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Thomas Massie, who has been a thorn in his side for years. Trump handpicked challenger Ed Gallrein after Massie broke with him over issues including the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.to take on Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff. Trump has not endorsed a candidate, which could lead to a runoff on June 16. There’s alsoRepublican voters will choose a U.S. Senate candidate to replace Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor.
The state’s primaries were scrambled after ato flip four Republican-held seats seen as critical for the party to retake the U.S. House. The races will be a test ofFILE - Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky. , speaks at the annual Fancy Farm picnic Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky.
FILE - Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky. , speaks at the annual Fancy Farm picnic Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. Barr, who was endorsed by Trump, beat Daniel Cameron, a former state attorney general who leaned into his Christianity on the campaign trail.
The winner in November will replace U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who is stepping down in a generational changing of the guard for Republicans. Trump swayed the race not just through his endorsement but by offering a third challenger, Nate Morris, an ambassadorship just over two weeks before Election Day. Morris, who fashioned himself as the MAGA candidate, withdrew from the race and encouraged his backers to support Barr.
Barr was first elected in 2012 in the 6th Congressional District. He is expected to win the general election in the Republican-dominated state. Eleven polling places in Georgia’s Cobb County, in the Atlanta suburbs, will be staying open late because of issues that arose during the day. Blake Evans, who oversees elections for the secretary of state’s office, said the precincts were staying open because of problems with the electronic poll pads that are used to to check in voters.
The extensions range from six minutes at one location to an hour at another, according to a judge’s order. Deputy Secretary of State Matt Tyser said they are waiting on an order from a Fulton County judge to extend voting at a precinct in Sandy Springs, just north of Atlanta. That’s because a “law enforcement issue” that was unrelated to the election forced the closure of the polling place for several hours.
Shortly after polls closed in Kentucky, people began gathering at the Massie watch party. The mood was festive with a full crowd of people standing around cocktail tables talking, laughing and eating. Workers attach a sign for Republican congressional candidate Ed Gallrein before he speaks at an election night event Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Covington, Ky.
Workers attach a sign for Republican congressional candidate Ed Gallrein before he speaks at an election night event Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Covington, Ky. Most of the polls in the state closed at 6 p.m. ET, including in the 4th District where U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie is up against Ed Gallrein in the Republican primary that’s garnered national attention.
The president picked Gallrein to compete against Massie, who’s frustrated Trump partly by pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Its 5th District, considered the most competitive, was flipped by Republicans for the first time in decades in 2022 but reclaimed by Democrats in 2024. The district stretches from southern Portland across the Cascade Range to Bend. The incumbent, Democratic Rep.
Janelle Bynum, is running against a primary opponent who has not reported raising any money. Two candidates, a county commissioner and a political consultant, are running in the district’s GOP primary in the hope of trying to win the seat back for Republicans in November. Perry, who is uncontested in the GOP primary, has survived repeated attempts by Democrats to unseat him.
These are the candidates running for the Democratic nomination in south central Pennsylvania’s 10th District: Janelle Stelson, a former local television anchor and personality, has backing from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Shapiro. FILE - Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks to the crowd at a Centre County Democratic Party event at the Penn Stater hotel, April 11, 2026, in State College, Pa. FILE - Pennsylvania Gov.
Josh Shapiro speaks to the crowd at a Centre County Democratic Party event at the Penn Stater hotel, April 11, 2026, in State College, Pa. Pennsylvania state Treasurer Stacy Garrity speaks during a news conference in Treasury Department offices, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania state Treasurer Stacy Garrity speaks during a news conference in Treasury Department offices, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Harrisburg, Pa. Both Democratic Gov.
Josh Shapiro and Republican Stacy Garrity are running unopposed in their primaries. Republicans acknowledge Shapiro’s electoral strength, and may hope that Garrity can at least make it a close contest to help protect the party’s other candidates on the ballot in contests for Congress and the state Legislature. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.
, emerges from a closed door meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. , emerges from a closed door meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
Former Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala. , and gubernatorial candidate speaks during an event Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. Former Sen.
Doug Jones, D-Ala. , and gubernatorial candidate speaks during an event Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. Tuberville could face former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, if both men secure their parties’ nominations.
