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Super Tuesday: June 2, 2026

Primaries in CA, IA, NT, NJ, NM, and SD, for Senate and/or Governor

The VoteMatch quiz is ready for each of the races below (and all other states). Click on the links below to match YOUR answers to 20 questions, to the candidates' answers....
Gubernatorial primaries 

Iowa Gubernatorial primaries: (Click for the Iowa Governor VoteMatch quiz). New Mexico Gubernatorial primaries: (Click for the N.M. Governor VoteMatch quiz).
    NM Gubernatorial primary contenders:
  • Deb Haaland (Democratic nominee for Governor)
  • Sam Bregman (lost Democratic primary)
  • Gregg Hull (Republican nominee for Governor)
  • Doug Turner (lost Republican primary)
  • Duke Rodriguez (lost Republican primary)
  • Steve Lanier(disqualified before Republican primary)
South Dakota Gubernatorial primaries: (Click for the S.D. Governor VoteMatch quiz). California Gubernatorial "jungle primary" = non-partian election
where two top vote-getters advance to the general election:
(Click for VoteMatch quiz for the California Governor candidates).
Senatorial primaries 

Iowa Senatorial primaries: (Click for the Iowa Senate VoteMatch quiz). New Mexico Senatorial primaries: (Click for the New Mexico Senate VoteMatch quiz). South Dakota Senatorial primaries: (Click for the S.D. Senate VoteMatch quiz). Montana Senatorial primaries: (Click for the Montana Senate VoteMatch quiz). New Jersey Senatorial primaries: (Click for the N.J. Senate VoteMatch quiz).
  • New Jersey Senatorial primary contenders:
  • Cory Booker (Incumbent and Democratic nominee for Senate)
  • Justin Murphy (Republican nominee for Senate)
  • Richard Tabor (eliminated in Republican primary)
  • Alex Zdan (eliminated in Republican primary)

Source: Click for all Governor races and all Senate races.


Super Tuesday primaries: May 19, 2026

Primaries for Senate and Governor in AL, GA, ID, KY, OR, and PA; winners marked.

Alabama Senatorial and Gubernatorial primaries: (Click to answer 20 questions to match yourself to the Alabama Senate or the Alabama Governor candidates). Georgia Senatorial and Gubernatorial primaries: (Click for VoteMatch quiz for Georgia Senate or the Georgia Governor candidates). Idaho Senatorial and Gubernatorial primaries: (Click for VoteMatch quiz for Idaho Senate or the Idaho Governor candidates).
  • ID Gubernatorial primary elections:
  • Gov. Brad Little (Republican incumbent and nominee for Governor)
  • Mark Fitzpatrick (lost Republican primary)
  • Terri Pickens (Democratic nominee)
  • Jill Kirkham, Maxine Durand: (lost Democratic primary)
  • ID Senatorial preliminary elections:
  • Sen. Jim Risch (Republican incumbent and nominee for Senate)
  • Josh Roy, Joe Evans: (lost Republican primary)
  • David Roth: (Democratic nominee for Senate)
  • Brad Moore: (lost Democratic primary)
  • Todd Achilles (Independent on November ballot; no primary)
Kentucky Senatorial primary: (Click for KY Senate VoteMatch quiz Oregon Senatorial and Gubernatorial primaries: (Click for VoteMatch quiz for Oregon Senate or the Oregon Governor candidates).
  • OR Gubernatorial primary elections:
  • Gov. Brad Little (Republican incumbent and nominee for Governor)
  • Brittany Jones, Fora Alexander, Miranda Weigler: (lost Republican primary)
  • Christine Drazan (Democratic nominee)
  • Ed Diehl, Chris Dudley, David Medina: (lost Democratic primary)
  • OR Senatorial preliminary elections:
  • Sen. Jeff Merkley (Democratic incumbent and nominee for Senate)
  • Paul D. Wells: (lost Democratic primary)
  • David Brock Smith: (Republican nominee for Senate)
  • Jo Rae Perkins: (lost Republican primary)
  • Brent Barker, Russ McAlmond, Deborah C. Brown: (lost Republican primary)
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial primaries: (Click for VoteMatch quiz for Pennsylvania Governor candidates).

