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What to Know Before the August 18 Primaries in Alaska, Florida and Wyoming
Three states vote on the same day, but their rules, deadlines and stakes are not interchangeable.
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What Narrow Primary Margins Can—and Cannot—Tell Us
Wisconsin and Michigan produced razor-thin outcomes. Reading them responsibly requires more than sorting a spreadsheet.
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Democratic Primary Voters Are Choosing Change, but Not One Ideology
Michigan and Minnesota moved left in marquee Senate races. Wisconsin and Connecticut showed why that is not the whole story.
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We Tried to Collect Every 2026 Primary Result. Here Is Why That Is So Hard
America's decentralized election system produces many official records—but no single official national results feed.
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Beyond Congress: The Governors Who Could Reshape State Power in 2027
Budgets, vetoes, appointments and election administration make the 2026 governor contests about far more than party scorekeeping.
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Congressional Turnover Started in the Primaries
Ten House incumbents had already lost by August 11, but the defeats do not add up to one simple anti-establishment wave.
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The Primary Was Not the Final Word: Why Runoffs Keep Deciding Nominees
A first-place finish can still lead to a second election—with a smaller electorate and a different campaign.
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The 2026 Senate Field Is Taking Shape. These Primaries Changed the Map
Open-seat victories in Michigan and Minnesota clarified two major contests, while late primaries and a South Carolina runoff leave part of the field unsettled.
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Trump's 2026 Endorsement Record Is Powerful—and More Selective Than a Win Rate Shows
The president helped defeat Republican critics, but losses in governor races expose the limits of treating every endorsement as an equal test.
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The 2026 Primaries So Far: Who Won, What Changed and What Is Left
Most of the midterm field is set, but late primaries and runoffs will keep shaping the November ballot into September—and Louisiana will wait even longer.