The two last competed in the 2020 Senate race, when Tuberville easily defeated Jones, who was then the incumbent. Tuberville was boosted by a Trump endorsement and his high profile from his years as a football coach. Jones, a former U.S. attorney, won a 2017 special election for U.S. Senate over Republican Roy Moore. Jones remains the last Democrat to win a statewide race in Alabama.
When Geoff Duncan was Georgia’s lieutenant governor, he resisted Trump’s efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state in 2020. He’s since left the Republican Party, and he’s running for governor as a Democrat. It’s an interesting example of how traditional partisan lines have been scrambled since Trump rose to power a decade ago. Many Republicans who have crossed the president have retired or been defeated in primaries.
Only a few of them have attempted to switch parties like Duncan.
“I just filled up my car. Normally it takes close to $50,” said Kymberly Moore, a 50-year-old hairstylist who spent $70 to fill her tank.
“Everything is inflated right now, and so we just got to get this man out of his office. ” Although Trump isn’t on the ballot this year, Moore sees the midterms as an opportunity to send a message.
“I feel like our money is going to a lot of unnecessary things basically,” she said, referring to the Iran war and the construction of the White House ballroom. “The grocery store prices and gas prices are crazy,” she said. Speaking of Trump, King said “he doesn’t care about people here. ”FILE - Rep.
Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. , speaks during the opening session of the National Treasury Employees Union Legislative Conference March 4, 2025, in Washington. FILE - Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.
, speaks during the opening session of the National Treasury Employees Union Legislative Conference March 4, 2025, in Washington. Democrats have unsuccessfully targeted Fitzpatrick before. But the party is feeling more upbeat about the swing district in suburban Philadelphia this year. Fitzpatrick is just one of three House Republicans elected in districts that also backed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in 2024.
Bob Harvie, a Bucks County commissioner, is supported by Shapiro and Democrats’ House campaign operation. Elected to her first term as governor in 2022 after years in the Legislature, Kotek pledged to tackle homelessness, mental health and education. Despite approving funding and programs aimed at those issues, the state has continued to see rising homelessness and flagging student test scores that have failed to return to pre-pandemic levels.
Kotek also has sparred with the Trump administration, which sought to deploy the National Guard to Portland last fall during its immigration crackdown for the stated purpose of protecting federal property and personnel. After the state and city sued to block the deployment, a federal judge found that protests at Portland’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building didn’t meet the conditions for using the military domestically under federal law. Four Democrats are in the primary to face first-term Republican Rep.
Ryan McKenzie, who represents an Allentown-area district. They are:President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md. , Friday, May 15, 2026. President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md.
, Friday, May 15, 2026. lost his primaryRep. Barry Moore running for U.S. Senate in AlabamaRep. Mike Collins running for U.S. Senate in GeorgiaGibson and his wife, Vicky, voted for Gallrein on Thursday at the Crestwood Baptist Church in Oldham County.
She didn’t like a Christmas message that Massie sent out in 2021 showing him and his children holding semiautomatic rifles. George Scherzer said he didn’t like that Massie hadn’t supported parts of Trump’s agenda, including last year’s tax and spending legislation. Republican candidate for governor Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s Secretary of State poses for a portrait for the Associated Press on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Atlanta.
Republican candidate for governor Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s Secretary of State poses for a portrait for the Associated Press on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. Brad Raffensperger became famous as Georgia’s secretary of state when he defended the state’s election system against Trump’s attacks in 2020.
“I really think I need to let people know that I’m actually a conservative Christian businessman,” Raffensperger told reporters on the campaign trail. “If you don’t realize, that’s where I cut my teeth. ”Anthony Lee, 80, walked up to the polling place in Tuskegee, Alabama upset about the state’s effort to switch congressional maps. But he was unsure where the dispute stood.
Tuskegee sits in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District now represented by Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures. The state plans to void the results of Tuesday’s election and hold new primaries in August under a different map that would give the GOP a chance to reclaim the district. Lee’s father was a clerk for the famed Tuskegee Airmen, and Lee was a plaintiff in the 1963 lawsuit that helped desegregate public schools in the state.