Source: Other 2026 Senate VoteMatch quizzes and other Other 2026 Governor VoteMatch quizzes.


Early primaries: May 5 - May 16, 2026

Primaries for Senate and Governor in OH, NE, and WV; winners marked.

May 5: Ohio Senatorial and Gubernatorial primaries: (Click to answer 20 questions to match yourself to the Ohio Senate or the Ohio Governor candidates). May 12: Nebraska Senatorial and Gubernatorial primaries: (Click for VoteMatch quiz for Nebraska Senate or the Nebraska Governor candidates). May 12: West Virginia Senatorial primary: (Click for W.V. Senate VoteMatch quiz May 16: Louisiana Senatorial primary: (Click for VoteMatch quiz for Louisiana Senate candidates).

Source: Other 2026 Senate VoteMatch quizzes and other Other 2026 Governor VoteMatch quizzes.


Mass Scorecard: May 2, 2026

Massachusetts Legislative voting records for 2025-2026

    The Mass Scorecard compares how Massachusetts legislators voted, in comparison with issues in the 2025 Massachusetts Democratic Party platform (we score Republicans and Independents too!). We then score each legislator by how many votes agree with the platform, on the usual scale of an "A" for 90% or more, down to an "F" for 60% or lower.
  • Progressive Democrat groups worked with OnTheissues.org in the early 2000s to produce the first Mass Scorecard; we repeat that for the 2025-2026 legislative session.
  • We score all 162 members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
  • We score all 40 members of the Massachusetts Senate

Source: Mass Scorecard intro.


House Shake-up: April 14-April 21, 2026

The partisan balance of the House gives the Republicans a potential 217-215 advantage over Democrats, so every seat matters. Several special elections have widened or narrowed that partisan balance....

House Shakeup: Three resignations and two special election results

Source: Full coverage of the House of Representatives.


Cabinet Shake-up: March 5-April 20, 2026

Cabinet Shakeup: Three resignations and replacements

Source: Full coverage of Trump's Cabinet.


Early primaries: March 3-March 17, 2026

Primaries for Senate and Governor in AR, NC, TX, MS, and IL; winners marked.

March 3: Arkansas Senatorial and Gubernatorial primaries (runoff 3/31 but not needed for Senator/Governor) March 3: North Carolina Senatorial primary (runoff 5/12 but not needed for Senator) March 3: Texas Senatorial and Gubernatorial primaries (runoff 5/26 for Republican Senate nominee but not needed for Governor) March 10: Mississippi Senatorial primaries (Governor's race in 2027): March 17: Illinois Senatorial and Gubernatorial primaries:

Source: Full coverage of the 2026 Gubernatorial races and the 2026 Senatorial races.


State of the Union speech: Feb. 24, 2026

SOTU and responses

Source: Full coverage of the 2026 State of the Union speech and numerous responses.


Senate and Governor debates: Feb. 14, 2026

Preparation for federal Senatorial and state Gubernatorial primaries

OnTheIssues has released our first tranche of excerpts from every Senatorial and Gubernatorial race coming in November 2026. Those include...
  • First primaries: (OnTheIssues.org will get our VoteMatch functional for these states before these primaries!)
  • March 3: AR primary; NC primary (runoff 5/12); TX primary (runoff 5/26)
  • March 10: MS primary
  • March 17: IL primary
  • March 31: AR runoff
  • April 7: MS runoff
  • Plus a dozen primaries each month starting in May.

Source: state-by-state primary/runoff schedule.


State of the State speeches: Jan. 7 to Jan. 13, 2026

Early governors' messages

Every January, each governor delivers a "State of the State" speech to the state legislature. Each state chooses their own schedule, so the speeches are spread out from January to March. OnTheIssues excerpts them all, every year. Here are the early excerpts for 2026.
Democratic Governors 
  • KY: Jan. 7 on Health Care Andy Beshear: Mental health is just as important as physical health.
  • CA: Jan. 8 on Energy & Oil Gavin Newsom: California finally ended its use of any coal-fired power.
  • AZ: Jan. 12 on Technology Katie Hobbs: Should taxpayers subsidize the data center industry?
Republican Governors 
  • VT: Jan. 7 on Education Phil Scott: We need far fewer districts each serving far more students.
  • ID: Jan. 12 on Civil Rights Brad Little: We eliminated CRT and DEI.
  • IA: Jan. 13 on Homeland Security Kim Reynolds: Heroes in uniform on the front lines of fight against evil.
  • AL: Jan. 13 on Crime Kay Ivey: Impose death penalty for those who rape or sodomize a child.
  • Source: State of the State speeches.


