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Midterm primaries 2026 live: results and reaction after six states including California and Iowa cast ballots

primaries 2026 live: results and reaction after six states including California and Iowa cast ballots

US primary voters choose midterm candidates as Democrats look to flip key seats

results, stretching from California to New Jersey, underlined many of the forces shaping the 2026 midterms: Democrats’ desire for change in the wake of the party’s devastating losses to Donald Trump

Florida is latest US state to enter redistricting war ahead of 2026 election

2026 election, with [Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans) trying to redraw maps to pick up more seats in Congress. Lawmakers enter the session in Tallahassee cloaked in mystery, with no preview of a proposed

Aipac affiliate has funded lavish trips to Israel for dozens of Congress members since 7 October, filings reveal

2026, up to the eve of Israel and the US’s [war on Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran). An AIEF trip scheduled for [February this year](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28173434-ethics-zuckerbrot/) – which concluded less than a week before

Not just Trump: Redistricting race will hinge on what these state leaders did

results of the 2024 presidential election by congressional district in Texas](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/373x373+1078+803/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2F2a%2F10026c0e48db8cdd3cd0b16b5a1e%2Fgrove-redistricting-texas-20250811.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5495427/trump-redistricting-texas-congress-california) ### [News](https://www.npr.org/sections/news/) ### [Trump prompted a battle over voting maps. Here's how redistricting affects voters](https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5495427/trump-redistricting-texas-congress-california) Some

Top California Democrat urges change to ‘free-for-all’ primary to keep governor’s mansion blue

result of long and careful deliberation. Rather, it was [hatched in a hurry](https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/06/has-californias-top-two-primary-system-worked/) to help resolve a short-term budgeting impasse and, according to critics across the political spectrum, has either failed

Graham Platner shrugs off scandals to win Maine Democratic Senate primary

result sets up one of the most closely watched contests of the 2026 midterm elections. Platner will face the [senator Susan Collins](https://www.collins.senate.gov/), a Republican running for a sixth six-year term

Democrats prepare for potential election interference in midterms – US politics live

result of the midterm elections this year. Mitchell and Honey did not respond to a request for comment. Hello and welcome to the [US politics](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-politics) live blog. **The Democrats are considering messaging

California governor’s race remains unresolved as vote count continues – US politics live

results are known.** State election officials continue to work through the uncounted primary ballots, a process that could take days or weeks, as the polls give British-born conservative pundit Steve Hilton a narrow lead

California's primary for governor is undecided as candidates vie to be in the top two

2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2667+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb1%2F93%2Fe4df404942a28a769879363e6f77%2Fgettyimages-2272001100.jpg) Xavier Becerra, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for California, and Steve Hilton, Republican gubernatorial candidate for California, shake hands while arriving for a gubernatorial debate at KRON Studios in San Francisco in April

Families left reeling after hospitals in blue states drop transgender care for youth

result of the Trump administration's proposed policy. "Nearly 70 percent of Baystate Health's patients rely on Medicaid and Medicare for coverage," the hospital statement said. ![J and her son, who uses the nickname

Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know

results as [his pick for Republican Senate nominee](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5835745/paxton-republican-texas-senate-nominee-trump-cornyn-talarico), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, toppled Sen. John Cornyn, and his endorsed candidates proceeded to the general election in other races up and down

Democrats up in Virginia, but US voters may pay price for redistricting war

California and Utah that resulted in about six new Democrat-dominated districts. Virginia’s victory largely neutralised Republican gains, adding between two and four seats for Democrats. “This could shift Virginia from

First Thing: Race for California governor deadlocked as primary results across the US pour in

primary](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/iowa-primary-election-results), defeating the state senator Zach Wahls, who had pitched himself as an anti-establishment outsider. On the Republican side, Randy Feenstra’s second-place finish in the gubernatorial race ended Donald

With food benefit cuts looming in the US, Californians eye billionaire tax

2026, according to analysis by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington, DC-based think tank. This reduction in rolls happened even before the OBBBA cuts began. Brooke Rollins, the agriculture secretary, wrote

4 states head to the polls. And, global conflicts are on the rise, new report says

primaries today.** Voters will cast their ballots for the U.S. Senate, House, governor and other officials. A significant amount of attention is focused on Maine's Senate race, where political newcomer Graham Platner