2022 midterm elections

Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt speaks during a campaign event on Saturday in Logandale, Nev.

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Primaries in Nevada and South Carolina highlight Tuesday's races to watch

5:00am June 14, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Adam Laxalt is likely the frontrunner in the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Nevada. In South Carolina, former President Donald Trump has endorsed two challengers to GOP U.S. House incumbents.

Herschel Walker is likely to emerge from the Republican primary for Georgia U.S. Senate.

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9 primary races to watch Tuesday in Georgia, Texas, Alabama and Arkansas

11:35am May 24, 2022

Georgia holds the political spotlight, as primary races take place in southern states this Tuesday. Here are nine contests we're keeping an eye on.

Joe Marinich (right), the Republican chairman of Forsyth County, Ga., poses at the party headquarters with Bea Wilson and Ed Murray, two recently trained poll watchers.

Georgia voters showed us these 3 things about the fall election

5:00am May 22, 2022

by Steve Inskeep

NPR asked 36 people in Democratic-leaning Gwinnett County and Republican-leaning Forsyth County, Ga., what's on their minds heading into the midterms. Their answers are relevant to the entire country.

Tina Kotek speaks during Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 2016. On Tuesday, she won Oregon's gubernatorial Democratic primary. If she wins in November, Kotek will be the nation's

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Tina Kotek's win comes amid a wave of LGBTQ candidates running for office

8:11am May 18, 2022

by Ashley Westerman

Kotek won her state's Democratic primary on Tuesday. If she wins the general election later this year, she will become the country's first openly lesbian governor.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley, center, laughs with husband Curtis Owens, right, at a campaign event in February while son Matthew Owens watches. Beasley won the Democratic Senate primary Tuesday, according to the AP.

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Budd will face off against Beasley in North Carolina Senate contest, per AP race calls

10:55pm May 17, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Rep. Ted Budd, who has former President Donald Trump's endorsement, easily won the North Carolina GOP Senate primary, the AP reports. He will face Democrat Cheri Beasley in November.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman wins Democratic Senate primary, the AP says

10:05pm May 17, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Pennsylvania has an open Senate seat for the first time in 12 years. Fetterman's Republican opponent was not yet decided. The GOP primary was close going into Tuesday, with three front-runners.

Ohio U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance greets a supporter after winning the Republican primary on May 3, 2022, at an election night event in Cincinnati.

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After Trump's endorsement, J.D. Vance wins a crowded Ohio GOP Senate race, the AP says

11:07pm May 03, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Author J.D. Vance emerged from a crowded Republican primary in Ohio, and now becomes the favorite in the general election in the GOP-leaning state.

Rep. Tim Ryan speaks to supporters on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio, after winning the Democratic primary in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio.

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Rep. Tim Ryan wins Democratic Senate primary in Ohio, the AP says

11:00pm May 03, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The Ohio congressman faces an uphill fight in the general election, as the state has trended more Republican in recent years.

A ballot drop box is seen at the Summit County Board of Elections in Akron, Ohio, on April 5. Voters in Ohio and Indiana will select primary nominees Tuesday for a number of races, including Senate and House.

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7 primary contests to watch Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana

10:24am May 03, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Tuesday's top race is in Ohio, where voters are set to pick nominees for an open U.S. Senate seat. Redistricting has also affected some of the state's closely watched House races.

Financial planner Emilio Valdez says the cost of living in the area has accelerated.

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A new House seat has big Latino voting power. It may be little comfort to Democrats

3:30pm February 13, 2022

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Donald Trump made gains with Latinos nationally in 2020. This year, voters in a competitive new Colorado congressional district are facing economic and pandemic concerns that could cost Democrats.

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