2026 primary election results: Live updates from New York, Maryland, Utah and key House races

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster congratulated state Attorney General Alan Wilson on winning the Palmetto State's Republican gubernatorial primary runoff contest on Tuesday.

"While I was proud to support Pamela Evette and grateful for her years of service to the people of South Carolina, the voters have made their decision. Pamela has been an outstanding Lieutenant Governor, and we are thankful for her leadership," McMaster noted in a post on X.

"I congratulate Alan Wilson on his victory tonight. He has served the people of South Carolina as Attorney General and brings years of experience to this race. Now, Republicans must unite behind our nominee and continue working to keep South Carolina strong," the governor declared.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. congratulated South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson on winning the Palmetto State's Republican gubernatorial primary runoff contest.

"Seldom does a state have two great choices. South Carolina did," Graham wrote in a Tuesday night post on X. "Congratulations to @AGAlanWilson on winning the Republican nomination for Governor of South Carolina. Alan, his wife Jennifer and their two children, Michael and Anna Grace, and Alan’s wonderful parents @RepJoeWilson and Roxanne Wilson have so much to be proud of."

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is Alan Wilson's adoptive father.

"I was blessed with two wonderful dads," Alan Wilson noted in social media posts on Sunday, which was Father's Day. "My birth dad, Michael McCrory was killed in a helicopter training accident after he returned from Vietnam. My mother remarried and Joe Wilson adopted me as his own."

The state attorney general decisively defeated state Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary runoff.

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, who earlier this month came in fifth place in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary, quipped in an early Wednesday post on X, "Welcome to the club, @PamelaEvette - feel free to copy my bio."

Mace's @NancyMace X profile includes, "Just got my ass kicked in Governors race."

"It was a hard fought race demonstrating South Carolina’s deep, solid Red bench," Graham noted in his Tuesday night post. "Lieutenant Governor Pam Evette made an impressive effort that reflects well on South Carolina. Now that the primary is over, South Carolina Republicans will unite and look ahead to the general, standing up to woke, radical nonsense from the Left. Congratulations to Alan once again. On to November!"

President Donald Trump gloated over Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman's decisive defeat in the Democratic U.S. House primary in New York's 10th Congressional District.

"Weak and pathetic Congressman Dan Goldman just lost, BIG! I guess people didn’t like him illegally targeting President TRUMP. In any event, this jerk is finally GONE!" the president declared in a Tuesday night Truth Social post.

Former New York City Comptroller and former Big Apple Councilmember Brad Lander, who was backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, won the contest.

Goldman has served as a U.S. House lawmaker since early 2023.

He includes "Former Lead Counsel, Trump Impeachment 1.0" on his @danielsgoldman X profile.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., celebrated New York Assemblymember Claire Valdez's victory in Tuesday night's Democratic primary for New York's 7th Congressional District.

Tlaib, a fellow democratic socialist, suggested Valdez would go on to win the general election in November.

“Welcome to Congress, @claireforny,” Tlaib wrote on X.

Valdez is seeking the open House seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.

Her campaign was backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

Valdez has campaigned on a progressive platform that includes abolishing ICE, expanding universal healthcare, raising taxes on wealthy Americans, increasing affordable housing and strengthening labor unions.

New York Assemblymember Claire Valdez said her victory in Tuesday night's Democratic primary for New York's 7th Congressional District showed that her political movement is “durable” and “growing.”

Valdez, a democratic socialist and ally of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has been a vocal critic of Israel and has called for abolishing ICE, expanding universal healthcare, raising taxes on wealthy Americans, increasing affordable housing and strengthening labor unions.

“Tonight, we haven't just won an election,” Valdez said during her victory speech.

“We have declared that this movement is durable, that it is growing, and that it will not stop until working people are no longer asked to just build the table, no longer just offered a seat at the table, but will run the table.”

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared that a “new path for politics” had emerged after several socialist-aligned candidates he endorsed secured Democratic primary victories Tuesday night.

All three candidates backed by Mamdani in competitive New York congressional primaries won their races.

Brad Lander defeated Rep. Dan Goldman in New York's 10th Congressional District; Claire Valdez won the Democratic nomination in the open 7th Congressional District; and Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the 13th Congressional District.

Speaking at an election-night event for Avila Chevalier, Mamdani celebrated the victories and predicted they would build momentum for future races.

“We are showing there is a new path for politics in our city and in our country,” Mamdani said.

He pointed to his own meteoric rise within Democratic politics over the past year.

“We are showing that last June, a year ago tomorrow, was not an anomaly,” he said.

“It is not the end,” he added. “It was the beginning.”

Bill Ferguson, Maryland's Democratic Senate president, won Tuesday night's Democratic primary in the state's 46th Senate District.

