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analysis · Call the MapSep 7, 4:00 PM ET

Welcome to Call the Map

Call the Map is a forecast of the 2026 U.S. midterms: all 435 House districts, 35 Senate races and 36 governorships, from one model, updated every day.

Most covered races

  1. Texas · Senate21 stories · latest Sep 9 · most mentioned: Ken Paxton
  2. South Carolina · Senate18 stories · latest Sep 5 · most mentioned: Lindsey Graham
  3. Alaska · Senate17 stories · latest Sep 4 · most mentioned: Dan Sullivan
  4. Ohio · Governor16 stories · latest Sep 9 · most mentioned: Amy Acton
  5. Michigan · Senate15 stories · latest Sep 9 · most mentioned: Abdul El-Sayed
  6. New Hampshire · Senate12 stories · latest Sep 9 · most mentioned: Chris Pappas
  7. Texas · Governor10 stories · latest Sep 9 · most mentioned: Greg Abbott
  8. Georgia · Governor8 stories · latest Sep 8 · most mentioned: Rick Jackson
About & sourcesCoverage, fetch health and provenance46 outlets

Headlines open at their original publishers. The roster describes coverage, not ideology or forecast weight; every story has zero model weight.

Times are Eastern. The Wire shows English-language coverage (2 of 220 items this sweep were filed in another language and are held back, not deleted), one row per story, and no more than 2 stories from one outlet at a time.

  • CalMattersIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 20, 6:19 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Capitol Beat News ServiceIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 2, 4:18 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Capitol News IllinoisIndependent coverage4 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 6:56 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Cardinal & PineIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 2, 6:36 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • CBS News PoliticsIndependent coverage13 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 9, 2:06 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Connecticut MirrorIndependent coverage8 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 4, 4:50 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Daily Kos ElectionsIndependent coverage8 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 8:00 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • El Paso MattersIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 19, 7:27 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Election Law BlogIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 12:23 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Georgia Public BroadcastingIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 4:34 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Honolulu Civil BeatIndependent coverage3 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 3, 9:39 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • InDepthNHIndependent coverage9 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 5, 12:56 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Inside ElectionsIndependent coverage2 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 26, 10:28 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Iowa Public Radio newsIndependent coverage2 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 1, 3:15 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Iowa Starting LineIndependent coverage2 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 3, 4:36 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Jacksonville TodayIndependent coverage3 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 3, 9:42 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • JacobinSocialist opinion and analysis1 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 1, 4:00 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • KTOOIndependent coverage11 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 9:00 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Las Vegas SunIndependent coverage3 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 7, 5:00 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Michigan PublicIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 11:58 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • MinnPostIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 31, 6:00 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Mississippi TodayIndependent state newsroom4 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 30, 7:00 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Montana Free PressIndependent state newsroom4 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 6:23 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • New Mexico Political ReportIndependent coverage2 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 25, 8:53 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · publisher blocked the fetch (HTTP 403); nothing new fetched
  • NOTUSIndependent coverage9 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 7, 12:16 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • PBS NewsHour PoliticsIndependent coverage13 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 12:16 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • ProPublicaIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 4, 11:35 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • ReasonIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 9, 12:01 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Roll CallIndependent coverage5 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 7:09 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • SemaforIndependent national analysis8 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 11:48 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Signal ClevelandIndependent coverage3 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 7, 4:41 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Signal Ohio StatehouseIndependent coverage6 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 9, 12:01 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Spotlight DelawareIndependent coverage10 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 9:06 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Texas TribuneIndependent state newsroom18 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 1:18 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • The Assembly NCIndependent coverage3 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 31, 6:30 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • The Current GAIndependent coverage6 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 4, 11:13 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • The DownballotLeft-leaning race analysis1 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 20, 8:03 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • The Guardian US politicsIndependent coverage24 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 10:00 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • The Maine MonitorIndependent coverage3 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 4:36 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • The Nevada IndependentIndependent state newsroom8 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 10:00 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • The TributaryIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 19, 1:58 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • VotebeatIndependent coverage1 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 20, 10:09 AM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • VTDiggerIndependent coverage2 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 5:06 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • Washington Free BeaconIndependent coverage6 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 8:30 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • WHYYIndependent coverage2 / 220 stories · latest story Sep 8, 4:47 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
  • WyoFileIndependent coverage2 / 220 stories · latest story Aug 26, 4:30 PM ET · latest sweep Sep 9, 2:40 AM ET · outlet fetch succeeded
HEADLINES WITH ATTRIBUTION — display links only; no forecast weight

Source · curated RSS, 75 outlets (news_outlets.json) — a hand-curated whitelist of state and national outlets, not an open crawl. Matching is conservative: a story attaches to a race only on a name/keyword entity match, so some relevant coverage will be missed rather than mis-filed.

Feed health · partial coverage73 of 75 whitelisted outlets returned a successful fetch in the latest sweep (97% coverage); 2 failed and are carrying nothing new. The roster above counts outlets with stories in this edition, which includes ones carried over from an earlier sweep.

  • New Mexico Political Report · publisher blocked the fetch (HTTP 403); nothing new fetched