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Iowa](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/iowa) voters nominated candidates in primary elections held on Tuesday, setting the stage for months of fervent campaigning ahead of the November [midterms](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026) in which the state may play
Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, [South Dakota](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/south-dakota) and New Mexico also hold elections on Tuesday. Focussing on California, the state’s governor primary pits all candidates against each other, regardless of party, with
midterm season, in a blue-leaning state and with an unpopular president, Democrats think this is the year they finally unseat the nearly 30-year incumbent. Democrats were staring at a potentially bruising primary between