NPR Network compiles local voter guides ahead of 2026 midterms

Guides span governor races, abortion and LGBTQ+ rights measures

The NPR Network published a state-by-state directory of voter guides and local election resources on Oct. 30, with the 2026 midterms days away. The compilation directs readers to guides from NPR member stations across the states the directory lists, with resources covering races from statewide contests down to local offices.

Beyond key Senate and House races, the network said it is following governor races and ballot measures on abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, billionaire taxes and more. NPR has published a look at the 36 races for governor this year and a list of the House races to watch in the Nov. 3 election.

NPR said its member stations are gathering information for voters — from voter guides down to local races — offering guides, resources and news reporting from communities across the country to help voters be informed for the midterm election. The directory lists resources state by state. Statewide guides include Alabama Public Radio’s 2026 Election coverage; Alaska Public Media’s voting guide and KTOO Public Media’s 2026 Alaska Voter Guide; KJZZ’s statewide Arizona voter guide; KUAF’s Arkansas general-election voter guide; KQED’s statewide California voter guide, LAist’s Voter Game Plan for Los Angeles, KPBS’s San Diego voter guide and CalMatters’ statewide California voter guide; Colorado Public Radio’s voter guide; WHSU’s Connecticut Voter Guide; WHYY’s Delaware voter guide; Florida voter guides from WUSF and WLRN; GPB’s Georgia voter guide and WABE’s Georgia Voter Guide; Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s Hawaii voter guide; Boise State Public Radio’s voter guide for the 2026 general election in Idaho; a St. Louis Public Radio guide on what to know about the 2026 election in Missouri and Illinois; WSIU’s Election 2026 Illinois voter information; WYFI’s 2026 Voter Guide; Indiana Public Radio’s 2026 Indiana General Election; Iowa Public Radio’s Iowa voter guide; KCUR’s Kansas City area voter guide; Kentucky Public Radio’s Kentucky Voter Guide; WKMS’s 2026 General Election Guide; Maine Public’s Maine Voter Guide; WAMU’s Maryland 2026 Midterm Voter Guide; and WBUR’s Greater Boston/Massachusetts voter guide.

The statewide list continues with Michigan Public’s Michigan Election Coverage, November Midterm Election Master Guide 2026 and a guide to where the state’s 2026 governor candidates stand on key issues; KAXE’s voter guide for Northern Minnesota, which includes statewide races; Missouri voter guides from KCUR and KUAF; Montana Public Radio’s 2026 Montana Elections; New Hampshire Public Radio’s New Hampshire Voter Guide; WHYY’s New Jersey voter guide; KUNM’s 2026 Election Coverage; WSHU’s New York Voter Guide/Local Election Coverage; WRVO Public Media’s Central and Upstate New York Voter Guide; WSKG’s Southern Tier voter guide and elections news; WFAE’s North Carolina voter and election guide; Prairie Public Radio’s 2026 Midterm Election; WOSU’s Columbus and Central Ohio Voter Guide and WVXU’s Southwest Ohio voter guide; Oklahoma voter guides from KOSU and KUAF; KLCC’s Voter Guide for 2026 Midterms; Jefferson Public Radio’s “Election 2026: What to know in Oregon”; OPB’s Ballot Guide 2026; WHYY’s Pennsylvania voter guide and WESA’s Voter Guide; WFAE’s South Carolina voter and election guide; SDPB’s South Dakota voter guide; WPLN’s voter guide and election coverage for Tennessee; TPR’s 2026 Voter Guide on who’s running in the midterm elections; Houston Public Media’s guide to voting in the November 2026 midterm election in the Houston area; KUER’s quick Utah voters guide; Utah Public Radio’s 2026 election coverage; Vermont Public’s guide to looking up who’s on your ballot and where to vote; KNKX’s 2026 Election and KUOW’s Seattle and Washington state elections news; WVPB’s West Virginia Voter Guide; and Wyoming Public Radio’s 2026 General Election Info.

Beyond statewide guides, the directory includes local reporting from individual communities. KJZZ covers Maricopa County in Arizona; LAist’s Voter Game Plan covers Orange County in California; Denverite provides Denver local news, while KRCC and CPR offer a Southern Colorado voter guide; and WHYY’s Delaware voter guide also appears under local reporting. In Florida, WUSF published a Tampa area voter guide, WUFT a North Central Florida early voting guide, WLRN a South Florida Amendments Guide, “South Florida: How, where to vote,” and South Florida Election Coverage, and Central Florida Public Media a Central Florida Voter Guide. In Ohio and Kentucky, WVXU offers a Spanish-language portal explaining how to vote, plus a Northern Kentucky District 4 guide. WRKF published a Baton Rouge election guide and WWNO a New Orleans election guide. WDET published a Southeast Michigan voter guide, and MPR News built a “Build Your Ballot” tool for Minnesota voters. Nebraska Public Media offers Campaign Connection 2026. WPSU covers central and northern Pennsylvania election news. WUOT published an East Tennessee Voter Guide. KERA covers North Texas elections news, and KUT offers Austin-area voter guides and election stories. Vermont Public has a Vermont election 2026 hub. KNKX published a key races guide, and WUWM published a Southeastern Wisconsin Voter Guide.

Several stations published guides aimed at specific races and ballot questions. KCUR produced a Kansas judge vote guide, and St. Louis Public Radio published a guide to Missouri judges on the ballot, a “What to know about the 2026 election in Missouri” item, and KCUR a Missouri judge guide for the Kansas City area. New Hampshire Public Radio published ballot-question explainers on a register of probate question and a school tax cap question, plus a 1st Congressional District guide. KUNM offers a “Compare the Candidates & Review Your Ballot” tool for the 2026 New Mexico elections. Michigan Public published guides to how attorney general candidates would approach the job and to the state’s Supreme Court candidates. The Virginia Elections Collaborative — VPM, WAMU, WHRO, WMRA and Radio IQ — assembled a comprehensive Virginia voter guide.

The directory also links to practical voting information. WITF explains how every voter in Pennsylvania can cast a mail ballot if they want, including how to vote “over the counter” by mail. NPR’s linked coverage includes a story on what is behind the early voting surge, which quotes an expert saying it is more than voter enthusiasm.

Related NPR reporting linked in the directory reaches into the campaign’s final days. One story looks at Georgia voters weighing the war in Iran, rising costs and Trump’s record ahead of the midterms. Another examines whether Ohio could decide control of the Senate, with its rural voters potentially deciding the winner. NPR also reports that in Arkansas, Democrats see an opening at the edge of the competitive midterms map, and that with days to go before the midterms, data shows the U.S. economy is doing well.