Darline Graham, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, is running in a crowded Republican Senate primary on Tuesday.

The Senate has passed a short-term measure to keep federal agencies funded into early December and avoid a government shutdown during campaign season.

States are debating whether to crack down on social media influencers making political advertisements without disclosing that they were paid.

Early voting began in Duval County on August 7, 2026, with 3,789 ballots cast on the first day and a total turnout of 15,719 including vote-by-mail ballots, amounting to 2.43%.

Mississippi does not top the list of hotly contested U.S. Senate races this fall.

Peter Trumbore, chair of the Department of Political Science at Oakland University, joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show to sort out the answers to some big questions about control of the Senate after the Michigan primary.

Michigan Democrats are showing unity behind their statewide candidates.

An ongoing corruption scandal involving Hawaii’s lieutenant governor looms over Saturday’s state primary as nine candidates jockey to replace her.

Scott Colom is a Black man and a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, a state traditionally led by white conservatives.

Republican Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio is calling on Rep. Max Miller to resign his House seat and abandon his fall reelection bid.

Jeffrey Brandes, founder of the Florida Policy Project, joined us on The Morning Show to talk about ways Amendment 3 needs to be reworded so people know exactly what they are voting for.

Wisconsin is the latest state where the battle over the direction of the Democratic Party will play out.

Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher has defeated Congressman Andy Ogles in a Republican primary.

Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio is resisting pressure to exit his reelection campaign for Congress, even as anxiety over his electability is growing within his own party.

Michael Fuqua couldn't immediately recall the name of the candidate he voted for in Michigan's 13th Congressional District primary.

Jeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a trade-off between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality.

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.

Tennessee’s senior U.S. senator eyes a job change in a state primary on Thursday.

House Democrats are adding a dozen Republican-held seats to their list of targets for the November midterms.

Missouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump.

A judge has ruled that absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, siding with groups that are seeking to force elections officials to allow for electronic ballots.

Maryland voters will decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s U.S. House districts.

The House Ethics Committee says it has opened an investigation into domestic abuse allegations made against Republican Rep. Max Miller.

The proposed property tax amendment that is supposed to go before voters in November is misleading, a Florida judge ruled Tuesday.

The Democratic Senate race between Rep. Haley Stevens and former public health official Abdul El-Sayed is one of the clearest tests yet of the party’s future.

Scandals, ideological schisms, and foreign‑policy crises have blurred the midterm map. Candidate quality, outside spending, and voter perceptions of the economy — plus President Donald Trump’s outsized role — will determine control of Congress.

President Donald Trump is making a rare visit to California and Nevada to try to draw contrasts with Democrats on the economy and other issues.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has cleared a critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed are in a close race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan.

U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell has won a rematch in a Missouri Democratic primary against former Rep. Cori Bush, an outspoken activist who had been part of a progressive group of House members known as the Squad.

Virginia Democrats picked establishment candidates to take on Republican incumbents in two congressional districts the party hopes to flip in November.

Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is the latest and perhaps biggest example yet that the party’s voters are looking to turn the page on establishment-backed candidates in must-win battlegrounds.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has reiterated claims of fraud in the nation’s June election, which his party lost narrowly to conservative leader Abelardo de la Espriella.

A left-leaning group is spending $6 million to organize Latino voters in Texas.

In Bradford County, all voters in Starke will be asked to make a choice in the August primary as to whether the city’s charter should be restated in its entirety. The city commission placed the question on the ballot in the spring, following five months of work by citizens and city officials on the developing the new charter.

Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of the war in Ukraine, has left Russia after crackdown that barred him from running in this year's parliamentary election.

Virginia residents will vote in a statewide primary on Tuesday to choose nominees for U.S. Senate and U.S. House.

Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland reminded voters Monday that the deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot to be mailed for the Primary Election and the Special First Unitary Election is 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6.

Kansas Republicans will narrow down a crowded field for governor in a state primary Tuesday as they look to retake the state’s top office after eight years of Democratic rule.

Michigan voters will decide a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in a contest that will have major implications for control of the chamber next year.

St. Louis-area congressman Wesley Bell faces a Democratic primary rematch Tuesday with former congresswoman Cori Bush, who lost the seat to Bell in 2024.

