Election News

Today (July 31) is 100 days until the 2022 midterm general election on November 8.

Contested this year:

Five states^{1 1}Separately, Ohio will hold primaries for State Legislature. These were rescheduled from May due to redistricting delays. hold their statewide primaries next Tuesday, August 2. It is one of the more important remaining dates on the 2022 calendar.

Two of the nation's 100 largest cities,^{1 1}City rankings are based on July 1, 2021 Census Bureau population estimates. They are for the city itself, not the associated metropolitan area. both in North Carolina, hold mayoral elections on Tuesday. These were postponed from 2021 due to delays in redistricting.

Polls close at 7:30 PM Eastern Time.

Charlotte

Pushed back from June 28 due to redistricting delays, Maryland has July all to itself on the 2022 primary calendar. Things pick back up in earnest on August 2, with the first half of the month one of the busier periods of the cycle. See the 'Upcoming' list at the bottom of this article.

There's also a special election for a vacancy in the Mississippi State House. 

Maryland

On Tuesday, the state's voters will choose nominees for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, and the General Assembly. On this page we highlight a few of the more interesting primaries. Click the link below for all results. Polls close at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.

All Maryland Results >>

Note that Maryland law precludes election officials from counting mail-in ballots until Thursday. This may delay the ability to project a winner in some of these contests.

The newest member of the U.S. House is Republican Mike Flood, now representing Nebraska's First Congressional District. He was sworn in Tuesday evening.  

Flood won the June 28 special election by a 53% to 47% margin over Democratic State Sen. Patty Brooks. He will complete the term of fellow Republican Jeff Fortenberry, who resigned at the end of March. Flood and Brooks will have a rematch in November for a full two-year term; both were nominated by their respective parties in the state's May 10 primary.

The 2022 Election Calendar picks back up on July 19 with the Maryland primary. From that date through mid-September, 20 states - with 155 total congressional districts - will hold their U.S. House nominating contests. 

Thus far, eight incumbents - five Republicans and three Democrats - have been defeated. Half of those were in 'double-bunking' situations: two incumbents forced to compete in a primary due to redistricting.

Our friends at Split Ticket have published an article discussing the prospects of vulnerable incumbents in the remaining primaries. With their permission, we've reprinted it below.

FiveThirtyEight has recently published its 2022 election forecasts for Senate, House, and governor. We've created interactive maps for each. You can use these as a starting point to create and share your own 2022 predictions.

For more background, see the 'Model Talk' podcast (watch or listen) from June 30. You can also read the model methodology.

In each map, the Toss-Up tan color is used where neither party currently has a 60% or higher chance of winning. The colored gradients are used to show higher probabilities, deepening as the likelihood of winning increases: Leans (60%+), Likely (75%+), Safe (95%+).

With three incumbents going down to defeat in primaries earlier this week, the total number of U.S. House retirements has grown to 58 current members. That's over 13% of the 435 seat chamber. 

The list includes 34 Democrats and 24 Republicans. 17 of those are seeking another office, while eight - five Republicans and three Democrats - lost renomination. 

Click or tap the image for more details.

Five states hold their primaries this Tuesday, while two others conduct runoff elections. There is also a special election to fill the vacancy in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District. 

After Tuesday, there is an extended break on the election calendar. July is limited to the Maryland primaries on the 19th and North Carolina runoffs on the 26th. This is followed by a very busy August where most of the remaining states will hold their contests.

On this page, we'll provide an overview of some of the more interesting races. Use the links below to see all results. Latest poll closing (Eastern Time) appears below the state name. If you are voting in one of these states, check with your polling place as the hours may differ.

Virginia holds its statewide primaries Tuesday. These are limited to contested primaries for U.S. House, as state offices are up in odd-numbered years, and the next U.S. Senate election is in 2024.

There are also runoff elections in Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia for those offices where no candidate received a majority of the vote in the primary election. In addition, the District of Columbia is holding primaries for mayor and its non-voting delegate to the U.S. House.

Use the links below to see all results. Latest poll closing (Eastern Time) appears below the state name. If you are voting in one of these locations, check with your polling place as the hours may differ.