Ferguson defeated activist Bobby LaPin, a progressive candidate who goes by the social media moniker "Captain Bobby," in what became one of the state's most closely watched races.

While state Senate contests rarely draw national attention, LaPin generated buzz for his unconventional online presence, where he repeatedly accused Ferguson of being too aligned with the Democratic establishment.

LaPin, an Army veteran, charter boat owner and social media personality, pitched himself to voters by saying, "I'm a Bernie Sanders," while describing Ferguson as "a Chuck Schumer," according to News From the States.

Ferguson's victory in the heavily Democratic 46th Senate District, which is centered in Baltimore, all but guarantees he will retain his seat.

Fox News Digital’s Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.

Rep. Ro Khanna claimed Democrats are becoming “a new party” after progressive-backed candidates defeated establishment rivals in key New York primaries.

Khanna cited a pair of primary wins in New York as evidence that progressive Democrats are gaining momentum at the expense of the party establishment.

New York Assemblymember Claire Valdez, a democratic socialist, secured the Democratic nomination in a crowded primary field for New York's 7th Congressional District.

Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, meanwhile, advanced in the Democratic primary for New York's 10th Congressional District, defeating Rep. Dan Goldman, who was endorsed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

“I was proud to endorse @ValdezAssembly, who had a landslide victory, and proud to fundraise for @bradlander, who did as well,” Khanna wrote on X.

“The progressive movement is crushing the establishment in NYC.”

“Some have criticized my supporting progressive insurgents,” he added. “Tonight shows we have a new party.”

Brad Lander used his victory speech Tuesday night to praise the Democrat he had just defeated, recognizing incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman for how he handled “toxic rhetoric” in the final stretch of their closely watched New York City primary.

Lander, the former New York City comptroller backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, defeated Goldman in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary.

“I want to … praise him for how he responded to some of the toxic rhetoric that he and his staff faced over the past couple days — with grace and with gratitude,” Lander said, according to The New York Times’ Patrick Svitek. “That is something we need more of in our politics.”

The conciliatory note came after a hard-fought primary that tested the strength of the city’s ascendant progressive wing against Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who served as lead counsel during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment inquiry.

The note also followed a New York City coffee shop criticizing him for visiting its store and banning him from returning over his support of Israel.

In the now-deleted Instagram post, Poetica Coffee said Goldman would have been turned away if staff had recognized him at the time and added that his order was refunded."Hey Congressman Dan Goldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn’t taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?" the post stated, referring to Goldman’s support for Israel and previous accusations that the Jewish state has committed genocide against Palestinians during the ongoing war in Gaza.

"See, here at Poetica, we don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between," the post continued. "Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund—we don’t need your money (it’s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don’t ever come to Poetica."

Goldman, who is Jewish, describes himself as a liberal Zionist and has been critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He objects to the notion that Israel is committing a "genocide" in Gaza, and his defense of Israel has infuriated far-left progressives and could cost him his seat in Congress, a heavily Democratic seat representing south Manhattan and west Brooklyn.

Fox News Digital's Julia Bonavita contributed to this report

Prominent progressives took to social media on Tuesday night to celebrate a slate of socialist candidates.

Leftist influencer Hasan Piker posted a jubilant all caps message on X, writing, “AYO NEW YORK CAN YOU FEEL THE SPECTRE HAUNTING THE NATION!!!!! SOCIALISM IS COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TOO.”

Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan Robinson, posted unequivocally, “Socialism is on the march.”

Meanwhile, former Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was videoed at Democratic Socialists of America congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier’s election night party in New York City, calling, “Is socialism in the mother f—--g house?” to cheers.

Another Democratic Socialist of America congressional candidate, also endorsed by socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani, Claire Valdez said in her victory speech, "Tonight we haven’t just won an election. We have declared this movement is durable, that it is growing and that it will not stop until working people are no longer asked to just build the table … but will run the table."

Seven Democratic incumbents lost primary elections in New York on Tuesday as Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared to successfully showcase his intraparty influence.

Among the ousted Democrats were five state lawmakers and two congressmen.

In addition to successfully ousting incumbent Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat, his endorsed candidate also won the Democratic primary for New York’s 7th District, defeating the chosen successor of retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez.

“I despise Mamdani but he has shown himself to be an incredibly formidable politician.   Underestimate him at your peril,” Claremont Institute senior fellow Jeremy Carl said of the election results. “He endorsed against two Congressional incumbents in high risk races and looks like he's going to win both of them with Lander and Chevalier.  Plus his third ‘outsider’ endorsement of Valdez also won easily.”

The socialist newcomers are generally young, skeptical of corporate influence, hostile towards Israel and open advocates of socialism.

