Event overview
Tuesday is a big primary day. Here's what you need to know
Tuesday marks a busy primary day with six states voting in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon, and Idaho. Coverage notes Trump-backed challengers affecting several GOP contests, including Kentucky where Thomas Massie faces Ed Gallrein, and broader implications as Democrats seek to flip Republican-held seats in November. Oregon voters decide gubernatorial and Senate races, with mail-in voting typical for the state and a statewide gas-tax measure on the ballot. Governors Tina Kotek face a large field in Oregon, while Georgia and Pennsylvania contests are highlighted by NPR and Guardian coverage as barometers of party direction. Disagreements center on the degree of influence Trump-backed candidates have over outcomes (NPR vs. NY Post).
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Tuesday is a big primary day. Here's what you need to know
A voting sign can be seen on Election Day for Congressional district 14, on March 10, 2026 in Dalton, Georgia. Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption Tuesday will be the busiest primary election day of the 2026 midterms so far, with voters weighing in on key contests up and down the ballot in six states across several.
A packed race for governor: What to know about Oregon’s primary elections
In the northwest corner of the United States, Oregon has fostered a reputation as a left-wing stronghold. Since the 1980s, the Beaver State has consistently elected Democrats in most of its statewide races. But even in a comfortably blue state like Oregon, the fight to hold onto political power can be competitive. On.
Six US states hold primaries as Trump urges Kentucky voters to oust Massie
Republican critic of president faces challenge from Ed Gallrein, while Georgia and Pennsylvania hold key contests The biggest day of primaries yet arrives Tuesday, with voters in Kentucky, Pennsylvania , Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Idaho, heading to the polls to select candidates ahead of November’s midterm.
Live Results: Oregon midterm state and congressional primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon's Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and the nearly two dozen challengers hoping to defeat her are among the candidates who will seek their parties' nominations for state and federal offices in Tuesday's primary. Voters will also decide a statewide ballot measure that would raise gas taxes to pay for.
Oregon 2026 live primary election results
Medina, a governor candidate, was pardoned for charges connected to Jan. 6. Voters will head to polling places in Oregon to cast ballots in key races including a gubernatorial race and a Senate race. Oregon conducts its elections by mail, where registered voters receive a ballot by mail without requesting or applying.
Nine key takeaways from election night in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama and Georgia
See more of our coverage in your search results. President Trump continued his hot streak Tuesday, powering several of his preferred Republican candidates to victory in key primary elections . Here are nine takeaways from contests in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama and Georgia. Trump takes out Thomas Massie in.