NPR (Domenico Montanaro) - 5 takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 midterms
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday in the first primaries of the midterm election season. The latest results from Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas.
WASHINGTONPOST (Teo Armus) - Big Senate race takes shape in North Carolina, and other primary night takeaways
New congressional maps are debuting in Texas and North Carolina as Republicans try to defend their majorities and Democrats hope they can flip both chambers.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Patrick Svitek, Maegan Vazquez) - Texas Democrats taste victory, then turn on each other
Days after their win in a state Senate race, reports of a racially charged comment roil the U.S. Senate primary contest.
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