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candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party on June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine
main candidates? We answer those questions and more in this brief explainer. ## When is the Ohio primary? The Ohio primary will take place on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. ## When do polls open and close? Polls
Maine. Victory on Tuesday caps a remarkable rise for a candidate who has never held elected office and whose campaign was shadowed by negative headlines that might have ended a more conventional political career. Instead
2026, leading a pack of Democrats who outraised Republicans in several key Senate matchups. **Eric Gay/AP** Eric Gay/AP [*Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly*](https://www.npr.org/newsletter/politics)*.* --- In their quest
main challenger](https://www.wfyi.org/statewide/2026-04-17/indianas-4th-congressional-district-sees-challengers-for-rep-jim-baird-and-a-crowded-field-for-democrats) is state Rep. Craig Haggard, who reported raising $173,000 in the same period and touts the backing of state attorney general Todd Rokita and more than 100 local elected
2026 in London, May 16. [Jaimi Joy/Reuters] ## ‘He who wields the knife never wears the crown’ The differences in institutional culture and rules for a leadership challenge between the Conservatives and Labour provide part
candidate, Talarico has a shot. That wouldn’t just change the political outcome of our state for an election cycle; that would start to change the political outcome and possibilities for our country
2026, for the party’s final campaign rally [Anthony Pizzoferrato/AP] ## Russian influence weakened – but not gone In the lead-up to Sunday’s election, international observers had accused Russia of attempting to interfere
main reason why this state is a Toss-Up. Democrats contend that incumbent Republican Sen. John Husted is untested since he was appointed, not elected, to hold this seat. Republicans point out that
2026 live: results and reaction after six states including California and Iowa cast ballots From Millions of voters across the country are heading to the polls today in crucial primaries in a slew
2026 midterm elections. Red states, including Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee, are rushing to revise their congressional maps after a [supreme court ruling](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling) gutted key anti-discrimination protections in the 1965 Voting Rights
Maine's primary election results](https://apps.npr.org/primary-election-results-2026/states/ME.html). - 🎧 **Democrats are focused on gaining control of the Senate this November,** and defeating Collins would be crucial in accomplishing that goal, NPR's Saige Miller says. While
2026 live updates: treasurer Jim Chalmers to present budget speech tonight – latest news From Australians among the remaining 22 passengers on board the MV Hondius were scheduled to be evacuated on a Dutch flight
2026 focused on defeating Jon Ossoff, Republicans are on track to not be unified until late June, after a runoff, leaving the Republican nominee only four months to raise money and campaign across the largest
candidate tops 50% of the vote. A former college administrator, Letlow [won a special election](https://www.npr.org/2021/03/20/978015222/louisiana-to-hold-2-special-elections-saturday-to-fill-congressional-seats) in 2021 for the House seat her late husband, Luke, was set to assume before he died
primary voters in Virginia’s new 11th district said they would support Walkinshaw, and only 9 percent said they would vote for Fram — while 48 percent said they weren’t sure. In the same poll
2026, raising a series of questions with no easy answers. Shouldn’t the party that condemns white supremacists find a Nazi tattoo instantly disqualifying, especially with some [Democrats](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats) already fending off charges
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
primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester,](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8a81d3959efd2be33393a45aa91ba4fd4288620f/646_0_6880_5504/master/6880.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Keir Starmer with potential successors Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham. Photograph: Paul Ellis/Reuters Less than two years ago, [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) swept