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Democrats in Pennsylvania, led by Gov. Josh Shapiro, won their primaries, setting up a November showdown with Stacy Garrity for governor and boosting a push to flip four swing U.S. House seats as part of a broader effort to win control of the House and a state legislative majority.
Live results from Pennsylvania's closed 2026 primaries show Gov. Josh Shapiro and Treasurer Stacy Garrity running unopposed, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis also unopposed and Jason Richey winning the GOP running mate slot. In U.S. House races, Chris Rabb won Philadelphia’s open 3rd District; Summer Lee advances in the 12th to face James Hayes; in the 17th District, Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy and Jesse James Vodvarka challenge Democrat Chris Deluzio. State House and Senate races are on the ballot, with Democrats controlling the House and Republicans controlling the Senate; results are updated as they come in.
Progressive state Rep. Chris Rabb won the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, defeating state Sen. Sharif Street and Ala Stanford and is all but guaranteed to replace retiring Rep. Dwight Evans; backed by the Squad, Working Families Party and DSA, Rabb frames the win as a shift toward left-flank progressivism and a rebuke of Philadelphia’s establishment.
Pennsylvania voters head to primaries in a race Democrats see as critical for flipping four Republican-held U.S. House seats; incumbents in those districts are unopposed in GOP primaries, while voters also decide lieutenant governor and state legislature races, potentially shaping control of the House next year and key state offices.
Ralph Alvarado, a physician and former Kentucky state senator backed by Donald Trump, won the Republican primary to replace outgoing Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky’s 6th District; Alvarado had resigned as Tennessee health commissioner to run. The seat, carried by Trump in 2024, is viewed by Democrats as a competitive battleground in the general election.
South Carolina lawmakers kicked off hearings on a redistricting bill as Republicans push to redraw U.S. House districts in what they hope will yield a GOP sweep, with heightened security around the statehouse and ongoing debate over proposed district maps.
Florida’s newly drawn U.S. House map is facing accusations that it violates the state's ban on partisan gerrymandering, spurring debate during a special session as lawmakers consider redistricting bills HB1D and SB 8-D amid ongoing scrutiny of how districts could impact elections.
U.S. District Judge denied a temporary restraining order blocking Tennessee's new GOP-favored U.S. House map, allowing it to take effect this year while lawsuits continue in federal and state courts.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is pushing blue‑state governments to override nonpartisan redistricting norms and pursue aggressive gerrymandering nationwide—from Oregon to New York—with the aim of adding about a dozen or more Democratic-held seats by 2028, backed by hundreds of millions in funding and a tough messaging drive against dissenters. The plan comes after court setbacks for Democrats and faces major hurdles in states like New York, while raising concerns about minority representation and triggering intra‑party tensions as Republicans redraw lines elsewhere.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey has not voted in the House since March 5 due to a personal health matter and will miss another week as lawmakers return. He has now missed 68 votes, including over DHS funding issues, while campaigning for re-election in the all-important 7th District, a Democratic target in 2026. Four Democrats are competing in the primary, Kean has Trump’s endorsement and no Republican challenger yet, and his team says he will resume a full schedule soon.
A rapid GOP-driven redraw of congressional districts is causing voter confusion over new boundaries and increasing the workload and logistical challenges for election officials as maps are updated ahead of elections.
Tennessee lawmakers are set to vote on a Trump-backed U.S. House map that would carve up Memphis and threaten the state's only majority-Black district, sparking protests and a disrupted committee meeting during a special-session redistricting showdown.
Voters in Indiana are choosing nominees for all nine U.S. House seats in the Tuesday primaries, with Republicans holding seven seats and Democrats two. The primaries come after lawmakers declined to redraw districts, a move that could influence which party represents the state in November and potentially shape the balance of the delegation.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s new congressional map, which goes into effect immediately and could net up to four Republican seats, but is likely to face court challenges. The redraw keeps two Black-majority districts but carves the 9th District into five, prompting VRA-related criticism, and four Republican incumbents have said they will not seek re-election.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released a proposed U.S. House district map that would give Republicans an edge in four seats currently held by Democrats, including districts in southeast Florida and the Tampa area (Kathy Castor’s seat). With a GOP-controlled Legislature and a special session underway, lawmakers could move quickly to adopt the map, underscoring the ongoing national redistricting battle and Democrats’ concerns about how districts are drawn.