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2026
Primary
Elections
Results:
Democrats
Lock In
Nominees
Across
Key
Battlegrounds
Ashley
Roberts
-
Capitol
Hill
Tell Us
USA News
Network
WASHINGTON
-
Tuesday's
primaries
from
Iowa to
New
Jersey
to
California
helped
clarify
the
congressional
battlefield
heading
into
November,
with
Democrats
securing
nominees
in
several
competitive
races
they
hope can
contribute
to a
shift in
congressional
control.
No
single
result
guarantees
a change
of
power,
but the
night
strengthened
the
Democratic
lineup
in
places
where
the
party
needs to
compete
if it
wants to
reclaim
the
House or
make
inroads
in the
Senate.
Iowa: A
Rare
Senate
Opening
in the
Midwest
In Iowa,
state
Rep.
Josh
Turek
won the
Democratic
nomination
for the
U.S.
Senate
seat
being
vacated
by Sen.
Joni
Ernst.
He will
face
Republican
Rep.
Ashley
Hinson
in
November
— a
candidate
backed
by both
President
Donald
Trump
and
Ernst
herself,
giving
the GOP
a
well-positioned
standard-bearer
in a
state
they
expect
to keep
red.
Even so,
the
matchup
gives
Democrats
a rare
opening
in
typically
difficult
Midwest
terrain.
Iowa's
open
Senate
seat is
one of
the few
contests
that
could
become
competitive
enough
to
matter
in the
broader
battle
for
Senate
control,
making
it one
of the
more
closely
watched
races on
the 2026
map.
New
Jersey's
7th
District
Remains
in Play
In New
Jersey's
7th
Congressional
District,
Rebecca
Bennett
won the
Democratic
primary
and will
challenge
Republican
Rep. Tom
Kean Jr.
in
November.
The
district
has
changed
hands in
recent
election
cycles
and is
widely
viewed
as one
of the
more
competitive
House
races on
the map.
Bennett's
nomination
is
important
for
Democrats
trying
to
reclaim
the
House
majority.
Flipping
seats
like
NJ-7 —
while
also
defending
vulnerable
incumbents
elsewhere
— is
central
to any
realistic
path to
a blue
House.
California
and the
Broader
House
Map
In
California's
40th
Congressional
District,
early
returns
showed
Republican
Rep. Ken
Calvert
ahead as
Democratic
contenders
look to
claw
into a
seat
that
could
become
relevant
in a
tightly
divided
House.
The
result
was
among
several
tracked
as the
national
picture
began
taking
shape
across
California,
Iowa,
New
Jersey,
and
beyond.
Other
Races to
Watch
Tuesday's
primaries
also
showed
Democrats
consolidating
around
high-profile
names in
some
state-level
contests,
including
Deb
Haaland's
gubernatorial
nomination
in New
Mexico.
While
that
race
does not
directly
affect
congressional
control,
it
reflects
the
broader
Democratic
bench-building
effort
heading
into
November.
What It
Means
for
Congress
Republicans
still
control
both
chambers,
and
Democrats
face a
steep
climb
even
with
strong
nominees
in hand.
The
party
does not
need to
flip
every
battleground
to shift
control
— but it
does
need to
win
enough
swing
seats to
overcome
the
GOP's
current
advantages.
Races
like
Iowa's
Senate
contest
and
competitive
House
districts
in New
Jersey
and
California
are
potential
building
blocks
in a
larger
strategy
to turn
the
House
blue and
make the
Senate
map less
hostile.
The
bigger
takeaway
from
Tuesday
night is
that
Democrats
did not
capture
a
breakout
wave,
but they
did
secure
nominees
in
districts
and
states
where
they can
realistically
compete.
For a
party
trying
to win
back
Congress,
that is
enough
to keep
the map
alive
heading
into the
fall.
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