Pluribus AI 2026 Election

2026 Midterms · The issues

Social Security & retirement

73 races · Democratic nominees documented in 64 · Republican in 40 · 116 verbatim quotes

Salience · Social Security & retirement

How urgently campaigns treat it.

Of the 73 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 Social Security & retirement Social Security & retirement — high salience in 11 of 73 issue mentions Social Security & retirement — medium salience in 41 of 73 issue mentions Social Security & retirement — low salience in 21 of 73 issue mentions 15%
pluribus / 2026election.com 73 issue mentions · topics grouped by keyword · a race can appear under more than one topic as of September 10, 2026

Arkansas

2 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Hallie Shoffner Republican Tom Cotton
2nd District Democratic Chris Jones Republican French Hill

Kentucky

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

Maine

1 race
U.S. Senate Democratic Troy Dale Jackson Republican Susan Collins Toss-up

Ohio

6 races
U.S. Senate (special) Democratic Sherrod Brown Republican Jon Husted Toss-up
1st District Democratic Greg Landsman Republican Eric Conroy Tilt D
9th District Democratic Marcy Kaptur Republican Derek Merrin Toss-up
13th District Democratic Emilia Sykes Republican Carey Coleman
14th District Democratic Maria Jukic Republican David Joyce
15th District Democratic Don Leonard Republican Mike Carey

Rhode Island

2 races
U.S. Senate Democratic Jack Reed Republican Raymond McKay
2nd District Democratic Seth Magaziner Republican Victor Mellor

South Dakota

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

Alabama

1 race
7th District Democratic Terri Sewell Republican Ammie Akin

Arizona

4 races
1st District Democratic Amish Shah Republican Jay Feely Toss-up
7th District Democratic Adelita Grijalva Republican Daniel Butierez Sr.
8th District Democratic Bernadette Greene Placentia Republican Abraham Hamadeh
9th District Democratic Danielle Sterbinsky Republican Paul Gosar

California

5 races
3rd District Democratic Ami Bera Republican Robb Tucker
25th District Democratic Raul Ruiz Republican Joe Males
29th District Democratic Luz Maria Rivas Democratic Angélica María Dueñas
33rd District Democratic Pete Aguilar Republican Stephanie Vargas
50th District Democratic Scott Peters Republican Steve Cohen

Colorado

1 race
8th District Democratic Manny Rutinel Republican Gabe Evans Toss-up

Florida

7 races
3rd District Democratic Seth Harp Republican Kat Cammack
4th District Democratic LaShonda Holloway Republican Aaron Bean
9th District Democratic Darren Soto Republican Dan Green Lean R
15th District Democratic Robert People Republican Laurel Lee
23rd District Democratic Lois Frankel Republican Deborah Adeimy
25th District Democratic Jared Evan Moskowitz Republican Scott Singer Toss-up
27th District Democratic Eliott Rodriguez Republican Maria Elvira Salazar

Georgia

3 races
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

Hawaii

1 race
1st District Democratic Ed Case Republican Adriel Lam

Iowa

2 races
1st District Democratic Christina Bohannan Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks Toss-up
4th District Democratic Dave Dawson Republican Chris McGowan

Illinois

3 races
2nd District Democratic Donna Miller Republican Mike Noack
4th District Democratic Patty Garcia Republican Lupe Castillo
12th District Democratic Julie Fortier Republican Mike Bost

Kansas

1 race
1st District Democratic Lauren Reinhold Republican Tracey Mann

Massachusetts

2 races
1st District Democratic Richard Neal No Republican nominee
2nd District Democratic Jim McGovern No Republican nominee

Maryland

2 races
2nd District Democratic John Olszewski Jr. Republican Dave Wallace
4th District Democratic Glenn Ivey Republican George McDermott

Michigan

2 races
3rd District Democratic Hillary Scholten Republican Terri DeBoer
10th District Democratic Christina Hines Republican Michael Bouchard Toss-up

Minnesota

1 race
8th District Democratic Trina Swanson Republican Pete Stauber

Missouri

1 race
2nd District Democratic Frederick Wellman Republican Ann Wagner

North Carolina

1 race
9th District Democratic Richard Ojeda Republican Richard Hudson

North Dakota

1 race
At-Large District Democratic Trygve Hammer Republican Julie Fedorchak

Nebraska

2 races
2nd District Democratic Denise Powell Republican Brinker Harding Tilt D
3rd District Democratic Becky Lynn Stille Republican Adrian Smith

New Jersey

1 race
2nd District Democratic Zack Mullock Republican Jeff Van Drew

Nevada

1 race
1st District Democratic Dina Titus Republican Carrie Buck Lean D

New York

1 race
6th District Democratic Grace Meng Republican Joseph Chou

Oregon

1 race
3rd District Democratic Maxine Dexter Republican Loran Ayles

Pennsylvania

4 races
1st District Democratic Bob Harvie Republican Brian Fitzpatrick Lean R
7th District Democratic Bob Brooks Republican Ryan Mackenzie Toss-up
8th District Democratic Paige Cognetti Republican Rob Bresnahan Jr. Toss-up
16th District Democratic Justin Wagner Republican Mike Kelly

Tennessee

1 race
4th District Democratic Victoria Broderick Republican Scott DesJarlais

Texas

4 races
16th District Democratic Veronica Escobar Republican Adam Bauman
23rd District Democratic Katy Padilla Stout Republican Brandon Herrera
31st District Democratic Justin Early Republican John Carter
35th District Democratic Johnny Garcia Republican Carlos De La Cruz Lean R

Utah

1 race
1st District Democratic Ben McAdams Republican Riley Owen

Virginia

1 race
3rd District Democratic Robert C. Scott Republican Edwin Rivera

Washington

1 race
3rd District Democratic Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Republican John Braun Toss-up

Wisconsin

4 races
1st District Democratic Mitchell Berman Republican Bryan Steil
2nd District Democratic Mark Pocan No Republican nominee
4th District Democratic Gwen Moore Republican Tim Rogers
8th District Democratic Rick Crosson Republican Tony Wied