ジョージア州では火曜日、連邦上院議員および州知事選に向けた共和党の注目度の高い予備選挙が行われます。民主党は同日実施の州最高裁判所判事選で2議席の奪取を目指しています。
連邦上院選では、現職の民主党ジョン・オソフ氏に対し、数名の共和党候補が挑みます。初期の資金調達と世論調査でトップに立つマイク・コリンズ下院議員をはじめ、バディ・カーター氏やデレク・ドゥーリー氏らが有力候補とされています。トランプ前大統領が未だ候補者を支持していないことから、選挙戦は決選投票にもつれ込むと予想されています。
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Voters in Wisconsin and Georgia delivered wins for Democrats on Tuesday, continuing a trend of overperformance since the 2024 presidential election. Liberal Chris Taylor won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, expanding the court's liberal majority to 5-2. In Georgia's 14th Congressional District, Republican Clay Fuller defeated Democrat Sean Harris in a special election runoff.
Ten candidates are vying for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission in a primary election scheduled for May 19. The commission regulates utilities and sets energy rates that directly impact customer bills. Early voting is already underway across the state.
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Voters across Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania went to the polls Tuesday in the busiest primary day of the 2026 midterms so far.
Democratic Sen. Gary Peters’ decision not to run again in 2026 has created a rare open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, setting up a competitive contest in a state that backed Donald Trump for president in 2024 while also electing a Democrat to the Senate.
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Democrats see opportunities in a handful of Republican-held seats in 2026, but the Senate’s arithmetic means multiple wins could still fall short of a governing majority.
California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks urged Democrats running for governor in 2026 to take an “honest” look at whether they can reach the top two in the state’s June 2 primary, warning that a splintered field could, in a low-probability scenario, allow two Republicans to advance to the November general election.
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Following state Rep. James Talarico's win over U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the March 4, 2026, Democratic U.S. Senate primary, and Sen. John Cornyn's first-place finish short of a majority against Attorney General Ken Paxton in the GOP contest, new details emerge on record costs, party reactions, and a May 26 runoff outlook amid concerns over unity and funding.