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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

primary elections across the US chose candidates who could flip critical districts in the US House and Senate in November, setting up a series of high-stakes general election contests in a midterm year expected

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

Iowa, where Josh Turek, backed by millions in outside spending, [clinched the state’s Democratic 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