The first midterm primaries of 2026, by the numbers
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The first primaries of the year weren’t short on drama
WASHINGTON -- The first primaries of the year weren’t short on drama.
Much of it centered around Tuesday night’s marquee races: the primaries for the U.S. Senate in Texas. The Democratic contest was marred by voting issues affecting the state’s second-largest county, which caused confusion around ballot eligibility. The Republican nomination is still up in the air and headed to a runoff.
One incumbent congressperson lost reelection, and the fate of several more hang in the balance as some races advance to runoffs and others remain too close to call.
Here's a look at some of the night’s key races, by the numbers.
The most expensive Senate primary in history isn’t over yet. Neither Sen. John Cornyn nor state Attorney General Ken Paxton cleared the 50% threshold necessary to avoid a May runoff.
Powerful winds and extreme weather are knocking out power, damaging property, and fueling wildfires across parts of the United States
The Justice Department has moved to dismiss charges against an Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House last year to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order on flag burning
Kyrsten Sinema says in a legal document that she had a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail, but her lawyer argues a lawsuit seeking damages against her should be dismissed
Congressional Republicans are pushing voting legislation that's backed by President Donald Trump and would require voters to produce documentary proof of citizenship in order to register for federal elections
President Donald Trump says the U.S. destroyed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network and warned that the island’s oil infrastructure could be next if Iran continues to interfere with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 06-19-36-40-55, Mega Ball: 9, Megaplier:
As the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran continues to upend energy markets and supply chains worldwide, the Trump administration says it might suspend maritime shipping requirements under a more than century-old law known as the Jones Act
A federal judge in Massachusetts is temporarily blocking the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in the U.S. The judge issued an administrative stay on Friday
An Oregon Army National Guard helicopter rescued an injured logger from Mount Hood National Forest after rough terrain blocked other options
A Wisconsin legislator has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in connection with a bitter feud with her caucus over resolutions honoring Hispanics
The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after Mobile police shocked him multiple times with a Taser in 2023
A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his vehicle into an SUV during a high-speed chase leading to the death of an 11-year-old girl has been convicted of manslaughter at his second trial