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2026 Catholic Voter Guide

Know where your candidates stand

Side-by-side, state-level guides for 94 Senate, governor, and House races in 28 states. Every candidate is compared on the eight issues Pope Leo has raised, in their own words and votes, with sources linked.

The Eight Questions

What Pope Leo has asked of us

Every guide compares the candidates on these eight issues. Their order follows his papacy so far. Leo’s first words from the loggia asked for peace, and he has said a new industrial revolution shaped his choice of name. His first exhortation was about the poor. The life issues come next, grouped the way he links them himself. Catholic teaching does not fit neatly inside either party, so no candidate will match on all of them.

War & Peace
Leo invited citizens of every country involved in the war with Iran to contact their leaders and members of Congress “to work for peace and to reject war and violence.”
AI & the Dignity of Work
“No one can be reduced to productivity, to cognitive performance, or to mere data.”
The Poor & the Safety Net
The preferential choice for the poor is “a source of extraordinary renewal both for the Church and for society.”
Life of the Unborn
Abortion “cuts short a growing life and refuses to welcome the gift of life.”
The Death Penalty
Someone who opposes abortion but favors the death penalty “is not really pro-life.”
Immigrants & Refugees
“Defending human life also includes welcoming, protecting and assisting immigrants.”
Religious Liberty & Education
Religious freedom is “the right of every person to worship according to conscience.”
Care for Creation
“We cannot love God, whom we cannot see, while despising his creatures.”
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Voting Information

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Election Day
Tuesday, Nov. 3

Polling hours, early voting, and mail-ballot deadlines differ by state. Each state guide lists the official dates and links.

Registration
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Your State
Rules, dates, and races

Choose your state for our voter guide or, where we don’t have one, the official state information.

Battleground States

Senate, governor, and swing House seats

Side-by-side guides to 94 races in 28 states, with the candidates’ own words and recorded votes.

More Competitive House Races

The seats that will decide the House

Competitive House districts elsewhere in the country, drawn from the Cook Political Report’s October ratings.

About these guides. Letters from Leo built these guides from candidates’ campaign websites, voting records, and their statements in news coverage. We summarize positions in neutral language and link every claim to its source. We do not rate, score, or endorse candidates; Catholics are called to form their consciences and weigh these questions for themselves.