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News · IA
The state party can test messages and organizing choices, but a national shift would require clear action and evidence that voters respond.
News · MD
Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey joins NPR’s A Martinez to discuss the House’s return and a stopgap spending bill on its agenda.
News · MA
A Massachusetts Senate primary poll places Markey well ahead of Moulton, offering an early snapshot rather than an election result.
News · AK
A Democratic candidate has paused campaigning for Alaska governor, changing the field as the election process continues.
News · TX
The survey shows different leaders in two Texas matchups, but polling remains a snapshot rather than an election result.
News · GA
The Georgia senator’s steady polling lead has challenged expectations of vulnerability and fueled attention around a possible role in 2028.
News · ME
The Republican nominee for Maine governor has requested an ICE presence at polling places during the midterm elections.
News · MD
A judicial ruling has stopped a Democratic effort to change Maryland’s electoral district boundaries from advancing as proposed.
News · SC
Graham secured the Republican nomination in a runoff for the South Carolina Senate seat previously held by his late brother.
News · OK
The runoff victory gives a democratic socialist candidate the party nomination for an Oklahoma Senate seat.
News · OK
Oklahoma’s governor primary runoff is being counted as Trump seeks a favorable outcome in the contest.
News · GA
Georgia voters are deciding a special election runoff for the U.S. House seat associated with David Scott.
News · SC
The Justice Department plans to monitor polling sites in Charleston during a South Carolina primary runoff.
News · PA
The poll places John Fetterman ahead of a Republican senator on favorability among Pennsylvania Republicans, The Hill reported.
News · OK
A billion smelter proposal backed by President Trump has become a dividing issue among Oklahoma Republicans during the governor runoff.
News · NY
An NPR interview examines the effect of President Trump’s foreign policy on America’s relationships with allies.
News · IL
Illinois’ Democratic primary contests are drawing attention to generational change and the role of campaign spending.
News · FL
Donalds kept his House re-election campaign open while pursuing the governor’s office, leaving both campaign efforts in place at the same time.
News · FL
A polling firm is facing criticism over an allegation that it falsified data connected to a Florida primary.
News · NY
The New York Times is tracking competitive congressional contests, but this development is not tied to one race, election or candidate.
News · IA
The Cook Political Report moved its assessments of the Iowa and Texas governor’s races in a direction more favorable to Democrats.
News · FL
A Google News item references three takeaways from a Florida primary and a Senate surprise but does not identify the election, candidates, results or takeaways.
News · AZ
FOX 10 Phoenix reports that Hobbs leads Biggs in a new poll of Arizona’s 2026 governor’s race. The station has not published the candidates’ results or key methodological details.
News · PA
Pennsylvania’s next governor could influence how the state runs elections, though no specific policy change or candidate position has been identified.
News · MI
Michigan Independent reports that unidentified Michigan governor candidates have competing health care and education plans. Their proposals, policy documents and the specific race or election have not been identified.
News · MI
Michigan governor candidates are offering competing health care and education plans, but the candidates and details of their proposals have not been identified.
News · IA
An unidentified organization rates Iowa’s Senate contest a “toss-up” and the governor’s race “leans Democrat,” but has not published polling or explained its methodology.
News · FL
Florida’s U.S. House and U.S. Senate primary winners cannot be identified because the election date, candidates, race results, vote totals and certified outcomes are unspecified.
News · FL
Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida has lost his effort to remain in the U.S. House. The circumstances and timing of the outcome are unclear.
News · FL
Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills has lost his effort to remain in Congress, though the process and timing remain unclear.