Pluribus AI 2026 Election

2026 Midterms · The issues

Infrastructure & transportation

131 races · Democratic nominees documented in 114 · Republican in 89 · 242 verbatim quotes

Salience · Infrastructure & transportation

How urgently campaigns treat it.

Of the 132 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 Infrastructure & transportation Infrastructure & transportation — high salience in 19 of 132 issue mentions Infrastructure & transportation — medium salience in 85 of 132 issue mentions Infrastructure & transportation — low salience in 28 of 132 issue mentions 14%
pluribus / 2026election.com 132 issue mentions · topics grouped by keyword · a race can appear under more than one topic as of September 10, 2026

Connecticut

2 races
Governor Democratic Ned Lamont Republican Ryan Fazio
2nd District Democratic Joe Courtney Republican George Austin

Kansas

2 races
Governor Democratic Cindy Holscher Republican Ty Masterson Tilt R
3rd District Democratic Sharice Davids Republican Eric Jenkins

Maryland

2 races
Governor Democratic Wes Moore Republican Dan Cox
5th District Democratic Adrian Boafo Republican Chris Chaffee

New York

10 races
Governor Democratic Kathy Hochul Republican Bruce Blakeman
1st District Democratic Christopher Gallant Republican Nicholas J. LaLota Lean R
4th District Democratic Laura Gillen Republican Jeanine Driscoll Tilt D
7th District Democratic Claire Valdez Republican Melvin Rivera
9th District Democratic Yvette D. Clarke Republican Joel Anabilah-Azumah
11th District Democratic Michael DeCillis Republican Nicole Malliotakis
14th District Democratic Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Republican Diamant Hysenaj
15th District Democratic Ritchie Torres Republican Stylo A. Sapaskis
24th District Democratic Alissa Ellman Republican Claudia Tenney
25th District Democratic Joseph Morelle Republican Virginia McIntyre

South Carolina

5 races
Governor Democratic Jermaine Johnson Republican Alan Wilson
U.S. Senate Democratic Annie Andrews Republican Darline Graham
2nd District Democratic Zyon Khalifa Republican Joe Wilson
5th District Democratic Mallory Dittmer Republican Wes Climer
6th District Democratic James Clyburn Republican John Peterson

South Dakota

1 race
Governor Democratic Dan Ahlers Republican Larry Rhoden

Texas

18 races
Governor Democratic Gina Hinojosa Republican Greg Abbott
4th District Democratic Jason Pearce Republican Pat Fallon
7th District Democratic Lizzie Pannill Fletcher Republican Alexander Hale
8th District Democratic Laura Jones Republican Jessica Steinmann
9th District Democratic Leticia Gutierrez Republican Alex Mealer
10th District Democratic Caitlin Rourk Republican Chris Gober
13th District Democratic Mark Nair Republican Ronny L. Jackson
14th District Democratic Thurman Bill Bartie Republican Randy Weber
15th District Democratic Bobby Pulido Republican Monica De La Cruz Lean R
20th District Democratic Joaquin Castro Republican Edgardo Baez
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
27th District Democratic Tanya Lloyd Republican Michael Cloud
28th District Democratic Henry Cuellar Republican Tano Tijerina Tilt D
29th District Democratic Sylvia Garcia Republican Martha Fierro
31st District Democratic Justin Early Republican John Carter
34th District Democratic Vicente Gonzalez Jr. Republican Eric Flores Toss-up

Wyoming

2 races
Governor Democratic Ken Casner Republican Eric Barlow
At-Large District Democratic Lisa Kinney Republican Chuck Gray

Colorado

1 race
U.S. Senate Democratic John Hickenlooper Republican Mark Baisley

Kentucky

1 race
U.S. Senate Democratic Charles Booker Republican Andy Barr

Louisiana

1 race
U.S. Senate Democratic Jamie Davis Republican Julia Letlow

Virginia

4 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Mark Warner Republican Bert Mizusawa
3rd District Democratic Robert C. Scott Republican Edwin Rivera
4th District Democratic Jennifer McClellan Republican Robert Murray Jr.
11th District Democratic James Walkinshaw Republican Arthur Purves

West Virginia

1 race
U.S. Senate Democratic Rachel Fetty Anderson Republican Shelley Moore Capito

Alaska

1 race
At-Large District Democratic Eric Hafner Republican Nicholas Begich

Alabama

2 races
2nd District Democratic Shomari Figures Republican Rhett Marques
6th District Democratic Maurice Mercer Republican Gary Palmer

Arkansas

1 race
1st District Democratic Terri Yarbrough Green Republican Rick Crawford

Arizona

2 races
2nd District Democratic Jonathan Nez Republican Eli Crane
8th District Democratic Bernadette Greene Placentia Republican Abraham Hamadeh

