C. Conaway Jr. Republican Michael McGuire
4th District Democratic Rachel Peace Republican Chris Smith
7th District Democratic Rebecca Bennett Republican Thomas Kean Jr. Toss-up
11th District Democratic Analilia Mejia Republican Joe Hathaway
12th District Democratic Adam Hamawy Republican Gregg Mele

New Mexico

1 race
U.S. Senate Democratic Ben Ray Luján Republican Larry E. Marker

Ohio

10 races
U.S. Senate (special) Democratic Sherrod Brown Republican Jon Husted Toss-up
1st District Democratic Greg Landsman Republican Eric Conroy Tilt D
2nd District Democratic Jen Mazzuckelli Republican David Taylor
4th District Democratic Joshua Kolasinski Republican Jim Jordan
5th District Democratic Brian Shaver Republican Bob Latta
8th District Democratic Vanessa Enoch Republican Warren Davidson
9th District Democratic Marcy Kaptur Republican Derek Merrin Toss-up
10th District Democratic Kristina Knickerbocker Republican Michael Turner
12th District Democratic Jerrad Christian Republican Troy Balderson
15th District Democratic Don Leonard Republican Mike Carey

Rhode Island

1 race
U.S. Senate Democratic Jack Reed Republican Raymond McKay

South Carolina

5 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Annie Andrews Republican Darline Graham
1st District Democratic Nancy Lacore Republican Jenny Honeycutt
2nd District Democratic Zyon Khalifa Republican Joe Wilson
5th District Democratic Mallory Dittmer Republican Wes Climer
7th District Democratic John Vincent Republican Russell Fry

South Dakota

1 race
U.S. Senate Democratic Julian Beaudion Republican Mike Rounds

Texas

23 races
U.S. Senate Democratic James Talarico Republican Ken Paxton Toss-up
1st District Democratic Yolanda Prince Republican Nathaniel Moran
2nd District Democratic Shaun Finnie Republican Steve Toth
3rd District Democratic Evan Hunt Republican Keith Self
5th District Democratic Chelsey Hockett Republican Lance Gooden
6th District Democratic Danny Minton Republican Jake Ellzey
10th District Democratic Caitlin Rourk Republican Chris Gober
11th District Democratic Claire Reynolds Republican August Pfluger
12th District Democratic Heli Rodriguez Prilliman Republican Craig Goldman
13th District Democratic Mark Nair Republican Ronny L. Jackson
19th District Democratic Kyle Rable Republican Tom Sell
20th District Democratic Joaquin Castro Republican Edgardo Baez
21st District Democratic Kristin Hook Republican Mark Teixeira
22nd District Democratic Marquette Greene-Scott Republican Trever Nehls
23rd District Democratic Katy Padilla Stout Republican Brandon Herrera
24th District Democratic Kevin Burge Republican Beth Van Duyne
26th District Democratic Steven Shook Republican Brandon Gill
28th District Democratic Henry Cuellar Republican Tano Tijerina Tilt D
30th District Democratic Frederick Haynes Republican Everett Jackson
32nd District Democratic Dan Barrios Republican Jace Yarbrough
33rd District Democratic Colin Allred Republican Patrick Gillespie
35th District Democratic Johnny Garcia Republican Carlos De La Cruz Lean R
38th District Democratic Melissa McDonough Republican Jon Bonck

Virginia

11 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Mark Warner Republican Bert Mizusawa
1st District Democratic Shannon Taylor Republican Robert J. Wittman Lean R
2nd District Democratic Elaine Luria Republican Jennifer Kiggans Toss-up
3rd District Democratic Robert C. Scott Republican Edwin Rivera
4th District Democratic Jennifer McClellan Republican Robert Murray Jr.
5th District Democratic Tom Perriello Republican John McGuire
7th District Democratic Eugene Vindman Republican Douglas Ollivant
8th District Democratic Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. Republican Tony Sabio
9th District Democratic Joy Powers Republican H. Morgan Griffith
10th District Democratic Suhas Subramanyam Republican Dave Beckwith
11th District Democratic James Walkinshaw Republican Arthur Purves

West Virginia

2 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Rachel Fetty Anderson Republican Shelley Moore Capito
1st District Democratic Vince George Republican Carol Miller

Arizona

8 races
1st District Democratic Amish Shah Republican Jay Feely Toss-up
2nd District Democratic Jonathan Nez Republican Eli Crane
3rd District Democratic Yassamin Ansari Republican Jacob Parkman
4th District Democratic Greg Stanton Republican Zuhdi Jasser
5th District Democratic Elizabeth Lee Republican Mark Lamb
6th District Democratic JoAnna Mendoza Republican Juan Ciscomani Toss-up
7th District Democratic Adelita Grijalva Republican Daniel Butierez Sr.
8th District Democratic Bernadette Greene Placentia Republican Abraham Hamadeh