Nine contenders for one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional seats will compete in the Washington state primary on Tuesday.

Maryland lawmakers have opened a special session to consider a first step in a partisan redistricting initiative that could help Democrats pick up an additional U.S. House seat by 2028.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are spending the final hours of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in settings that reflect their starkly different campaigns.

Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and who served for nearly three decades, has died.

Key senators have unveiled a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed his candidacy for what is likely his last reelection bid.

National Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin is said to be in survival mode.

Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to elect state Supreme Court justices rather than have the governor appoint them.

Sen. Darline Graham has made her political debut in South Carolina, stepping into the spotlight after her brother Lindsey Graham's death to advocate for President Donald Trump's policy priorities.

The two-month tenure of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence will officially come to an end on Monday.

President Donald Trump is threatening to push forward with a fund to compensate his allies if two Republican holdouts won’t support his nominee for attorney general.

Democrats are seeing a fresh opportunity for an upset in a northeast Ohio congressional seat.

Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland says he's concerned that President Trump might use federal power to influence the fall elections.

Labour Party candidate Bev Craig has been elected mayor of Greater Manchester after Andy Burnham left that job to become Britain's prime minister.

Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner oversees the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which supports and promotes Florida agriculture, protects the environment, safeguards consumers, and ensures the safety and wholesomeness of food. The incumbent, Republican Wilton Simpson, is seeking re-election. He faces one opponent, Matt Taylor, in the Republican primary. There are two candidates in the Democratic primary, Joey Atkins and Donald “Don” Prichard.

Republican Aaron Bean is seeking re-election in the 4th Congressional District, which covers Duval County west and north of the St. Johns River and all of Nassau County and Clay County. He faces no challengers in the Republican primary, and will meet the winner of the three-way Democratic primary, as well as a no party affiliation candidate, and a candidate with the Florida Forward party, in the general election.

Republican incumbent Jennifer Bradley is seeking re-election in District 6, which consists of Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union counties and part of Alachua County. She faces no primary challengers. Jason Bellamy-Fults is the sole Democratic candidate in the race, and there is also a candidate from the American Solidarity Party, Joseph Thornton. All three candidates will appear on the general election ballot in November.

Democratic incumbent Kimberly Daniels drew one challenger, Rhian Tutson, also a Democrat. As no other candidates qualified in this race, the August primary will be a Universal Primary Contest, open to all voters in the district.

Incumbent District 1 board member Christopher Hodgson is seeking re-election, and faces one opponent, Calvin “Cal” Peterson, Jr. This is a non-partisan race, so candidates run without party affiliation, and it will appear on the ballots of all voters in the district.

The incumbent District 2 commissioner, Channing Dobbs, faces one challenger in the Republican primary, Casey Clark. As the two Republicans are the only candidates who qualified for the race, the August primary will decide the race, so it will be a Universal Primary Contest open to all voters.

The incumbent District 2 commissioner, Channing Dobbs, faces one challenger in the Republican primary, Casey Clark. As the two Republicans are the only candidates who qualified for the race, the August primary will decide the race, so it will be a Universal Primary Contest open to all voters.

The current Palatka Mayor/Commissioner, Robbi Correa, is seeking re-election and faces three challengers: Tatyiana Henry Daniel, Constance Daniels, and Karl Flagg. This is a non-partisan race, so it will appear on the August ballot for all voters in the city of Palatka, regardless of party affiliation. If no candidate gets more than 50% of the votes, the top two vote-getters will advance to the general election in November.

The incumbent District 4 commissioner, Larry Harvey, is seeking re-election, and faces one challenger in the Republican primary. The winner of the primary will face a Democratic candidate and another candidate running without party affiliation in the general election in November.

Three seats on the Palm Coast City Council are up for election this year: Districts 2, 3, and 4. In District 3, Ray Stevens was the only candidate to qualify, and is automatically elected. In Districts 2 and 4, there are no incumbents running for re-election. Three candidates are on the ballot in District 2, and four candidates are running in District 4. These are non-partisan races, open to all voters in the city of Palm Coast.

District 4 board member Christy Chong is seeking re-election. She faces two challengers, Ron Long and Trevor Tucker. As this is a non-partisan race, it will appear on the August ballot and will be open to all voters, regardless of party affiliation.

