Election News

One of four U.S. House vacancies will be filled Wednesday by voters in New Jersey's 10th congressional district. The winner will complete the term of Democrat Donald Payne Jr., who died in April.

As the New Jersey Globe reports, "Democrats nominated LaMonica R. McIver, a two-term Newark city councilwoman, in a special primary election on July 16. She faces Republican Carmen Bucco, a Kenilworth businessman, and two independent candidates, Rayfield Morton and Russell Jenkins."

Payne was reelected in 2022 by a 78% to 20% margin over his Republican challenger in this deep blue Newark-area district. Republicans last won the 10th district in 1946.

The only currently-scheduled presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump takes place Tuesday in Philadelphia. It will be moderated by ABC News and begins at 9:00 PM Eastern Time.

Coincidentally, the debate begins shortly after voting ends in the final three statewide primaries before the November general election. 

Polls close at 8:00 PM in Delaware and Rhode Island. In New Hampshire, the final polls also close at 8:00 PM. However, many locations close at 7:00 PM. All times are Eastern.

Massachusetts has the primary calendar to itself on Tuesday. Next week, the final primaries before the November 5 general election will take place in Delaware, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Massachusetts Primary

Per the Associated Press, "Democrats have a lock on the Bay State’s congressional delegation, with both U.S. Senate seats and all nine U.S. House seats firmly in their column. They also hold lopsided supermajorities in both chambers of the state legislature, where all seats are up for election in November."

On this page, we've included the only two contested congressional primaries. Visit All Massachusetts Results if you are looking for primary results for the state legislature.

Polls close at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.

Oklahoma requires a majority winner in most primary elections. On Tuesday, there will be runoffs in 10 legislative districts where no candidate crossed that threshold in the June 18 primary. They are all for the Republican nomination.

Separately, there is a mayoral election in Tulsa.

Tulsa Mayor

The 538 probabilistic forecast model relaunched Friday, updated to reflect a Harris vs. Trump general election. 

"538 is excited to unveil our forecast for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Our forecast starts out with a slight lead for Harris, reflecting her current edge in polls but uncertainty about how the rest of the election could impact the state of the race. With 75 days to go, we think anything from a clear Trump victory to a clear Harris win is possible (while a close win either way is most likely)."

In the image below, the Toss-up tan color is used where neither candidate currently has a 60% or higher chance of winning. The colored gradients are used to show higher probabilities for Harris or Trump, deepening as the likelihood of winning increases: Light (60%+), Medium (75%+), Dark (95%+).

It's primary Tuesday in Florida, the nation's third most populous state. Voters will also go to the polls in two of the three least-populated states: Alaska and Wyoming. 

Alaska has a unique system where all candidates appear on a single ballot and the top four finishers advance. The general election is then decided by ranked choice voting.

Use the links below for full results. Displayed are the poll closings converted to Eastern Time.

Like last week, four states are on this Tuesday's primary calendar. Voters in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin will choose party nominees for the November election. In Wisconsin, this includes a concurrent primary for a U.S. House vacancy.

There are also two ballot measures in Wisconsin.

Use the links below for full results. Displayed are the poll closings converted to Eastern Time.

Saturday concludes the Hawaii primary, which has been conducted largely by mail.

Election Day Voter Service Centers are open until 7:00 PM local time, which is also the deadline for all ballots to be received. As the state does not observe Daylight Saving Time, that's 1:00 AM Eastern Time on Sunday.

We've highlighted a few races on this page. Full Hawaii Results >>

Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington are up next with their primaries on Tuesday. Another dozen states will hold contests through September 10. See the calendar >>

Note that in Washington, all candidates appear on a single ballot. The top two finishers advance to the general election. The election is also conducted entirely by mail.

Use the links below for full results. Displayed are the poll closings converted to Eastern Time.

A recount Thursday confirmed that state Sen. John McGuire defeated Rep. Bob Good (VA-05) in Virginia's June 18 primary. The final margin - 370 votes - was a reduction of only four from the state-certified result announced last month. 

Good, in his 2nd term, headed the House Freedom Caucus. He didn't make too many friends during that short tenure. Per Politico, "His determination to block part of the GOP’s legislative agenda by any means necessary made him unpopular with his colleagues. He endorsed Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid even before the Florida governor had entered the race against Trump. Months later, he joined with seven other members last fall to defenestrate former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. And then he needlessly inserted himself into the primaries of his Republican colleagues, spurring personal grievances that compelled them to return the favor."

McGuire will face Democrat Gloria Witt in the general election and is favored to be the next representative from this district in the south central part of the state.