NBC News projects that Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary for the seat held by Sen. Dick Durbin, who is retiring after five terms. Coverage of this live blog has ended. For the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois voters have decided who will fill the ballot for the November election, as the state’s primaries featured several competitive races. One of the most closely watched contests ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WABI) - A new poll on Maine’s biggest political races for 2026 was released Wednesday by Pan Atlantic Research in Portland. In the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate, the poll ...

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AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Nida Allam concedes narrow Democratic primary loss to Valerie Foushee. Allam criticized PAC and AI-aligned outside spending in the ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina's 2026 primary elections were supposed to offer some clarity heading into what is already shaping up as a consequential midterm cycle. In some races, they did. But in ...

Results were rolling in early Wednesday morning in the high-stakes midterm primaries that have seen unprecedented turnout from voters in both parties. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is headed to a runoff ...

The 2026 primary cycle officially kicks off Tuesday, with Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas hosting the first round of contests that will shape several consequential elections this year. In Texas, ...

DALLAS — Results poured in Tuesday night in the various races across Texas as polls closed at 7 p.m. for the March primary. This primary was headlined by a number of hot primary races, perhaps none ...

A rare mix of competitive races up and down the ballot has voters turning up to the polls in droves ahead of Tuesday’s primary election, which will set matchups in the high-stakes midterms in November ...

If you’re trying to figure out where power in Texas may actually shift in the 2026 primaries, start here. The Republican U.S. Senate showdown between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton — with Wesley Hunt in ...