He said there was “a lot of excitement” about Figures’ election in 2024. To him, the effort to redraw the lines were reminiscent of past efforts to keep Blacks out of political office. , has led to Alabama and Louisiana adjusting their U.S. House primary dates in order to use new congressional maps inallowing the U.S. House primaries to move to the Nov. 3 general election date with runoffs scheduled for Dec. 12.
The U.S. Senate primary was still conducted as scheduled last Saturday. In the 2024 primaries, the AP reported the first Kentucky votes six minutes after most polls closed at 6 p.m. ET. The last vote update of the night was at 9:47 p.m.will be next, with polls closing at 7 p.m. ET. In the 2022 state primaries, results were available at 13 minutes after polls closed.
The last vote update of the night was at 3:29 a.m.and Pennsylvania close at 8 p.m. ET, and both states started releasing votes at roughly the same time in the 2024 primaries — at 8:01 p.m. and 8:03 p.m., respectively. Both stopped counting for the night around 2 a.m.are expected to begin releasing votes just as voting concludes at 11 p.m. ET.
In their last state primaries, Oregon began releasing votes right at 11 p.m. and Idaho at 11:09 p.m. Idaho’s last update of the night was at 4:51 a.m., while Oregon’s last update was at 5:11 a.m.Fourteen Republican primary candidates are vying to advance to November’s general election, where they will likely face off against Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. Among them are state Sen. Christine Drazan, who lost to Kotek in 2022, and state Rep.
Ed Diehl, who helped lead the gas tax referendum campaign. Other candidates include Chris Dudley, a former Portland Trail Blazers player who narrowly lost a bid for governor in 2010, and David Medina, a conservative influencer who was among those charged after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and pardoned by Trump.as governor in this year’s campaigns. Instead of running for Senate himself, he’s backing Derek Dooley, a childhood family friend.
“If you look around the country where Republicans have been successful beating Democratic incumbents, it has been political outsiders that have been victorious,” Kemp said at a recent event. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, wears his invention, the Debt Badge, after a Kentucky Educational Television debate, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Lexington, Ky. Rep.
Thomas Massie, R-KY, wears his invention, the Debt Badge, after a Kentucky Educational Television debate, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Lexington, Ky. Massie angered Trump by voting against his signature tax legislation over concerns of adding to the national debt, pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and opposing his decision to go to war with Iran. His positions, Massie insists, reflect the America First promises Trump initially made on the campaign trail.
Voters have sent Massie back to Congress ever since his first election in 2012, embracing his stalwart independence and jaunty personality. Back in 2020, they brushed off Trump’s social media demand to throw Massie out of the Republican Party because he was a “third rate Grandstander. ”Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters during a during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington.
Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters during a during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. Speaking from the White House briefing room shortly after Trump’s endorsement in the Texas Senate primary, the vice president stressed that Paxton will be a “great senator for the people of Texas.
” Echoing Trump’s endorsement statement, Vance noted that he has known Cornyn for a long time, but that ultimately, Paxton was the one who was there for the president.
“I think the message that people should take from this is fundamentally, you have got to serve the people who sent you,” Vance said. “And if you don’t do that, you’re going to find yourself out of step with voters or out of step with the president of the United States. And that’s not a good place to be politically. ”Charles Booker, Democratic candidate for U.S Senate, speaks to supporters at a rally in Morehead, Ky.
, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Charles Booker, Democratic candidate for U.S Senate, speaks to supporters at a rally in Morehead, Ky. , on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. FILE - Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Amy McGrath speaks to supporters during a rally in Danville, Ky.
, Oct. 28, 2020. FILE - Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Amy McGrath speaks to supporters during a rally in Danville, Ky. , Oct. 28, 2020. The Democratic field in Kentucky includes former state lawmaker Charles Booker and former Marine pilot Amy McGrath.
McGrath beat Booker and several other candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary to face McConnell. FILE - The crowd reacts to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro while he speaks at a Centre County Democratic Party event at the Penn Stater hotel, April 11, 2026, in State College, Pa. FILE - The crowd reacts to Pennsylvania Gov.
