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candidates vying to advance in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic governor **Gavin Newsom**. The race for **Los Angeles** mayor is also on the ballot, along with a series of high-stakes US House
primary between](/news/2026/5/19/trump-backs-ken-paxton-in-crucial-texas-republican-senate-run-off) the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, and John Cornyn, the incumbent, who has represented Texas in the US Senate since 2002. Whoever wins
primary on 3 March, he narrowly beat Paxton, a far-right hardliner who has been [impeached and indicted](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/ken-paxton-texas-senate-race.html). But those aggressive stances on immigration and culture war issues appeal to the party
primary matter? Democrats pulled off a pair of upsets in Georgia’s 2020 race for the US Senate. Both of the state’s US Senate seats were on the ballot that year, after an unexpected
Senate candidates have been jockeying for Trump’s blessing — an endorsement that could be pivotal in deciding the future of the race. All three candidates have engaged with the White House directly. In an interview
main Super Pac for Republican senators, the Senate Leadership Fund, announced it would spend $29m in Iowa – just two years after Trump won it by 13 points, his largest margin ever. “Here in Iowa
race against Collins is likely to be tight and could help decide control of the Senate. In his remarks, Platner, a progressive populist backed by Senator Bernie Sanders, set out a critique of Collins that
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 polling before [she suspended her campaign](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/janet-mills-maine-senate-dropout-00899664?gpp=DBABLA~BVQqAAAAAgA.QA) in April, and has led the Republican senator in [public head-to-head polls](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/maine-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html). “Several donors I know are still
candidate](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-texas-us-senate-primary.html). Some are exhausted by a messy primary that thrust questions [over race and electability](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/texas-primary-crockett-talarico-senate-race-00805194?user_id=66c4cc535d78644b3ad974bc&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&utm_source=join1440) into the center of the contest. And while Black voters are overwhelmingly committed Democrats
candidate Dr. Amy Acton, at the Early Vote Center on April 28 in Cincinnati. **Jon Cherry/Getty Images** Jon Cherry/Getty Images Two very different decisions Republicans made about gerrymandering will be on display in Tuesday
race. State Treasurer John Fleming is also running. The winner of the Republican primary is all-but-assured to win in the general election in the deep-red state. Cassidy had joined seven Republicans
primary result will likely set up a months-long run-up between Platner, an [oysterman](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/24/graham-platner-maine-senate-oysterman) and marine veteran with a groundswell of popularity and a mounting list of scandals, and Susan Collins
candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House in advance of this fall's midterm elections. **Stephen Maturen/Getty Images** Stephen Maturen/Getty Images - 🎧 **In the upcoming midterm elections, Lahn will compete against Rob Sand**, the Democratic
candidate Nithya Raman said she was “incredibly honored” and would “fight for a healthier, safer” and “more joyful Los Angeles” as she edged out former reality TV villain Spencer Pratt in the city’s mayoral
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
candidate of national Democrats in the race and remains the only member of her party to win statewide in Maine in nearly two decades. And it sets up a likely general election matchup between Platner
candidate met that threshold in the state’s primary election in early March. Texas also has open primaries, meaning a voter does not have to be a member of a given political party to vote
primary as [punishment](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/06/repbulicans-loyal-trump-indiana-primary-election) for having voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment over the January 6 insurrection. Julia Letlow, a US representative endorsed by Trump, and the state treasurer John Fleming
race to decide who goes forward to take on the Democrats in November's midterms. The Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein is heading towards a 55% share of the vote. Republican rebel Massie, a constant