The 2026 Musical Chairs

When a legislator runs for higher office, their seat opens — and the race to fill it often pulls another officeholder off their own seat, cascading down the ballot. This page tracks every sitting state legislator on a 2026 ballot for a different office than the one they hold: who's climbing, who's switching chambers, who's trading seats, and which chairs they leave behind.

Two sitting members running for each other's seats — both change hands, neither is technically open.

Every move, with the cascade links: seat pursued means another sitting member is already running for the chair this one is leaving.