Today, across the United States, people are not only casting their vote for Harris or Trump. A wide array of Congressional, state, and local elections, as well as ballot initiatives are on the ballot. Voters’ decisions could determine whether their city invests in newer network infrastructure, whether the country supports rural broadband, whether the school district gets funding for technology upgrades, whether the state welcomes the next AI chip foundry, and whether the FCC, FTC, and SEC have authority to regulate tech industries. What races matter to IT and network managers? Here’s a small handful of races we’re watching.