Josh Shapiro while he speaks at a Centre County Democratic Party event at the Penn Stater hotel, April 11, 2026, in State College, Pa. Pennsylvania’s governor is also a potential 2028 presidential candidate. With his own primary uncontested, he’s been spending money and support on Democrats running for U.S. House and the state Legislature.
Shapiro is on track to break his own campaign spending record and, in a step to help races up and down the ballot, has plunged more than $900,000 so far this election cycle into the state Democratic Party’s accounts. He suggested that the latest example is Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth campaigning — “during a war” — against U.S. Rep. Tom Massie ahead of Kentucky’s primary on Tuesday. Sen.
Chris Coons, D-Del. , left, the ranking member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, joined at right by Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. , the chairman, questions Gen.
Christopher LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army and Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll on President Donald Trump’s funding requests for the Army, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del. , left, the ranking member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, joined at right by Sen.
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. , the chairman, questions Gen. Christopher LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army and Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll on President Donald Trump’s funding requests for the Army, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. “That continues to prevent Republicans from having the courage to speak out on matters of principle, which I think is putting all of us at risk,” Coons told reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.
Massie angered Trump by opposing his signature tax legislation over concerns about the national debt, pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and opposing his decision to go to war with Iran. FILE - This photo combination shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, top, in Dallas and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in Austin, both on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
FILE - This photo combination shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, top, in Dallas and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in Austin, both on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Trump’s Tuesday endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton supercharges his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff.
“Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate,” Trump wrote on social media. When news of the endorsement broke, Paxton supporters began cheering and dancing to “YMCA,” a Trump campaign anthem, at an event in Allen, Texas, where the attorney general was scheduled to speak. Paxton and Cornyn qualified for the May 26 runoff after a March 3 primary, while Rep.
Wesley Hunt finished third and did not advance. Although the four-term Cornyn has backed Trump’s agenda in Washington, Paxton pitched himself as a political warrior for the Make America Great Again movement. Trump’s endorsement puts him at odds with his party’s establishment, which is convinced that Cornyn is the better candidate for November’s general election. , would revert the state to its 2023 Republican-drawn congressional map.
The change in district boundaries would eliminate a majority-Black district, potentially widening the disparity inCindy Durian wants Democrats to take back the U.S. House and U.S. Senate this fall to block the last two years of President Donald Trump’s agenda, but she’s not that interested in who they think she should vote for in contested Democratic primaries. Durian, 65, a Democrat voting in southcentral Pennsylvania’s 10th District on Tuesday, said she voted for Justin Douglas for the right to take on Republican U.S. Rep.
Scott Perry, a top target of Democrats. Douglas is up against Janelle Stelson, who is endorsed by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the U.S. House Democrats’ campaign arm.
“I like Josh Shapiro, but I don’t have to agree with everything he says, right? ” Durian said.
“I mean, that’s what makes us a democratic state. ” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks with members of the media outside his polling place in Rydal, Pa. , Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks with members of the media outside his polling place in Rydal, Pa. , Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The Associated Press and other news organizations don’t run U.S. elections, so why do millions of American voters turn to them to find out who won?
Elections typically don’t become final and official until the results are certified, and that sometimes doesn’t happen for several weeks after the polls have closed. Yet, it’s usually possible to determine who won long before that.in elections for nearly 180 years, filling what could otherwise be a critical information void of up to a month between Election Day and the official certification of results.
For every election, the AP’s team of election journalists and analysts closely monitors key information about the votes counted so far, like where and how they were cast, as well as how many votes remain to be counted and from what areas. The AP will only call a race when the the trailing candidate has no remaining paths to overtake the vote leader. Pennsylvania Gov.
Josh Shapiro and the U.S. House Democrats’ campaign arm are trying to elevate candidates in three contested swing district primaries there, although that message isn’t always getting through. Tara Chickey, a Democrat voting in southcentral Pennsylvania’s 10th District on Tuesday, said she likes Shapiro and his endorsement of Janelle Stelson might have made a difference to her — if she had known about it. Instead, she voted for Justin Douglas for the right to take on Republican U.S. Rep.
