2026 U.S. midterm primary elections

Coons is the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.

Hansen previously ran as a Republican in 2024 and won the GOP nomination.

Hansen lost his 2024 general election race to Sen. Lisa Blunt-Rochester.

Sarah McBride is the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.

Arminio defeated Rev. Earl Cooper and John Whalen in the Republican primary.

Earl Cooper was the Delaware Republican Party's endorsed candidate.

Katz said re-registering as a Republican was not a change in principle but an alignment with principles he had held for decades.

Mike Katz won Delaware's Republican Senate primary on Tuesday.

Katz previously served in the Delaware state Senate as a Democrat after winning election to the chamber in 2008.

Delaware's Democratic US senator, US representative, and state attorney general are all seeking re-election.

Democratic US Senator Chris Coons faces three primary opponents in his bid for a third full term.

Chris Coons's primary challengers are University of Delaware history Professor Jeff Appelhans, naval architect Mary Louve, and former business executive Eric Hansen.

The Washington Bridge carries roughly 100,000 vehicles per day.

It had not happened in Rhode Island that a sitting governor lost a primary since 1994.

By March 2024, state officials concluded that repairing the Washington Bridge was not feasible and it would have to be rebuilt.

Helena Foulkes was endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Helena Foulkes ran for governor in 2022 but lost to McKee in the Democratic primary.

Dan McKee was elected for a full term in 2022.

Reed attended West Point and served in the Army before earning a Master's degree in public policy and a law degree from Harvard.

The FEC listed no fundraising totals for Muñoz's campaign ahead of the primary.

Reed's primary challengers were Connor Burbridge and Luis Muñoz.

Sununu said he disagreed with Trump's decision to go to war with Iran.

Pappas and his family own the Puritan Backroom, a restaurant in Manchester.

Manzur said AIPAC has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Pappas's campaigns over the years.

Cinde Warmington secured the Democratic nomination in New Hampshire's gubernatorial primary after running unopposed.

Warmington will face Ayotte in the general election for governor on Nov. 3.

Kelly Ayotte defeated Joyce Craig in the 2024 gubernatorial election, 53.6% to 44.3%.

Rep. Chris Pappas won the Democratic Senate nomination in New Hampshire.

Chris Pappas said that Netanyahu faces voters in a matter of weeks and could lose his election.

Chris Pappas will face off in the general election against either former Sen. John E. Sununu or former Sen. Scott Brown.

The projections for the election results are made by the NBC News Decision Desk.

Republican former Sen. John Sununu entered the race for the Senate seat.

Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen retired from the Senate after three terms.

Trump's approval rating in New Hampshire sits at 38%.

Kelly Ayotte is now the governor of New Hampshire.

John E. Sununu won the New Hampshire Republican Senate primary, defeating Scott Brown.

John E Sununu is endorsed by Donald Trump.

Pappas said he hoped Netanyahu is ousted in Israel's October election.

Pappas will face former senator John E Sununu in the general election.

Sununu was backed by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Brown said Sununu is embarrassed by Trump's endorsement.

President Donald Trump endorsed Sununu in February over Brown.

Kelly Ayotte defeated Shaun Fife and Bob Wayne McClory in the Republican primary.

Cinde Warmington lost the 2024 Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Kelly Ayotte won the 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election by defeating Joyce Craig.

The Cook Partisan Voting Index rates New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District as D+2.

Anthony DiLorenzo won the Republican primary for New Hampshire's 1st U.S. House district.

Donald Trump endorsed Anthony DiLorenzo in July.

Lily Tang Williams won the four-way Republican primary.

Maggie Goodlander is the wife of former Biden National Security Adviser Jacob Sullivan.

Jacob Sullivan was front-and-center during the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021.

Pappas is a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.

Pappas is the favorite to secure the Democratic nomination.

Sununu's brother Chris Sununu was governor of New Hampshire until 2025.

John Sununu is the son of former Gov. John Sununu.

John Sununu has Donald Trump's backing and is the favorite to win the Republican Senate primary.

John Sununu is the brother of former Gov. Chris Sununu.

Two of the eight Republicans hoping to replace Jeanne Shaheen are former US senators she previously defeated.

