Os eleitores de Iowa vão às urnas nesta terça-feira para eleições primárias que prepararão o cenário para as disputas de outono que afetarão o controle do Congresso e do governo estadual.
As disputas de terça-feira incluem três corridas competitivas para a Câmara, uma corrida para o Senado e uma corrida aberta para o governo que, segundo analistas, podem mudar o controle partidário. Ambos os partidos veem os resultados como fundamentais para suas perspectivas nacionais em novembro.
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Iowa Democrats emerged from the June 2 primaries with State Auditor Rob Sand as their nominee for governor and state Rep. Josh Turek as their nominee for U.S. Senate, setting up two high-profile general-election races in a state Republicans have dominated in recent cycles.
Iowa Democrats are preparing to select their nominee for a U.S. Senate race on Tuesday amid competitive statewide contests this fall.
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Voters in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico went to the polls on Tuesday to nominate candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats ahead of the fall midterms.
Illinois Democratic primary voters head to the polls Tuesday in a high-stakes U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin, alongside House contests drawing massive outside spending. AIPAC's nearly $22 million targets moderates in key House races amid Israel policy tensions, with total external funds from AIPAC, tech, and crypto interests reaching $50 million. Gov. JB Pritzker's backing of one Senate hopeful has sparked backlash from Black leaders.
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South Koreans head to polling stations Wednesday to elect local government leaders and council members in the ninth nationwide local elections.
Some members of Congress and election-reform advocates argue that closed, single-party primaries encourage candidates to cater to a narrower electorate, increasing incentives for party-line voting and discouraging bipartisan compromise. In an NPR report, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said the system can pressure lawmakers away from supporting policies they believe are right and called the two-party framework too rigid for a country of about 340 million people.
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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.