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There are a handful of legislative special elections on Tuesday. Those in Oregon and Pennsylvania coincide with the statewide primary, while South Carolina's is standalone. That state's primary is June 14.

Pennsylvania State Senate District 5

Republicans hold a 28-20 edge over Democrats in the Pennsylvania State Senate. There is one independent. Members serve staggered four-year terms; half the seats are up for election in November. Nominees are being chosen in Tuesday's statewide primaries using redistricted boundaries.

District 5 is located in Philadelphia. Democrat John Sabatina Jr. was elected as a judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas last November and vacated the seat upon assuming that office. Sabatina was unopposed for reelection in 2020. He defeated his GOP opponent by 67% to 32% in 2016.

The nominees are Democrat Jimmy Dillon and Republican Sam Oropeza. Polls close at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.

With five statewide primaries Tuesday, municipal elections won't receive top billing. That said, voters in four of the nation's 100 most populous cities^{1 1}City rankings are based on July 1, 2020 Census Bureau population estimates. They are for the city itself, not the associated metropolitan area. will select nominees for mayor. 

Kentucky

Polls close at 6:00 PM Eastern Time.

Louisville

Louisville is the 29th largest city in the United States, with a population of 633,000.  The mayor is Democrat Greg Fischer. He is ineligible to run due to term limits.

Census-driven redistricting means most Americans will cast a ballot in a redrawn congressional district beginning with their state's 2022 primary. While some districts are seeing little geographic shift, others are significantly changed. Some states have also changed the numbering scheme, meaning even relatively unaffected districts might have a new district number.

Today, we're introducing a new feature that lets you view the congressional district - before and after redistricting - for any U.S. street address. 

Find Your District >>

When you first land on the page, you'll see a new vs. old comparison for the location of a randomly chosen state capitol building. Ohio is displayed in the sample image below.

This feature is not available for states that have not completed redistricting or where the data necessary to make it work properly is not yet available. As of this writing, that list includes five states:  Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Hampshire, and New York. It is also not particularly relevant in the six states with a single at-large district.

Republican Rep. Tom Reed (NY-23) resigned from Congress Tuesday. Reed had previously announced he would not seek reelection; he is departing early to join a lobbying firm.

Nebraska and West Virginia hold their primaries Tuesday.  On this page, we summarize and include live results for some of the more closely followed races. Use the links immediately below to see all results.

There's also an election for Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. Live Results>>

Nebraska

There are primaries for Governor as well as U.S. House. Those will be conducted using redistricted boundaries. Nebraska is the only state that has a unicameral (single chamber) Legislature. 24 of 49 seats are up for election this year.

Polls close at 9:00 PM Eastern Time. For those voting Tuesday, you can look up your polling place here.

Nebraska Top 3

Overview and live results for three of Tuesday's most anticipated primaries. 

Governor (Republican)

Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts is completing his second term; he is ineligible to run due to term limits. A large field of nine candidates is seeking to succeed him. In this deep red state, the primary winner will be a heavy general election favorite.

We're following two elections in Texas Saturday. Polls in both close at 7:00 PM Central Time (8:00 PM Eastern). Overview and live results below.

Lubbock Mayor

Lubbock is the 86th largest city in the United States,^{1 1}City rankings are based on July 1, 2020 Census Bureau population estimates. They are for the city itself, not the associated metropolitan area. with a population of just over 257,000.  The mayor is Dan Pope, who is not seeking reelection. 

For those interested, five State House vacancies will be filled via special election on Tuesday. Four are in Michigan, one in Georgia. Overview and Live Results >>

After a two-month lull, the 2022 primary calendar picks back up Tuesday with statewide primaries in Ohio and Indiana. On this page, we summarize and include live results for some of the more closely followed races. Use the links immediately below to see all results.

Ohio

We're following statewide primaries for U.S. Senate and Governor. There are also U.S. House primaries that will be conducted using redistricted boundaries. New maps are not yet available for the Legislature, as the State Supreme Court has invalidated four different redistricting plans. Primaries for those offices will be held at a later date.

Polls close at 7:30 PM Eastern Time. For those voting Tuesday, you can look up your polling place here.

Ohio Top 5

Overview and live results for five of Tuesday's most anticipated primaries. 

U.S. Senate (Republican)

Tuesday's marquee election has become the most expensive campaign in Ohio history. The ballot includes five prominent names, all looking to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman. The winner will start out as the general election favorite against Rep. Tim Ryan, the expected Democratic nominee. The consensus rating is 'Likely Republican'.

While statewide primaries in Indiana and Ohio will grab most of the attention Tuesday, there are five legislative special elections on the calendar. These will fill four vacancies in the Michigan State House; the fifth is a runoff to fill an opening in the Georgia State House.

Georgia State House District 45 (Runoff)

Republicans hold a 102-76 edge over Democrats in the Georgia State House. There are two vacancies. Members serve two year terms; the next regular elections are in November. These will be contested using redistricted boundaries. 

District 45 is located in Atlanta's northern suburbs. Republican Matt Dollar resigned in February to take another position. Dollar was unopposed when first elected in 2012 and didn't face a challenger until 2018. That year, he won by nearly 20% over his Democratic foe; that gap narrowed to 10 points in 2020. 

CNN reports that Democratic Rep. Kai Kahele (HI-02) will not seek reelection to the House in order to run for governor of Hawaii. The freshman member won his seat in 2020, after Tulsi Gabbard retired in an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

He will be the 49th current House member - 31 Democrats and 18 Republicans - to retire or seek other office. 

The New York Court of Appeals has sided with lower courts, ruling the state's previously-enacted congressional map is invalid. The redistricted State Senate map was also thrown out.