Democratic candidates on the November 2026 ballot made 3,565 podcast appearances to Republicans' 2,987 between Jan. 1 and Oct. 10, according to a Rephonic analysis published Oct. 22.

Shows featuring Democratic candidates added up to an estimated 75 million listeners, against 37 million for Republicans, based on estimated downloads per episode, Rephonic found.

Steve Hilton, the Republican running for governor of California, topped the individual list with 104 appearances, followed by Ro Khanna with 101 and Abdul El-Sayed with 94, Rephonic found.

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