2026 Primary Calendar
Primaries
Who advances to November — the primary calendar and results as they are called. We report a race decided only when at least two independent, authoritative sources agree, and we link every call. How we report results.
Called & reported
Runoffs
A runoff is a second round of voting. In some states a primary candidate must clear a vote threshold — typically a majority — to win the nomination outright; when no one does, the top finishers meet again on a later date. A race in a runoff has no nominee yet, and polling taken before the first round predates that result. What is a runoff?
Open seat. Both parties advanced to a June 16, 2026 runoff — Republican: Barry Moore v. Jared Hudson; Democratic: Everett Wess v. Dakarai Larriett. No nominee yet.
Democratic: Keisha Lance Bottoms won the nomination (~58%, no runoff). Republican: advanced to a June 16, 2026 runoff — Burt Jones v. Rick Jackson.
Democratic: incumbent Jon Ossoff is the presumptive nominee. Republican: advanced to a June 16, 2026 runoff — Mike Collins v. Derek Dooley (Buddy Carter eliminated).
Closed party primaries (new for 2026). Incumbent Bill Cassidy (R) was eliminated (third). Both parties advanced to a June 27, 2026 runoff — Republican: Julia Letlow v. John Fleming; Democratic: Gary Crockett v. Jamie Davis. No nominee yet.
Democratic: James Talarico won the March 3 primary. Republican: a May 26, 2026 runoff between incumbent John Cornyn and Ken Paxton. Runoff result pending.
Separately, California Governor uses a top-two (“jungle”) primary: all candidates appear on a single primary ballot and the top two finishers advance to the general election.
Runoff rules differ by state and office; rather than generalize, each race page describes its own system and we link every reported result to its sources. How we report results.
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