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2026 Midterms: Primaries, Key Races and Election Results

Read below for 2026 primary elections results, today's races, upcoming and recent primary races, 2026 primary news and the 2026 primary elections schedule. Stay up-to-date on all things 2026 primary elections related with Fox News.

Today's Races

CandidatesVotes%

Nebraska Governor Primary

RRepublican
May 12
R
Sal Holguin
00
R
Sheila Korth-Focken
00
R
Jim Pillen
In
00
R
Gary Rogge
00
R
Jacy Todd
00
R
John Walz
00
Polls close at 9:00 PM ET
Reporting 0% in

Nebraska Governor Primary

DDemocrat
May 12
D
Larry Marvin
00
D
Lynne Walz
00
Polls close at 9:00 PM ET
Reporting 0% in

Nebraska Senate Primary

DDemocrat
May 12
D
Cindy Burbank
00
D
William Forbes
00
Polls close at 9:00 PM ET
Reporting 0% in

Nebraska Senate Primary

RRepublican
May 12
R
Todd Knobel
00
R
Eric Mortimore
00
R
Pete Ricketts
In
00
R
Debb Schultz
00
R
Mac Stevens
00
Polls close at 9:00 PM ET
Reporting 0% in

Nebraska 2nd District Primary

RRepublican
May 12
R
Brinker Harding
--
This candidate is running unopposed.
Polls close at 9:00 PM ET

Nebraska 2nd District Primary

DDemocrat
May 12
D
Van Argyrakis
00
D
Kishla Askins
00
D
John Cavanaugh
00
D
James Leuschen
00
D
Denise Powell
00
D
Crystal Rhoades
00
D
Melanie Williams
00
Polls close at 9:00 PM ET
Reporting 0% in
Source: The Associated Press

Upcoming Races

Check back soon for upcoming races

CandidatesVotes%

Louisiana Senate Primary

RRepublican
May 16
R
Bill Cassidy
In
--
R
John Fleming
--
R
Julia Letlow
--
R
Mark Spencer
--
Polls open at 7:00 AM ET

Louisiana Senate Primary

DDemocrat
May 16
D
Nicholas Albares
--
D
Gary Crockett
--
D
Jamie Davis
--
Polls open at 7:00 AM ET

Alabama Senate Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Seth Burton
--
R
Dale Deas
--
R
Jared Hudson
--
R
Steve Marshall
--
R
Barry Moore
--
R
Morgan Murphy
--
R
Rodney Walker
--
Polls open at 8:00 AM ET

Alabama Senate Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Dakarai Larriett
--
D
Kyle Sweetser
--
D
Everett Wess
--
D
Mark Wheeler
--
Polls open at 8:00 AM ET

Alabama Governor Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Will Boyd
--
D
Jamel Brown
--
D
Yolanda Flowers
--
D
Doug Jones
--
D
Chad Martin
--
D
Nathan Mathis
--
Polls open at 8:00 AM ET

Alabama Governor Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Ken McFeeters
--
R
Will Santivasci
--
R
Tommy Tuberville
--
Polls open at 8:00 AM ET

Georgia Senate Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Earl Carter
--
R
Mike Collins
--
R
John Coyne
--
R
Derek Dooley
--
R
Jonathan McColumn
--
Polls open at 7:00 AM ET

Georgia Senate Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Jon Ossoff
In
--
This candidate is running unopposed.
Polls open at 7:00 AM ET

Georgia Governor Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Chris Carr
--
R
Clark Dean
--
R
Rick Jackson
--
R
Burt Jones
--
R
Gregg Kirkpatrick
--
R
Brad Raffensperger
--
R
Tom Williams
--
R
Ken Yasger
--
Polls open at 7:00 AM ET

Georgia Governor Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Olu Brown
--
D
Amanda Duffy
--
D
Geoff Duncan
--
D
Jason Esteves
--
D
Derrick Jackson
--
D
Keisha Lance Bottoms
--
D
Michael Thurmond
--
Polls open at 7:00 AM ET

Georgia 14th District Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Star Black
--
R
Reagan Box
--
R
Beau Brown
--
R
Eric Cunningham
--
R
Clay Fuller
In
--
R
Tom Gray
--
R
Nicky Lama
--
R
Colton Moore
--
R
Brian Stover
--
Polls open at 7:00 AM ET

Georgia 14th District Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Shawn Harris
--
This candidate is running unopposed.
Polls open at 7:00 AM ET

Idaho Senate Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Joe Evans
--
R
Denny LaVe
--
R
Jim Risch
In
--
R
Josh Roy
--
Polls open at 10:00 AM ET