The current District 4 commissioner, Republican Leann Pennington, is seeking re-election, and faces who challengers in the Republican primary in August. No Democrats qualified for the race. However, a write-in candidate did qualify, so the Republican primary will remain closed to Republican voters, and the winner will advance to the general election.

The current District 2 commissioner, Gregory Hansen, is not seeking re-election, so this is an open seat this year. Two Republicans, Greg Feldman and Theresa Pontieri, will be on the ballot for their party’s primary in August. The winner will face independent candidate Raymond Royer in the general election in November.

Two seats on Lake City’s City Council are up for election this year, in District 10 and District 14. The races will only appear on the ballot for voters in those council districts. The races are non-partisan, meaning they will appear on the ballots of all voters in those districts, regardless of party affiliation.

The current District 1 school board member, Narragansett “Narrie” Smith, is seeking re-election, and faces one challenger, Niki Goswami. This is a non-partisan race that will appear on the August primary ballot for all voters in District 1, regardless of party affiliation.

District 4 commissioner Everett Phillips is seeking re-election, facing three opponents, Chris Dicks, Glenn Keen, and Robert Lane. Columbia County’s commission elections are non-partisan, meaning candidates run without party affiliation, and the race appears on the August ballot for all voters in District 4.

District 2 commissioner Rocky Ford is seeking re-election, facing two opponents, Jody Dupree and Clint Pittman. Columbia County’s commission elections are non-partisan, meaning candidates run without party affiliation, and the race appears on the August ballot for all voters in District 2.

Two candidates are running in this non-partisan race, which will appear on the August ballot for all Columbia County voters. Sara Carter is seeking re-election, facing Mark Pionessa.

The current District 4 commissioner, Danny Riddick, is not seeking re-election this year. Two Republicans, Tom Germano and Paul Huntley, are seeking the open seat. As they are the only candidates who qualified for the race, the August primary will decide the election. It will be a Universal Primary Contest open to all voters.

The current District 2 commissioner, Kenny Thompson, is not seeking re-election this year. Four candidates are in the Republican primary: Jason Bennett, Jeff Clemons, Jimmy Smith, and Brad Thomas. The winner of the primary will face the sole Democrat in the race, Jenna Talleda, in the general election in November.

The current District 2 commissioner, Republican Jimmy Anderson, is seeking re-election. He faces one challenger in the Republican primary, Ricky Horne. As there are no other candidates in the race, it becomes a Universal Primary Contest and the August primary will be open to all voters in the county.

Gainesville residents will elect a mayor and two city commissioners this year. All are non-partisan elections. All Gainesville voters will have the mayoral election on their August ballots. Commission races in Districts 2 and 3 will appear only on the ballots of voters in those districts.

District 5 board member Lissa Braddock is seeking re-election in this non-partisan race. She faces one challenger, Angel Foster Cole. This race will appear on the August primary ballot for all voters in the county, regardless of party affiliation.

The District 2 incumbent, Republican A.M. “Hupp” Huppman, is seeking re-election this year. He faces two challengers in the Republican primary, Douglas Greene and Laura Dotson. As they are the only candidates in the race and the primary will decide the election, it will be a Universal Primary Contest, open to all voters regardless of party affiliation.

Incumbent District 4 commissioner Krista Keating-Joseph faces two challengers in this election, James Austin Galloway and Sam Williams. As all three candidates are Republicans, the primary will be a Universal Primary Contest, meaning it will be open to all voters, regardless of party affiliation.

The incumbent commissioner, Republican Sarah Arnold, is not seeking re-election this year. Four candidates, all Republicans, are running for the office. As all of the candidates in the race are from the same party, the primary will be a Universal Primary Contest, meaning it will be open to all voters, regardless of party affiliation.

Three of the seven seats on the Duval County School Board are up for election this year. These are nonpartisan races that will appear on the August primary ballot. The District 6 incumbent, Charlotte Joyce, is term-limited, so this is an open seat this election. There are five candidates in the race. If no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote in the August primary, the top two vote-getters will advance to the November general election.

Republican incumbent Chad Johnson is seeking re-election District 22, which covers western Alachua County and extends west to the Gulf Coast, including Gilchrist and Levy counties. He will face Democrat Amy Trask in the general election. Neither candidate faces any opposition in their party primaries.