    Open House seats: Dec. 5, 2025 to Jan. 5, 2026

    Districts without incumbents due to retirements or redistricting

    The holiday season is a traditional time to announce political retirements -- a respectful time after the November elections, and a respectful time before the spring 2026 primaries, so that candidates can announce and plan. These are NOT House members who are running for other office -- they are listed below -- which take place earlier than general retirements. We'll update this retirement list, but here are two examples with their rationale:
    • Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37-D) announced on Dec. 5 that he was retiring due to redistricting: According to RollCall.com, the "Supreme Court said it would allow Texas to use the new GOP-drawn map... Doggett took aim at Trump’s push for mid-decade redistricting to help House Republicans defend their majority."
    • Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14-R) announced on Jan. 5 that she was resigning Congress. According to OpenSecrets.org, Greene cited "frustration with party leadership and her fallout with President Donald Trump."
    Both those rationales focus on efforts to maintain Republican control of the House of Representatives. Currently the partisan split is 219 Republicans to 212 Democrats -- which means if four seats "flip", the Democrats gain the House majority. With a House majority, Democrats can decide which bills come to a House vote -- i.e. the majority party determines the agenda, including calling for President Trump's impeachment.
    > Democratic incumbent / District / Candidates 
    Nancy Pelosi (CA-11): Announced retirement Nov. 6
    Julia Brownley (CA-26): Announced retirement Jan. 7
    Linda Sanchez (CA-38): Running for election in Distric 40; candidate in CA-38: Former Rep. Hilda_Solis (CA-38-D)
    Chuy García (IL-4): Announced retirement Nov. 3
    Danny Davis (IL-7): Announced retirement July 31
    Jan Schakowsky (IL-9): Announced retirement May 5; challenger: State Sen. Daniel Biss
    Jared Golden (ME-2): Announced retirement Nov. 5; challengers: Former Gov. Paul LePage (R) vs. State Auditor Matt Dunlap (D)
    Steny Hoyer (MD-5): Announced retirement Jan. 7
    April McClain-Delaney(MD-6): Running for re-election in 2026 vs. challenger former State Rep. Robin Ficker (R)
    Wesley Bell (MO-1): Running for re-election in 2026 vs. challenger former U.S.Rep. Cori Bush (D)
    Bonnie Watson Coleman(NJ-12): Announced retirement Nov. 10; challengers: State Rep. Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)
    Nydia_Velazquez (NY-7): Announced retirement Nov. 29
    Dina Titus (NV-1): Running for re-election in 2026 vs. challenger State Rep. Jim_Marchant (R)
    Jerry Nadler (NY-12): Announced retirement Sept. 1; challengers: State Rep. Alex Bores (D); State Rep. Micah Lasher (D); Jack Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg (D); George Conway (D)
    Dwight Evans (PA-3): Announced retirement June 30; challengers: State Sen. Sharif Street (D); State Rep. Morgan Cephas (D); State Rep. Chris Rabb (D)
    Sylvester Turner (TX-18): Deceased 2025; special election Jan. 31, 2026
    Julie Johnson (TX-32): Merged district with TX-33; challenger: Former Rep. Colin Allred (TX-32-D)
    Marc Veasey (TX-33): Announced retirement Dec. 15
    Lloyd Doggett (TX-37): Announced retirement Dec. 5; challenger from merged district TX-35 Greg Casar (D)
    Republican incumbent / District / Candidates 
    French Hill (AR-2): Running for re-election vs. former Gov. nominee Chris Jones
    Ken Calvert (CA-40): Running for election in District 41, vs. Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA-38-D)
    Young Kim (CA-41): Running for re-election vs. Ken Calvert (CA-40-R)
    Neal Dunn (FL-2): Announced retirement Jan. 13
    Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14): Resigned Jan. 5
    Don Bacon (NE-2): Announced retirement June 27; Challenger: State Legislator Brett Lindstrom (R)
    Mark E. Green (TN-7): Resigned July 2025; special election Dec. 2, 2025
    Morgan Luttrell (TX-8): Announced retirement Sept. 11
    Michael McCaul (TX-10): Announced retirement Sept. 14; challenger: State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D)
    Jodey Arrington (TX-19): Announced retirement Nov. 11
    Troy Nehls (TX-22): Announced retirement Nov. 29
    John McGuire (VA-5): Running for re-election; challenger: former U.S. Rep Tom Perriello (D-VA-5)
    Jen Kiggans (VA-2): Running for re-election; challenger: Former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA-2)
    Dan Newhouse (WA-4): Announced retirement Dec. 17

