Ten Dems
Working to elect Democrats to the House and Senate in 2026
Site last updated: November 13, 2025. Updated at least monthly, in the middle of each month.
Changes since last month:
- HOUSE: Adam Gray (CA-13) and Greg Landsman (OH-1) added to super-priority list, after redistricting in California and Ohio.
- HOUSE: Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-8) and Shannon Taylor (VA-1) moved from super-priority list to supplementary list.
- HOUSE: Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), JoAnna Mendoza (AZ-6) and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) added to supplementary list.
CONTENTS
1. Our lists: Explanation
2. Super-priority list - November 2025
3. Supplementary list - November 2025
The aim of this website is to identify the candidates for whom your donations or volunteering are likely to make the greatest difference in helping Democrats gain control of the House in 2026, and gain control of the Senate (or at least build Dem numbers in that chamber) in 2026.
1. Our lists: Explanation
Our lists in sections 2 and 3 are based on our conversations with experts in DC who have the best overview of every race in the nation. These are the candidates in the closest races; expected to be within 1 or 2 percentage points. We exclude candidates when they are in competitive Democratic primaries, or their Republican opponent is not yet known and may affect whether the race will be close, or there is a more-than-remote chance of future redistricting in the state which may affect whether a House race will be close.
The hyperlink on each candidate’s name links to their campaign website, where you can learn about the candidate, and donate or volunteer if you wish.
2. Super-priority list - November 2025: The 10 candidates in toss-up races who are most in need of donations and volunteers now.
SENATE
- Roy Cooper (North Carolina) – 2025 video clip
- Jon Ossoff (Georgia) – 2025 video clip
HOUSE
- Paige Cognetti (PA-8) - 2025 video clip
- Henry Cuellar (TX-28) - 2022 video clip
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3) - 2025 video clip; 2022 video clip (includes reference to her opponent in that election)
- Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) - 2025 video clip
- Adam Gray (CA-13) 2023-24 video clips
- Greg Landsman (OH-1) - 2024 video clip
- Susie Lee (NV-3) - 2020 video clip
- Dina Titus (NV-1) - 2022 video clip
3. Supplementary list of priority candidates - November 2025: Other priority candidates in toss-up races who also need donations and volunteers, but their need is not as pressing as the super-priority candidates at this time.
SENATE
- No Senate candidates on supplementary list at this time - check back in future months
HOUSE
- Christina Bohannon (IA-1) - 2024 video clip
- Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) - 2024 video clip
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-8) - 2024 video clip
- JoAnna Mendoza (AZ-6) - 2025 video clip
- Janelle Stelson (PA-10) - 2023 video clip
- Emilia Sykes (OH-13) - 2024 video clip
- Shannon Taylor (VA-1) - 2025 video clip
