Election News

A fairly busy start to April, with a mix of contests. Four states are holding presidential primaries.  There are also runoff elections from state primaries last month, legislative special elections, and mayoral elections.

President

Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have had their respective nominations locked up for several weeks. It is likely each will win the vast majority of the available delegates on Tuesday.

April 2 delegate counts include those for Delaware, where the scheduled presidential primaries were canceled.

North Dakota Democrats have held an extended party-run primary, conducted largely by mail. Ballots were available beginning February 20 and were due back no later than 1:00 PM Eastern Time on March 30.

Results are expected at some point this weekend, and are expected to be released all at once.

Voters in one of the few competitive legislative districts in Alabama head to the polls Tuesday. Democrats are attempting to flip the seat, although the outcome won't impact control of a chamber dominated by Republicans. 

Alabama State House District 10

Republicans hold a large 75-27 margin over Democrats in the Alabama House of Representatives. There are three vacancies. Members serve four-year terms; the next elections are in 2026.

Missouri Democrats held a party-run Democratic primary this past Saturday. Ballots could be cast across four hours ending at noon, local time.

The party said results would be available by March 28; it was able to beat that self-imposed deadline by two days. 

As expected, President Biden won easily, adding to his large delegate advantage. 

Voters in Louisiana head to the polls Saturday for the state's presidential primary. Although a large number of candidates remain on each ballot, presumptive nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump are expected to pad their insurmountable delegate leads.

Polls close at 9:00 PM Eastern Time.

Democratic Party

There are 48 pledged delegates. 16 of them will be allocated based on the statewide vote, while 32 of them are associated with the state's 6 congressional districts. The number of delegates in each district ranges from 4 to 8, based on how Democratic the district has voted in recent elections. 

In each case, delegates are allocated proportionately to candidates receiving at least 15% of the vote. Given that threshold, Biden is likely to win all of them.

This Tuesday is headlined by the statewide primaries in Illinois and Ohio.  Of particular interest is the GOP U.S. Senate primary in Ohio, but there are also a few notable U.S. House contests across the two states.

Results for key races are on this page. For full results, use the links below.

Five states are holding presidential primaries. In addition to Illinois and Ohio, voters will make their preferences known in Arizona, Florida (GOP only), and Kansas. Presumptive nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump are expected to easily win them all. Use the links below for those results and updated delegate counts.

Also on tap are special primaries for U.S. House vacancies in California and Ohio. Finally, there are some legislative special elections. 

Polls Close (Eastern Time)

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U.S Senate

Ohio (Republican)

There are currently only five states with U.S. Senators of different parties. This is the smallest number since the direct election of Senators began in 1914. All five of the states have a seat up for election in 2024 and in all five cases it is the seat currently held by a Democrat.^{1 1}Angus King of Maine is an independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party.

Sen. Joe Manchin is retiring in West Virginia, the reddest of these states. His seat is almost certain to flip to the GOP. The Democratic incumbent is currently seen as a slight favorite in Wisconsin, while Maine isn't expected to be competitive. 

The first Republican contest since Donald Trump clinched the nomination takes place on Friday (local time) in the Northern Mariana Islands.  The caucus ends at 6:00 AM Friday Eastern Time. 

This event is taking place on March 15, the earliest date that the GOP allows winner take all delegate allocations for a plurality vote. That is the methodology here, with nine delegates going to the winner. Of course, with only one candidate remaining in a race that has been decided, it is all sort of irrelevant.

The timing of results is unclear but the table below will populate when available.

A rematch of the 2020 presidential election will take another step toward being official on Tuesday. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are expected to surpass the delegate threshold needed to clinch their respective party's nomination.

Georgia, Mississippi, and Washington hold presidential primaries. Off the mainland, Republicans will caucus in Hawaii and a week of voting will come to an end for Democrats in the Northern Mariana Islands.

There are also congressional primaries in Mississippi. All Mississippi Results >>

Republicans in American Samoa will caucus on Friday. This is the party's first nominating contest since Nikki Haley withdrew from the race after Super Tuesday.

The event will take place from 11:30 PM Friday to 2:30 AM Saturday Eastern Time. 

Perhaps not wanting to share the spotlight with the other Super Tuesday states, Democrats in Hawaii hold their caucus on Wednesday.

President Biden is on the ballot, as is Rep. Dean Phillips, who ended his campaign today. Also on the ballot is Jason Palmer, fresh off his unexpected win in the American Samoa caucus on Tuesday. There are two other candidates, as well as an Uncommitted line.

Caucus sites are open from 11:00 PM March 6 to 1:00 AM March 7 Eastern Time.