    Source: House of Representatives.


    House members running for Senate and Governor: Nov. 15, 2025

    House incumbents running for other office, and early House challengers

    Now that the 2025 election is over, the 2026 election cycle begins. We list some early retirement announcements below, for House incumbents retiring to run for other offices. We also list "hot races": early candidacy announcements of serious challengers to House incumbents who are not retiring.

    This list is disproportionately long on the Republican side -- which gives Democrats many more openings for re-taking the House majority. But most of these are "safe" seats; the "open" seats are more likely to "flip".
    > Democratic incumbent / District / Candidates 
    Eric Swalwell (CA-14): Running for Governor of California
    Robin Kelly (IL-2): Running for Illinois Senator; House challenger: former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8): Running for Illinois Senator; House challenger: former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean
    Seth Moulton (MA-6): Running for Senator from Massachusetts against incumbent: Sen. Ed Markey (D, MA)
    Haley Stevens (MI-11): Running for Senator from Michigan; House challenger: State Sen. Jeremy Moss (D)
    Angie Craig (MN-2): Running for Senator from Minnesota; House challengers: State Rep. Kaela Berg (DFL); State Sen. Matt Klein (DFL); State Sen. Matt Little (DFL); State Sen. Eric Pratt (R)
    Mikie_Sherrill (NJ-11): Elected Governor of New Jersey; special election challenger former U.S.Rep. Tom Malinowski (D)
    Chris Pappas (NH-1): Running for Senator from N.H.; House challengers: State Rep. Brian Cole (R); State Rep. Bill Conlin (D); State Rep/ Heath Howard (D)
    Jasmine Crockett (TX-30): Running for Senator from Texas after district merged with TX-33.
    Republican incumbent / District / Candidates 
    Barry Moore (AL-1): Running for Alabama Senator; challenger: former U.S.Rep. Jerry Carl
    David Schweikert (AZ-1): Running for Arizona Governor
    Andy Biggs (AZ-5): Running for Arizona Governor
    Byron Donalds (FL-19): Running for Governor of Florida; challengers: former N.C. Rep. Madison Cawthorn; former N.Y. Rep. Chris Collins; former IL Senator Jim Oberweis
    Buddy Carter (GA-1): Running for Georgia Senator; challenger: former Senate candidate Kandiss Taylor
    Mike Collins (GA-10): Running for Georgia Senator
    Ashley Hinson (IA-2): Running for Senator from Iowa
    Randy Feenstra (IA-4): Running for Governor of Iowa
    Andy Barr (KY-6): Running for Senator from Kentucky
    John James (MI-10): Running for Michigan Governor
    Elise Stefanik (NY-21): Running for N.Y. Governor (withdrew Dec. 19)
    Richard Hudson (NC-9): Running for re-election in 2026 vs. WV State Sen. Richard Ojeda (D)
    Nancy Mace (SC-1): Running for S.C. Governor; challenger: State Rep. Mark Smith (R)
    Ralph Norman (SC-5): Running for S.C. Governor; challenger: State Sen. Wes Climer (R)
    Dusty Johnson (SD-0): Running for S.D. Governor
    John Rose (TN-6): Running for Tennessee Governor; challenger: former U.S. Rep. Van Hilleary (R-TN-4)
    Chip Roy (TX-21): Running for Texas Attorney General in 2026
    Wesley Hunt (TX-38): Running for Senator from Texas
    Tom Tiffany (WI-7): Running for Wisconsin Governor
    Harriet Hageman (WY-0): Running for Senator from Wyoming; incumbent Cynthia Lummis (R) retiring.

    Source: State Legislation.





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