With midterm elections set for Tuesday and 22 agricultural voices leaving Congress, Farm Journal identified at least 48 new candidates with ties to ag on the ballot across both parties, including 26 Democrats and 22 Republicans. 43 are running for the U.S. House and five for the Senate, with backgrounds on apple orchards, dairy farms and cattle ranches. More than 100 current ag voices in Congress are also running across the country to retain their seats.

In North Carolina’s 11th District, Republican Jennifer Balkcom and Democrat Jamie Ager both come from farm families. In an Arkansas Senate race, Democrat Hallie Shoffner, who closed her 2,000-acre seed and row-crop operation in 2025 because of rising costs, is challenging Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, who grew up on a family cattle farm.

Topics that shape farm and ranch decisions have been hot-button issues across the country, including a full five-year farm bill, H-2A visa reform, foreign ownership of farmland, export markets, diesel prices and a stronger farm safety net. AgWeb’s list sorts each candidate by party, race and outlook so you can see who is on the ballot in your state or in a neighboring district. Regardless of how the votes fall, both parties have acknowledged that the farm bill and safety net are important areas of focus, and crop remains a key tool for managing risk on the farm or ranch.

Read the full list of candidates with agricultural ties in AgWeb.