Idaho Senate Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Nickolas Bonds
--
D
Brad Moore
--
D
David Roth
--
Polls open at 10:00 AM ET

Idaho Governor Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Sean Crystal
--
R
Mark Fitzpatrick
--
R
Daniel Fowler
--
R
Ethan Giles
--
R
Ron James
--
R
Brad Little
In
--
R
Lisa Marie
--
R
Justin Plante
--
Polls open at 10:00 AM ET

Idaho Governor Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Maxine Durand
--
D
Jill Kirkham
--
D
Terri Pickens
--
D
Chanelle Torrez
--
Polls open at 10:00 AM ET

Kentucky Senate Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Andy Barr
--
R
Daniel Cameron
--
R
Anissa Catlett
--
R
James Duncan
--
R
Michael Faris
--
R
Valerie Fredrick
--
R
Jonathan Holliday
--
R
Jimmy Leon
--
R
A. Shelley
--
R
George Washington
--
R
Other Wenzel
--
Polls open at 6:00 AM ET

Kentucky Senate Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Joshua Blanton
--
D
Charles Booker
--
D
Logan Forsythe
--
D
Amy McGrath
--
D
Dale Romans
--
D
Pamela Stevenson
--
D
Vincent Thompson
--
Polls open at 6:00 AM ET

Kentucky 4th District Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Ed Gallrein
--
R
Thomas Massie
In
--
Polls open at 6:00 AM ET

Kentucky 4th District Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Jesse Brewer
--
D
Melissa Strange
--
Polls open at 6:00 AM ET

Oregon Governor Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Forest Alexander
--
D
James Atkinson
--
D
Donnie Beckwith
--
D
David Beem
--
D
Brittany Jones
--
D
Cal Kishawi
--
D
Tina Kotek
In
--
D
Steve Laible
--
D
Tristan Sheppard
--
D
Total Write-ins
--
D
Miranda Weigler
--
Polls open at 2:00 AM ET

Oregon Governor Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Danielle Bethell
--
R
Hope Dalrymple
--
R
Ed Diehl
--
R
Christine Drazan
--
R
Chris Dudley
--
R
Kyle Duyck
--
R
David Medina
--
R
Robert Neuman
--
R
Brad Peters
--
R
Paul Romero
--
R
Total Write-ins
--
R
DeAngelo Turner
--
R
Wen Waddell
--
R
Martin Ward
--
R
Tim Youker
--
Polls open at 2:00 AM ET

Oregon Senate Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Brent Barker
--
R
Deborah Brown
--
R
David Burch
--
R
Russell McAlmond
--
R
Jo Rae Perkins
--
R
Timothy Skelton
--
R
David Smith
--
R
Total Write-ins
--
Polls open at 2:00 AM ET

Oregon Senate Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Jeff Merkley
In
--
D
Total Write-ins
--
D
Paul Wells
--
Polls open at 2:00 AM ET

Pennsylvania Governor Primary

DDemocrat
May 19
D
Josh Shapiro
In
--
This candidate is running unopposed.
Polls open at 7:00 AM ET

Pennsylvania Governor Primary

RRepublican
May 19
R
Stacy Garrity
--
This candidate is running unopposed.
Polls open at 7:00 AM ET
Source: The Associated Press

Recent Races

CandidatesVotes%

Ohio Senate Special Primary

RRepublican
May 5
R
Jon Husted
In
--
This candidate is running unopposed.
Polls are closed

Ohio Senate Special Primary

DDemocrat
May 5
D
Sherrod Brown
708,00589.47%
D
Ron Kincaid
83,35010.53%
Polls are closed
Reporting 98.80% in

Ohio Governor Primary

DDemocrat
May 5
D
Amy Acton
--
This candidate is running unopposed.
Polls are closed

Ohio Governor Primary

RRepublican
May 5
R
Vivek Ramaswamy
673,90282.47%
R
Casey Putsch
143,25717.53%
Polls are closed
Reporting 98.72% in
Source: The Associated Press

2026 Primary Schedule

The 2026 primary schedule is listed below with the date of each state's primary races.
Taking place today
May 2026
Tue, May 5
Indiana
D
R
Tue, May 5
Ohio
D
R
Tue, May 12
Nebraska
D
R
Tue, May 12
West Virginia
D
R
Sat, May 16
Louisiana
D
R
Tue, May 19
Alabama
D
R
Tue, May 19
Georgia
D
R
Tue, May 19
Idaho
D
R
Tue, May 19
Kentucky
D
R
Tue, May 19
Oregon
D
R
Tue, May 19
Pennsylvania
D
R
All dates are subject to change as some states have yet to officially decide on their primary or caucus voting day.