California

11 races
1st District Democratic Mike McGuire Republican James Gallagher
5th District Democratic Michael Masuda Republican Tom McClintock
7th District Democratic Doris Matsui Democratic Mai Vang
10th District Democratic Mark DeSaulnier Republican Jeffrey Frese
12th District Democratic Lateefah Simon Democratic Jamie Joyce
13th District Democratic Adam Gray Republican Kevin Lincoln II Tilt D
19th District Democratic Jimmy Panetta Republican Peter Verbica
21st District Democratic Jim Costa Republican Kyle Kirkland
22nd District Democratic Randy Villegas Republican David G. Valadao Toss-up
38th District Democratic Hilda Solis Republican Pedro Casas
39th District Democratic Mark Takano Republican Steve Manos

Florida

11 races
2nd District Democratic Amanda Green Republican Austin Rogers
3rd District Democratic Seth Harp Republican Kat Cammack
18th District Democratic Curtis Gibson Republican Scott Franklin
19th District Democratic Victor Arias Republican Jim Schwartzel
20th District Democratic Debbie Wasserman Schultz Republican Brent Andersen
23rd District Democratic Lois Frankel Republican Deborah Adeimy
24th District Democratic Oliver Gilbert Republican Te Brown
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

Georgia

5 races
2nd District Democratic Sanford Bishop Jr. Republican Matt Day
5th District Democratic Nikema Williams Republican John Salvesen
6th District Democratic Lucy McBath Republican Kevin Martin
8th District Democratic Kelly Esti Republican Austin Scott
11th District Democratic Chris Harden Republican John Cowan

Hawaii

1 race
2nd District Democratic Jill Tokuda Republican Brenton Awa

Illinois

2 races
9th District Democratic Daniel K. Biss Republican John Elleson
17th District Democratic Eric Sorensen Republican Dillan Vancil

Indiana

2 races
3rd District Democratic Kelly Thompson Republican Marlin A. Stutzman
7th District Democratic André Carson Republican Patrick McAuley

Massachusetts

1 race
6th District Democratic Dan Koh Republican Micah Jones

Michigan

1 race
1st District Democratic Callie Barr Republican Jack Bergman

Minnesota

1 race
7th District Democratic Erik Osberg Republican Michelle Fischbach

Missouri

4 races
1st District Democratic Wesley Bell Republican Paul Berry
3rd District Democratic Bethany Mann Republican Bob Onder
5th District Democratic Emanuel Cleaver Republican Rick Brattin
6th District Democratic Josh Smead Republican Chris Stigall

Mississippi

2 races
3rd District Democratic Michael Chiaradio Republican Michael Guest
4th District Democratic Jeffrey Hulum III Republican Mike Ezell

North Carolina

2 races
1st District Democratic Donald Davis Republican Laurie Buckhout Toss-up
3rd District Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. Republican Gregory Murphy

New Jersey

5 races
5th District Democratic Josh Gottheimer Republican Sean Kirrane
7th District Democratic Rebecca Bennett Republican Thomas Kean Jr. Toss-up
8th District Democratic Robert Menendez Jr. No Republican nominee
10th District Democratic LaMonica McIver Republican Carmen Bucco
11th District Democratic Analilia Mejia Republican Joe Hathaway

New Mexico

1 race
1st District Democratic Melanie Ann Stansbury Republican Ndidiamaka Okpareke

Nevada

2 races
2nd District Democratic Teresa Benitez-Thompson Republican David Flippo
4th District Democratic Steven Horsford Republican Cody Whipple

Ohio

7 races
1st District Democratic Greg Landsman Republican Eric Conroy Tilt D
4th District Democratic Joshua Kolasinski Republican Jim Jordan
7th District Democratic Brian Poindexter Republican Max Miller Lean R
11th District Democratic Shontel Brown Republican Mike Kirchner
12th District Democratic Jerrad Christian Republican Troy Balderson
13th District Democratic Emilia Sykes Republican Carey Coleman
15th District Democratic Don Leonard Republican Mike Carey

Pennsylvania

8 races
1st District Democratic Bob Harvie Republican Brian Fitzpatrick Lean R
4th District Democratic Madeleine Dean Republican Aurora Stuski
5th District Democratic Mary Gay Scanlon Republican Nick Manganaro
7th District Democratic Bob Brooks Republican Ryan Mackenzie Toss-up
8th District Democratic Paige Cognetti Republican Rob Bresnahan Jr. Toss-up
9th District Democratic Rachel Wallace Republican Dan Meuser
10th District Democratic Janelle Stelson Republican Scott Perry Toss-up
15th District Democratic Ray Bilger Republican Glenn Thompson

Rhode Island

1 race
1st District Democratic Gabe Amo Republican Kellie Keenan

Tennessee

3 races
1st District Democratic Kristi Burke Republican Diana Harshbarger
2nd District Democratic Michaela Barnett Republican Tim Burchett
7th District Democratic Darden Copeland Republican Matt Van Epps

Washington

3 races
2nd District Democratic Rick Larsen Republican Edwin Feller
6th District Democratic Emily Randall Republican Teresa Fox
7th District Democratic Pramila Jayapal Republican Nirav Sheth

Wisconsin

2 races
3rd District Democratic Rebecca Cooke Republican Derrick Van Orden Toss-up
4th District Democratic Gwen Moore Republican Tim Rogers