California

21 races
1st District Democratic Mike McGuire Republican James Gallagher
5th District Democratic Michael Masuda Republican Tom McClintock
8th District Democratic John Garamendi Republican Rudy Recile
11th District Democratic Connie Chan Democratic Scott Wiener
13th District Democratic Adam Gray Republican Kevin Lincoln II Tilt D
16th District Democratic Sam Liccardo Republican Peter Soule
17th District Democratic Ro Khanna Republican Ritesh Tandon
20th District Democratic Sandra Van Scotter Republican Vince Fong
22nd District Democratic Randy Villegas Republican David G. Valadao Toss-up
23rd District Democratic Tessa Lynn Hodge Republican Jay Obernolte
24th District Democratic Salud Carbajal Republican Bob Smith
31st District Democratic Gil Cisneros Republican Eric Ching
32nd District Democratic Brad Sherman Republican Larry Thompson
35th District Democratic Norma Torres Republican Mike Cargile
40th District Republican Ken Calvert Republican Young Kim
43rd District Democratic Maxine Waters Republican Cristian Morales
44th District Democratic Nanette Barragán Republican Genevieve Angel
45th District Democratic Derek Tran Republican Chuong Vo Tilt D
47th District Democratic Dave Min Republican Jenny Rae Le Roux
48th District Democratic Marni von Wilpert Republican Jim Desmond Tilt D
51st District Democratic Sara Jacobs Republican Ricardo Cabrera

Colorado

6 races
1st District Democratic Melat Kiros Republican Christy Peterson
3rd District Democratic Dwayne Romero Republican Jeff Hurd Lean R
4th District Democratic Eileen Laubacher Republican Lauren Boebert
5th District Democratic Jessica Killin Republican Jeff Crank
7th District Democratic Brittany Pettersen Republican Timothy Bennett
8th District Democratic Manny Rutinel Republican Gabe Evans Toss-up

Connecticut

3 races
2nd District Democratic Joe Courtney Republican George Austin
3rd District Democratic Rosa L. DeLauro Republican Christopher Lancia
4th District Democratic Jim Himes Republican Michael Goldstein

Hawaii

1 race
1st District Democratic Ed Case Republican Adriel Lam

Illinois

7 races
3rd District Democratic Delia Ramirez Republican Angel Oakley
4th District Democratic Patty Garcia Republican Lupe Castillo
7th District Democratic La Shawn Ford Republican Chad Koppie
8th District Democratic Melissa Bean Republican Jennifer Davis
9th District Democratic Daniel K. Biss Republican John Elleson
10th District Democratic Brad Schneider Republican Carl Lambrecht
11th District Democratic Bill Foster Republican Jeffrey Walter

Indiana

5 races
4th District Democratic Drew Cox Republican Jim Baird
5th District Democratic J.D. Ford Republican Victoria Spartz
7th District Democratic André Carson Republican Patrick McAuley
8th District Democratic Mary Allen Republican Mark Messmer
9th District Democratic Brad Meyer Republican Erin Houchin

Maryland

2 races
4th District Democratic Glenn Ivey Republican George McDermott
5th District Democratic Adrian Boafo Republican Chris Chaffee

Missouri

4 races
4th District Democratic Jordan Herrera Republican Mark Alford
5th District Democratic Emanuel Cleaver Republican Rick Brattin
6th District Democratic Josh Smead Republican Chris Stigall
8th District Democratic Christopher Reichard Republican Jason Smith

Mississippi

3 races
1st District Democratic Cliff Johnson Republican Trent Kelly
3rd District Democratic Michael Chiaradio Republican Michael Guest
4th District Democratic Jeffrey Hulum III Republican Mike Ezell

North Carolina

11 races
1st District Democratic Donald Davis Republican Laurie Buckhout Toss-up
3rd District Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. Republican Gregory Murphy
4th District Democratic Valerie Foushee Republican Mahesh Ganorkar
5th District Democratic Chuck Hubbard Republican Virginia Foxx
6th District Democratic Cyril Jefferson Republican Addison McDowell
7th District Democratic Kimberly Hardy Republican David Rouzer
8th District Democratic Colby Watson Republican Mark Harris
9th District Democratic Richard Ojeda Republican Richard Hudson
10th District Democratic Ashley Bell Republican Pat Harrigan
13th District Democratic Paul Barringer Republican Brad Knott
14th District Democratic Lakesha Womack Republican Timothy K. Moore

Nevada

1 race
2nd District Democratic Teresa Benitez-Thompson Republican David Flippo

New York

13 races
1st District Democratic Christopher Gallant Republican Nicholas J. LaLota Lean R
3rd District Democratic Tom Suozzi Republican Michael LiPetri Jr. Lean D
6th District Democratic Grace Meng Republican Joseph Chou
7th District Democratic Claire Valdez Republican Melvin Rivera
9th District Democratic Yvette D. Clarke Republican Joel Anabilah-Azumah
10th District Democratic Brad Lander Republican Jennifer Moore
11th District Democratic Michael DeCillis Republican Nicole Malliotakis
13th District Democratic Darializa Avila Chevalier Republican Manual Williams
14th District Democratic Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Republican Diamant Hysenaj
16th District Democratic George Latimer Republican Joseph Cinquemani
17th District Democratic Cait Conley Republican Michael Lawler Toss-up
18th District Democratic Pat Ryan Republican Jackie Auringer
24th District Democratic Alissa Ellman Republican Claudia Tenney

Utah

3 races
1st District Democratic Ben McAdams Republican Riley Owen
2nd District Democratic Peter Crosby Republican Blake Moore
3rd District Democratic Kent Udell Republican Celeste Maloy

Washington

4 races
1st District Democratic Suzan DelBene Republican Mary Silva
5th District Democratic Carmela Conroy Republican Michael Baumgartner
6th District Democratic Emily Randall Republican Teresa Fox
10th District Democratic Marilyn Strickland Republican Chris Chung

Wisconsin

3 races
2nd District Democratic Mark Pocan No Republican nominee
7th District Democratic Fred Clark Republican Michael Alfonso
8th District Democratic Rick Crosson Republican Tony Wied