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June 14: Maine, North Dakota, Nevada, South Carolina The GOP is coalescing behind former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, as Democrats back Olympian Monica Tranel. Meanwhile, Montana is getting a second Congressional seat that’s attracting numerous candidates. June 7: California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South DakotaĬalifornia will get most of the attention on this day, with their new Congressional map leading to wide open contests in the Republican 5th district and Democratic 42nd district. Lucy McBath and Carolyn Bourdeaux are on a collision course thanks to Republican maps that aim to draw them both into a single district. Richard Shelby’s Chief of Staff Katie Britt. The third such race, in neighboring Alabama, features Rep. The first concerns former Senator David Perdue’s challenge to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, and the second, former NFL player Herschel Walker’s Georgia Senate contest with Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black. Speaking of high-profile Republican primaries where a Trump-backed insurgent is running against an establishment candidate, we have three more coming on May 24th. May 24: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas Runoff Finally, with PA’s map yet to be finalized, there may be even more races to watch by the time May 17th rolls around. On top of all that, due to reapportionment North Carolina and Oregon are both getting a new House seat while Pennsylvania is losing one. Governor Janice McGeachin is challenging incumbent Brad Little. In next-door Idaho, the controversial Lt. Over on the West coast, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Oregon Governorship against State House Speaker Tina Kotek. Ted Budd in the GOP primary for the open Senate seat. North Carolina’s former Governor Pat McCrory will face off against Trump-backed Rep. The more chaotic GOP contest, however, is probably the Governor’s race. Oz and David McCormick are each making late entrances into the Republican primary. Connor Lamb are battling for the Democratic nomination for PA’s open Senate seat. May 17: Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania Over in the Nebraska Governor’s race, Trump’s also put his thumb on the scale for Charles Herbster in the crowded open GOP primary. Mooney, the younger and more conservative of the two, has already secured the support of Donald Trump. In West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, the latest round of redistricting has forced an Incumbent vs Incumbent battle between Congressmen David McKinley and Alex Mooney. Additionally, Congresswoman Shontel Brown is expecting a re-match with progressive firebrand Nina Turner. Jim Renacci is challenging GOP Governor Mike DeWine, while Mayors John Cranley and Nan Whaley fight for the Democratic nomination. Vance and former State Treasurer Josh Mandel leading a crowded field. The Republican primary for the seat of retiring Senator Rob Portman is already one of the highest-profile inter-party contests, with bestselling author J.D. There are also, due to redistricting and retirements, three open congressional seats : the competitive 15th, the heavily Democratic 34th and the ruby red 38th. Incumbent Governor Greg Abbott seeks to fend off two long-shot primary challengers on his right.

We hope you’ll come back to this list, over and over, as the year progresses.

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If you have any suggestions for contests we missed, feel free to let us know.

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To celebrate 2022, we’re presenting a full schedule of this year’s primary election dates.įor each date, there’s a preview of some of the more competitive primaries we’re expecting. A new year brings a new primary election calendar.

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