The incumbent, Democrat Yvonne Hayes Hinson, is not seeking re-election, meaning the race for District 21, which covers parts of Alachua and Marion counties, is an open seat. Five Democrats have qualified for their party’s primary, and as they are the only candidates in the race, the Democratic primary in August will be a Universal Primary Contest. That means it will be open to all voters in the district, and the August election will decide the race.

Incumbent Republican Judson Sapp is seeking re-election in Florida House District 20, which covers Putnam County and parts of Clay, St. Johns, and Marion counties. The only other candidate who qualified for the race is Democrat Lee Butler. Since they are the only candidates, and they are unopposed for their party’s nomination, the race will only appear on the November ballot.

Republican incumbent Sam Greco is seeking re-election in this legislative district which covers southeastern St. Johns County, including St. Augustine, and extends south, mostly east of U.S. 1, plus all of Flagler County. The only other candidate in the race is Democrat Suzanna Pavelle. With the candidates unopposed in their party primaries, the race will only appear on the general election ballot.

The Republican leader of the Indiana Senate is giving up his position after six GOP incumbents who opposed President Donald Trump on his congressional redistricting push in the state lost their primaries.

Incumbent Republican Kim Kendall is seeking re-election in Florida House District 18, which covers the northern half of St. Johns County, including Ponte Vedra Beach, Fruit Cove, World Golf Village, Vilano Beach, and neighborhoods in between. She faces one challenger in the Republican primary, Diana Patrice Jordan-Baldwin, and there are two candidates in the Democratic primary: Heather Anne Smith and Art Stresing.

Republican Jessica Baker is seeking re-election in Florida House District 17, which covers the portion of Mandarin that is east of Old St. Augustine Road and Hood Landing Road, as well as a large portion of the Southside south of Beach Boulevard. She’ll face Democrat Jacob Guerrero in November. Because there is only one candidate from each party in the race, it only appears on the general election ballot.

Incumbent Republican Wyman Duggan is term-limited and can’t seek re-election in District 12, which includes portions of Duval County, including neighborhoods west of the river stretching from Ortega to Chimney Lakes, and neighborhoods east of the river from San Marco to Mandarin. There are two candidates in the race: Republican Terrance Freeman and Democrat Benjamin Sandlin.

The Republican incumbent, James Uthmeier, was appointed as attorney general by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2025, after the governor named Ashley Moody to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio, when Rubio became President Trump’s Secretary of State. Uthmeier is now seeking a full four-year term. The only other candidate in the race is Democrat Jose Javier Rodriguez. As both are unopposed in their party primaries, this race will first appear on the ballot in November for the general election.

After serving two terms, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now term-limited, meaning the governor’s race is an open seat this year. Both the Republican and Democratic primary ballots will be crowded, with a Libertarian candidate and six no party affiliation candidates awaiting the primary winners in the general election.

Republican incumbent Randy Fine is seeking re-election in District 6, which covers southern St. Johns County, Putnam and Flagler counties and residents of eastern Marion and northern Volusia counties. Fine, who was elected in a special election in 2025, is now seeking his first full term in Congress. Fine faces four challengers in the Republican primary, and there are four candidates in the Democratic primary. The winners of the primaries will advance to the general election, and will also face a Libertarian candidate, a no party affiliation candidate, and a write-in candidate who qualified.

Republican congresswoman Kat Cammack is seeking re-election in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District, which covers all of North Central Florida, including Alachua, Bradford, Columbia and Union counties and all or part of seven other counties stretching all the way to the Gulf Coast.

One of Florida’s U.S. Senate seats is on the ballot this year, in an election that doesn’t follow the typical Senate election cycle.

The current District 4 commissioner, Democrat Ken Cornell, is seeking re-election. The only other candidate in the race is Dewayne Baines, running with no party affiliation. As they are the only candidates in the race, it will only appear on the ballot for voters in the general election in November.

Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says his Muslim faith shapes his progressive views.

Missouri voters are deciding on a measure that could make it much harder to amend the state constitution.

Democrats are trying to convince voters that lawlessness under President Donald Trump is a major threat.

Voter registration has started in Haiti’s capital and beyond, marking a critical milestone in the push for general elections even as concerns over widespread gang violence persist.