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News · NC
Trump praised Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley but voiced concern as a Senate Republican super PAC canceled state reservations.
News · HI
NBC News projected Jill Tokuda and Brenton Awa as their parties’ nominees in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District.
News · GA
Strategists see Sen. Jon Ossoff’s Jewish faith as a possible hurdle as Democrats debate Israel and the war in Gaza.
News · SC
A Trafalgar Group survey finds Darline Graham one point ahead of Annie Andrews in South Carolina’s Senate contest.
News · MI
Scott Tranter said Rogers has less time to close DDHQ’s forecast gap with Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed.
News · KY
Trump-backed Gallrein defeated Massie in Kentucky’s Republican primary, ABC News projects, with official certification a separate step.
News · AK
The August primary exposed practical problems with Alaska’s changed voting system before voters decide its future.
News · WI
The Wisconsin Republican governor candidate said he and the pilot entered the water after a Bonanza made an emergency landing Saturday night.
News · MI
The Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate said doctors, rather than government, should make decisions about transgender treatment for minors.
News · RI
Reed secured the Democratic nomination as he seeks another term representing Rhode Island in the Senate.
News · RI
The incumbent governor failed to secure the Democratic nomination, changing who will represent the party in the general election.
News · NH
Shaheen secured the Democratic nomination for the New Hampshire House seat being left open by Pappas.
News · MI
The first Republican midterm convention is underway in Dallas as attention turns to candidate attendance and Trump’s role.
News · MI
Michigan Democrats are trying to move past a divisive Senate primary while defending a seat central to the fight for Senate control.
News · MI
A bruising primary left Democrats trying to rebuild their coalition before a close Michigan race with national consequences for Senate control.
News · MI
A New York Times polling page focuses on Michigan’s 7th Congressional District in 2026, but no results or candidate matchups are identified here.
News · AK
The Petersburg candidate kept his ballot place after finishing third in Alaska’s U.S. Senate primary.
News · MA
A Google News listing identifies 2026 Massachusetts primary contests for Senate, governor and other offices but includes no results.
News · MA
A WBUR roundup collects Massachusetts primary results across congressional and State House races in one place.
News · MA
Markey won the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary over Moulton, settling the party’s nomination contest.
News · MA
The incumbent senator defeated Rep. Seth Moulton in a contest shaped by debate over generational change in Democratic leadership.
News · MA
Democratic incumbents are confronting a primary argument that the party should turn to a newer generation of officeholders.
News · MA
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey faces Rep. Seth Moulton in a primary contest for a U.S. Senate nomination.
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 · 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 · SC
The Justice Department plans to monitor polling sites in Charleston during a South Carolina primary runoff.
News · IL
Illinois’ Democratic primary contests are drawing attention to generational change and the role of campaign spending.