A record number of Native Americans are running in the 2026 midterms

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Source: www.washingtonpost.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT

At least 355 Native American and Indigenous candidates ran or are running in local, state and federal primary and general elections this year — a record number.