Hi everyone,
This week's candidate scrape is complete. All three race types have been refreshed from Ballotpedia. Filing deadlines in several states have closed since the last update, which produced significant movement.
This Week's Numbers
U.S. House (32 states)
+66 / −113
U.S. Senate (16 states)
+22 / −13
Governors (19 states)
+62 / −47
Total across 42 states
+150 / −173
Notable Changes
- New York Governor: Both Elise Stefanik (R) and Antonio Delgado (D) dropped out of the race against incumbent Kathy Hochul. Stefanik's exit reshapes the Republican field; Bruce Blakeman now appears to be the leading R candidate.
- California Governor: Eric Swalwell (D) and Betty Yee (D) withdrew from a still-crowded Democratic field that includes Xavier Becerra, Katie Porter, Tony Thurmond, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Thomas Steyer.
- Michigan Governor: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan officially filed as an Independent. On the Democratic side, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II dropped out. Republican Tom Leonard also exited.
- Pennsylvania House: The biggest activity of the week — 41 candidates removed across 12 districts as Pennsylvania's filing deadline closed ahead of the May 19 primary. PA-03 alone shed 10 candidates.
- Tennessee: Massive Independent filing activity for both Senate (8 new) and Governor (15 new) ahead of state filing deadlines.
- Florida Governor: Filing window produced 19 new candidates — mostly Independents and No Party Affiliation filers.
What Stayed Stable
States with primaries already held (California, Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina) showed minimal movement — their candidate fields are locked. The remaining churn is concentrated in states with primaries still ahead in May, June, and August.
The full report is live at quarex.org/reports/election/2026-candidate-changes.html.
Pipeline Notes
This week's run added House territories that weren't in the prior baseline (DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa). The full federal coverage is now 56 House districts, 33 Senate races, and 39 Governor races.
End-to-end pipeline time was roughly 90 minutes for all three race types. Weekly cadence resumes from here.
— Peter