The Texas Senate races will kick off the midterm primary season Tuesday.
Texas showdowns between Republicans John Cornyn v Ken Paxton as well as Democrats James Talarico v Jasmine Crockett have made US Senate seat most expensive primary on recordWelcome to the start of the 2026 US midterms. Primary elections kick off in three states – Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas – and many seats are at stake, including candidacies for…
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, Sen. John Cornyn is fighting for his political life in a heated Senate GOP primary against state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt,…
After months of intense fighting, the Texas Republican Senate primary has been called: incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA attorney general Ken Paxton are headed to a runoff.The runoff election will be held on May 26, with early voting beginning on May 18. Cornyn, the incumbent senator, has been locked in a bitter struggle with Paxton, the longtime…
The first primary dates of the 2026 elections are underway Tuesday in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas, offering an early test of party enthusiasm, ideological divides, and how global crises are shaping down-ballot contests. Texas and North Carolina will host some of the most heated primaries of the season. GOP candidates in the Lone Star…
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) told supporters she was going to leave her own watch party after votes in Dallas County were delayed.
The biggest contest of the 2026 midterm election cycle so far is underway, with voters in Texas making their choices in a statewide primary Tuesday that could determine whether Democrats have a shot at narrowing the gap with Republicans in the US Senate come November.
