Newly Elected Legislators
When will the new legislators be available in Democracy Direct?
For the 2026 election cycle, DDC is changing how election results and newly elected legislators are updated in client databases. Previously, newly elected legislators were generally added through a single year-end update. Beginning this year, updates will occur throughout the transition period, based on when legislators officially take office.
Election results will be updated regularly using Ballotpedia information.
Seated-legislator updates will follow information received from LegiStorm.
Federal legislators are scheduled to be sworn in January 3, 2027, with data expected January 4, 2027.
State updates will follow each state or chamber's schedule, generally appearing in the following day's feed.
Applicable election-related groups and types are planned for daily updates.
Staff details are expected within 1-2 weeks, depending on the legislators' staffing decisions.
We recognize this differs from prior election cycles. This approach more closely aligns legislator records with official terms of office and the availability of third-party data. Updates will be distributed as information becomes available and is processed.
Availability Schedule
Federal: swearing-in January 3, 2027; expected LegiStorm feed January 4, 2027.
State-level schedule below shows the supplied swearing-in dates and the expected next-calendar-day feed dates
November 2026
Swearing-in | Expected feed | State / jurisdiction |
Nov 3 | Nov 4 | Florida, Hawaii, Tennessee |
Nov 4 | Nov 5 | Alabama, Delaware, Indiana, Nevada |
Nov 9 | Nov 10 | South Carolina (House only) |
Nov 18 | Nov 19 | Oklahoma |
December 2026
Swearing-in | Expected feed | State / jurisdiction |
Dec 1 | Dec 2 | Idaho, Maine, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, West Virginia |
Dec 2 | Dec 3 | New Hampshire |
Dec 7 | Dec 8 | California |
January 2027
Swearing-in | Expected feed | State / jurisdiction |
Jan 1 | Jan 2 | Iowa (House only), Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico (House only), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Utah |
Jan 2 | Jan 3 | District of Columbia (Council), Iowa (Senate only) |
Jan 4 | Jan 5 | Minnesota, Montana, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
Jan 5 | Jan 6 | Rhode Island |
Jan 6 | Jan 7 | Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska (Senate only), Vermont |
Jan 11 | Jan 12 | Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas (House only), Oregon, Washington |
Jan 12 | Jan 13 | Colorado, South Dakota, Texas |
Jan 13 | Jan 14 | Illinois, Maryland |
Jan 19 | Jan 20 | Alaska |
Redistricting Promotion
DDC will promote the new district lines in conjunction with the related swearing in of new legislators (see schedule above). States that will be affected:
State | Chamber |
Alabama | Federal House |
California | Federal House |
Florida | Federal House |
Louisiana | Federal House |
Michigan | State Senate and State House |
Missouri | Federal House |
North Carolina | Federal House |
Ohio | Federal House |
Tennessee | Federal House |
Texas | Federal House |
Utah | Federal House |
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When will my assets be updated with the new districts?
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Do I need to provide new data to be matched against the new districts?
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