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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

governor [remains too close to call](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/california-governor-election). With mountains of ballots left to count, the Republican Steve Hilton was leading the field with the Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer following. A quirk

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