While the Mamdani-backed candidates were successful on election night, there are signs that they could attract negative media attention and cause a headache for national Democrats.

Darializa Avila Chevalier, for instance, has come under fire for past social media posts where she called for abolishing borders, defunding the police and aired criticisms of interracial relationships.

Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., who lost a primary election to progressive challenger Brad Lander on Tuesday, would not rule out running against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when asked by a reporter in February.

“Would you ever run for mayor of New York?” journalist Ben Smith asked Goldman in an interview for his Substack blog.

“I don’t know,” Goldman responded.

Israel was a major theme in Goldman’s race against Lander, with the latter arguing that Democratic voters wanted their party to take a less friendly position toward the Jewish state. Though Goldman has expressed concerns about rising antisemitism in the United States, he didn’t openly oppose Mamdani during the 2025 mayoral election.

Goldman told Smith that “by and large,” he supported Mamdani’s agenda during the campaign.

“I worked with him on a pilot program for the free bus fares when he was in the Assembly. I was a co-founder of the Congressional Dads Caucus, and our number one pillar is universal childcare, which I’ve been a strong advocate for. I think the idea of the Department of Community Safety is a terrific idea, and much needed,” Goldman said.

While the two were aligned on policy, Goldman felt Mamdani didn’t do enough to assuage the concerns of Jewish New Yorkers.

“I had many constituents, Jewish constituents — I have a very large Jewish constituency — who were, I think, very understandably concerned about the dramatic rise in antisemitism and some of the mayor’s past comments on it,” Goldman said. “And I had spoken to him, and I had really hoped that he would address it in a way that understood the distinction between a mayor who is responsible for the safety and security of all New Yorkers and an Assembly member or a member of Congress like me.”

“I never felt like he fully got there so I stayed out of it,” he added.

Onlooking Republicans wasted no time on Tuesday evening bashing a series of wins for New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani — and a series of losses for U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. — as three socialist-linked candidates stormed to victory in New York’s primaries.

"Tonight wasn't just a bad night for so-called 'Leader' Hakeem Jeffries. It was the night the democratic establishment officially surrendered to Zohran Mamdani and the socialist wing of their party,” Mike Marinella, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in a statement.

The clean sweep of three Mamdani-backed candidates provides a clear test of the mayor's influence even in congressional politics and has reignited criticisms that Democrats are more in line with their leftward flank than interested in appealing to the political center.

On Tuesday, Brad Lander, a New York City comptroller, Claire Valdez, a state assemblywoman and Darializa Avila Chevalier all won their Mamdani-backed primaries.

To Republicans, their victory is an opportunity.

In the wake of Mamdani’s election last year, Republicans have attempted to tie Democrats more broadly to the socialist mayor, arguing that the party has no choice but to follow its momentum and lurch leftward.

Marinella believes an argument to the contrary is made more difficult on the heels of New York’s primaries.

“Every House Democrat, in safe and competitive districts alike, will now answer to the radicals calling the shots. And Americans should be terrified by where the Democrat Party is headed,” Marinella said.

President Donald Trump mocked George Conway on Truth Social Tuesday night after the longtime Trump critic lost his Democratic primary bid for a Manhattan House seat.

Conway, an attorney, anti-Trump commentator and the ex-husband of former Trump White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, was running in New York’s 12th Congressional District to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.

“Wow, Mr. Kellyanne Conway, a Trump Deranged Loser at the highest level, is getting absolutely CRUSHED in the Primaries tonight,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post reviewed by Fox News Digital.

Trump predicted Conway would finish with “about 5% of the vote” in what he called “a rather weak field of young and aggressive Communists,” adding, “No wonder his ‘husband’ dumped him like a dog!”

"This is a truly unattractive person, both inside and out," Trump said. "Have a nice life, George!"

New York Assemblyman Micah Lasher won the Democratic primary, defeating a crowded field that included Conway, fellow Assemblyman Alex Bores and Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy.

Controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker threw his support behind two far-left candidates running for Congress in New York City, arguing their victories would help push the country closer to socialism. 

Speaking at a Brooklyn rally ahead of the June 23 primary, Piker praised New York Assemblymember Claire Valdez and activist Darializa Avila Chevalier, calling them "giants" of the socialist movement. 

"We do have an opportunity right here, right now, more than ever before," Piker said, adding that supporters must continue organizing to achieve their goals.

Valdez is seeking the open House seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez, while Avila Chevalier is challenging Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a district covering Upper Manhattan and the West Bronx. Both candidates have backed progressive policies including higher taxes on wealthy Americans and the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The pair have received support from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the progressive group Justice Democrats.

Both Valdez and Chevalier are candidates in Tuesday's Democratic primary in New York.