Scott Perry, a top target of Democrats. Douglas, a progressive minister and Dauphin County commissioner, is up against Stelson, a former TV anchor and personality who is endorsed by Shapiro and the House Democratic Campaign Committee. Georgia Republican candidate for governor Burt Jones waits to speak to supporters Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Smyrna, Ga. Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson speaks to voters during a campaign stop, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Hiram, Ga.
Georgia Republican candidate for governor Burt Jones waits to speak to supporters Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Smyrna, Ga. Georgia Republican candidate for governor Burt Jones waits to speak to supporters Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Smyrna, Ga. Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson speaks to voters during a campaign stop, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Hiram, Ga.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson speaks to voters during a campaign stop, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Hiram, Ga. The battle for the Republican nomination appeared to be a done deal once Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.
However, that was before healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson Jackson has upended the campaign with tens of millions of dollars in spending, turning what could have been a coronation into an unprecedented slugfest. President Donald Trump tours Ballroom construction around the outside the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. President Donald Trump tours Ballroom construction around the outside the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington.
The president continued to go after Massie on Tuesday at the White House, describing him as “the worst congressman the Republican Party has ever had. ” “I don’t think he’s a Republican,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
“I think he’s actually, I think he’s a Democrat. He votes against us all the time. ” Trump said Massie was a RINO, meaning Republican in name only, and boasted that his purge of dissenters was nearly complete.
“MAGA is most of the Republican Party,” he said. “The RINOS are gone. Hopefully we get rid of one tonight. ”Oregon resident Patrick Coffin fills up his car with gas at a gas station in Portland, Ore.
, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Oregon drivers can now pump their own gas for the first time since the 1950s, after Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill allowing people across the state to choose between having an attendant pump their gas or doing it themselves. Oregon resident Patrick Coffin fills up his car with gas at a gas station in Portland, Ore.
, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Oregon drivers can now pump their own gas for the first time since the 1950s, after Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill allowing people across the state to choose between having an attendant pump their gas or doing it themselves. They are being asked whether to approve a 6-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature last fall.
Democrats increased the tax and other fees to help pay for road improvements and plug a hole in the state’s transportation budget. Republicans responded by launching a successful referendum campaign to refer the tax and fee increases to the ballot, saying they drive the cost of living even higher. Democrats say the main cause of skyrocketing gas prices is Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran.
But they’ve acknowledged the difficult timing of the ballot measure, which has also complicated national Democrats’ affordability messaging in midterm campaigning. Many Republicans, while admiring McConnell’s achievements, see him as out of step with the Make America Great Again and America First movements spawned by Trump. The race highlights the complicated politics of succeeding McConnell, as candidates try to embrace Trump’s movement without alienating voters who still respect the retiring senator’s legacy.
Sarah Atkinson, senior embryologist and lab supervisor, shows an embryo while preparing for a transfer at Rejoice Fertility, Jan. 11, 2026, in Knoxville, Tenn. Sarah Atkinson, senior embryologist and lab supervisor, shows an embryo while preparing for a transfer at Rejoice Fertility, Jan. 11, 2026, in Knoxville, Tenn.
An outside group funded an advertisement critical of Republican candidate and former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell for writing the main court opinion that led to The ruling said frozen embryos could be considered unborn children and couples could pursue wrongful death claims after their embryos were destroyed in a hospital accident. He’s running for the GOP nomination against Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey and Katherine Robertson, chief counsel for Attorney General Steve Marshall.
FILE - U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. , speaks about plans to run for the governor of Alabama in 2026, May 27, 2025 at Byron's Smokehouse in Auburn, Ala. FILE - U.S. Sen.
Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. , speaks about plans to run for the governor of Alabama in 2026, May 27, 2025 at Byron's Smokehouse in Auburn, Ala. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law Ranking Member Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
, attends a hearing on AI deepfakes, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law Ranking Member Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. , attends a hearing on AI deepfakes, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington.
Besides the Republican’s bid in Alabama, three other U.S. senators are trying to make the switch. They are Democrats Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Michael Bennet of Colorado and Republican Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
, asks a question during the Senate Committee on Intelligence hearings to examine worldwide threats on Capitol Hill Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. , asks a question during the Senate Committee on Intelligence hearings to examine worldwide threats on Capitol Hill Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. , attends Governor Bill Lee's State of the State address Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. Sen.
Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. , attends Governor Bill Lee's State of the State address Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. The increase in senators looking toward statehouses underscores how sharply the balance of political ambition has shifted away from Washington. Governorships also offer what the Senate usually cannot: the ability to govern, build a record and shape a national profile.
“Everybody asks me, ‘Why are you doing this? ’” Tuberville told the AP.
“Because I think I can do more good in that seat than I can in this one. ”The state is home to four Republican-held seats that Democrats want to flip as the party tries to win House control for the rest of Trump’s term. Three of them have contested Democratic primaries, so voters will pick the candidate they want to send into the hypercompetitive contests. The Republican lawmakers being targeted are U.S. Reps.
Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie and Scott Perry. Gov. Josh Shapiro and House Democrats’ campaign organization have endorsed the same candidates in all three primaries, saying they want “top tier” Democrats to take on the incumbents. All four incumbents in these districts are running unopposed in their respective Republican primaries.
Trump carried the 7th, 8th and 10th districts in 2024, but former Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly won the 1st District. Ranking member Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. , questions Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Washington.
Ranking member Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. , questions Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Washington. Ossoff is the only Democratic senator running for reelection in a state that Trump won two years ago.
If Republicans are able to defeat him, it would likely ensure they keep their majority in the Senate.in the primary include Rep. Mike Collins, Rep. Buddy Carter and Derek Dooley, a lawyer and former football coach. All of them have pitched themselves as the best person to help Trump’s agenda in Washington.
Democrats increased the gas tax to 46 cents a gallon from 40 cents to help fix roads as budget projections showed declining gas tax revenue because of a consumer shift to more fuel-efficient, electric and hybrid vehicles. But after Republicans referred the tax and other fee increases to the ballot, Democrats didn’t organize efforts to support their plan.
They have expressed doubt about the chances of voters opting to retain the tax increase as the Iran war causes prices at the pump to soar. Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek, who signed off on the increases, has already launched a working group to come up with ideas for funding transportation needs. It had its first meeting earlier this month and is expected to share final recommendations by the end of the year.
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore received Trump’s endorsement to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is stepping down to run for governor. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is another leading candidate.
Moore is a three-term congressman and member of the House’s conservative Freedom Caucus. Trump wrote on social media that Moore is “one of my all time favorites” and “a totally reliable MAGA Warrior! ” Marshall is stressing his record as attorney general, including his work with other Republican-led states in filing court actions that challenged former President Joe Biden’s policies and supported Trump.
The crowded field increases the chance that no one will receive a majority of the vote, which would lead to a June 16 runoff. No Republican is seeking the party’s nomination for the 3rd District, based in Philadelphia. So the Democratic primary winner is a shoo-in to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Dwight Evans.
Sharif Street is a state senator, former state party chairman and son of the city’s former two-term mayor, John F. Street. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Republican congressional candidate Ed Gallrein at Verst Logistics Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Hebron, Ky. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Republican congressional candidate Ed Gallrein at Verst Logistics Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Hebron, Ky. U.S. Rep.
Thomas Massie is a rare Republican lawmaker who has publicly clashed with the president. That’s earned him criticism from Trump — who called Massie a “moron,” among other names — and a primary challenger. The president endorsed Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy Seal, in the deeply red 4th District. The primary winner is expected to easily win the general election.
Massie’s challenge is to win over voters who generally think favorably of Trump, the same man telling them to vote for Gallrein. It’s not the first Republican primary Trump has tried to sway, but Massie’s overt rebelliousness has been a particular challenge to the president. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, exits the studio after a Kentucky Educational Television debate, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Lexington, Ky.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, exits the studio after a Kentucky Educational Television debate, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Lexington, Ky.
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Venezuela Fury's Wedding: Current News Topics and HeadlinesThe passage discusses Venezuela Fury's recent wedding to boxer Noah Price, including their lavish honeymoon in Marbella and the gifts received from her parents.
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Venezuela Fury's Wedding: Current News Topics and HeadlinesThe passage discusses Venezuela Fury's recent wedding to boxer Noah Price, including their lavish honeymoon in Marbella and the gifts received from her parents.
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