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 "race_id": "generic-ballot-2026",
 "title": "2026 Generic Congressional Ballot",
 "as_of": "2026-10-28",
 "method": "https://electionsusa.org/methodology/",
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  "Republicans": 35.2
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    47.0
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    47.0
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   [
    "2026-02-04",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-02-07",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-02-10",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-02-13",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-02-16",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-02-19",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-02-22",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-02-25",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-02-28",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-03-03",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-03-06",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-03-09",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-03-12",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-03-15",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-03-18",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-03-21",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-03-24",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-03-27",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-03-30",
    47.0
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   [
    "2026-10-05",
    44.0
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   [
    "2026-10-08",
    44.0
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   [
    "2026-10-11",
    44.0
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   [
    "2026-10-14",
    44.0
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   [
    "2026-10-17",
    44.0
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   [
    "2026-10-20",
    46.3
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   [
    "2026-10-23",
    46.3
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   [
    "2026-10-26",
    46.3
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    "2026-10-28",
    46.3
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    "2026-01-29",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-02-01",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-02-04",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-02-07",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-02-10",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-02-13",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-02-16",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-02-19",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-02-22",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-02-25",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-02-28",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-03-03",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-03-06",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-03-09",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-03-12",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-03-15",
    41.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-03-18",
    41.0
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   [
    "2026-03-21",
    41.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-03-24",
    41.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-03-27",
    41.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-03-30",
    41.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-05",
    36.0
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   [
    "2026-10-08",
    36.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-11",
    36.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-14",
    36.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-17",
    36.0
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   [
    "2026-10-20",
    35.2
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   [
    "2026-10-23",
    35.2
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   [
    "2026-10-26",
    35.2
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   [
    "2026-10-28",
    35.2
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  {
   "pollster": "Reuters/Ipsos",
   "sponsor": "",
   "dates": "Oct 16\u201319, 2026",
   "end_date": "2026-10-19",
   "sample": "1,279 RV",
   "grade": "B-",
   "weight": 76.8,
   "vals": {
    "Democrats": 47.0,
    "Republicans": 35.0
   },
   "margin": 12.0,
   "margin_label": "Democrats +12.0",
   "source_url": "https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/19/trump-approval-hits-record-low-31-percent-polls-show-republican-struggles",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "pollster": "Pew Research Center",
   "sponsor": "",
   "dates": "Sep 28 \u2013 Oct 4, 2026",
   "end_date": "2026-10-04",
   "sample": "RV",
   "grade": "B/C",
   "weight": 23.2,
   "vals": {
    "Democrats": 44.0,
    "Republicans": 36.0
   },
   "margin": 8.0,
   "margin_label": "Democrats +8.0",
   "source_url": "https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/10/democrats-solidly-ahead-on-generic-ballot/",
   "notes": "Fieldwork dates assumed identical to Pew's approval release."
  },
  {
   "pollster": "Rasmussen Reports",
   "sponsor": "",
   "dates": "Jan 26\u201329, 2026",
   "end_date": "2026-01-29",
   "sample": "LV",
   "grade": "B",
   "weight": 0.0,
   "vals": {
    "Democrats": 47.0,
    "Republicans": 41.0
   },
   "margin": 6.0,
   "margin_label": "Democrats +6.0",
   "source_url": "https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot",
   "notes": "January 2026 survey; exact dates approximate."
  }
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