Dan McKee was elected governor by a wide margin in 2022.

Helena Buonanno Foulkes is a former longtime executive with Rhode Island-based CVS.

Goodlander is married to former Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

Christian Urrutia ended his campaign and backed Stefany Shaheen.

Democratic Rep. Maggie Goodlander is facing a primary challenge from state Rep. Paige Beauchemin in the 2nd District.

Trump has endorsed 218 candidates in House primaries, of which 214 won.

Five of Trump's gubernatorial picks lost Republican primaries this year.

Of 21 gubernatorial candidates Trump endorsed, 16 won their party's nomination.

Mackenzie won his first term in 2024 by 1% of the vote.

Ryan Mackenzie is a Republican congressman representing Pennsylvania's seventh congressional district.

Mackenzie's congressional representative webpage bio cites his real estate license.

California passed a law in 2021 to automatically mail a ballot to every registered voter.

In California, all mailed ballots are valid if they are postmarked by election day and received no later than seven days after.

California has 52 members in the US House of Representatives, which is more than any other state.

Blair earned graduate degrees from Stanford and Harvard.

David Scott represented the district for more than two decades before dying on April 22 at age 80.

In 2018, Blair was the first Black and youngest-ever member elected to his county's school board.

Hern said Oklahomans love President Trump and the America First Agenda.

Thomas earned roughly 45% of the vote during the June primary for the Democratic nomination.

Thomas has raised just shy of $60,000.

Five gubernatorial candidates backed by Trump failed to win their primaries this year.

Trump first endorsed Mazzei in May in the race to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Mazzei defeated state Attorney General Gentner Drummond by about 2,000 votes in the GOP primary runoff.

Sen. Darline Graham prevailed over Rep. Ralph Norman for the Republican nomination for a full six-year Senate term, replacing her late brother Lindsey Graham on the ballot.

President Donald Trump said the word "affordability" was "devised" by Democrats to disparage him.

The annual inflation rate was 3.7% according to personal consumption expenditures price index data released Wednesday.

The Club for Growth contributed $9 million in support of Mazzei.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is prevented by term limits from running again.

Mike Mazzei will face Democratic nominee Cyndi Munson in the general election.

Before August, only three Trump-backed candidates had lost their bids in those contests in 2026.

Trump urged supporters to pretend he is on the ballot in the midterm elections.

Trump said his supporters don't come out to vote when he is not on the ballot.

At the rally, Vance highlighted a $1 billion investment by Cleveland-Cliffs backed by $500 million in government awards.

Republican Senator Jon Husted joined Vance on stage at the Middletown rally.

Donald Trump's approval rating stood at 33 percent according to Reuters-Ipsos polling conducted the same month.

12 Trump-endorsed candidates lost in the 2022 primary season, which is the record.

Trump-endorsed candidates Megan Degenfelder, Rep. Cory Mills, and Catalina Lauf lost their primaries on Tuesday.

Sen. Darline Graham admitted during a debate that she was not well informed on national security.

Kyle Kondik said the number of ousted incumbents is one of the highest in decades in a non-national redistricting year.

GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas quit his race after admitting to an affair with a former staffer who died by suicide.

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee lost his renomination bid despite having Trump's endorsement.

The DCCC announced its support for Galán-Woods in May.

David Schweikert lost to Rep. Andy Biggs in the GOP primary for governor.

In Maine, Matt Dunlap defeated a more moderate rival backed by the party.

Andy Biggs will face Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the November general election.

Katie Hobbs' campaign has started running ads ahead of the general election.

Andy Biggs said during the Republican primary debate that he knows how to reach across the aisle.

Republicans maintained their majority in the Senate in 2018.

Democrats' edge grows to 8 points among those absolutely certain to vote, with 53% of highly motivated voters supporting Democrats and 45% supporting Republicans.

Democrats had a 10-point lead in support for Congress ahead of Trump's first presidential midterm election in 2018.

Trump urged Republicans to 'nationalize' elections during an appearance on Dan Bongino's podcast.

Hans von Spakovsky said the Justice Department has sent out observers to selected jurisdictions in every federal election since the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, regardless of which party controls the White House.

President Donald Trump fired key leaders of the federal Election Assistance Commission on July 9.