A congressional vacancy in New York will be filled Tuesday. There is also a special election runoff in Alabama.
New York U.S. House District 26
Democrat Brian Higgins stepped down from this Buffalo area district in February. Nominees were selected by their respective parties. State Sen. Tim Kennedy (D) will face off against West Seneca Town Supervisor Gary Dickson.
Puerto Rico Democrats will hold their presidential primary on Sunday. Polls close at 3:00 PM Eastern Time.
55 pledged delegates are available. 19 of these will be awarded to the winner of the islandwide vote. The other 36 will be based on the vote in each of eight Senatorial Districts. Each district will have four or five delegates.
Pennsylvania holds its statewide primary Tuesday. This includes both presidential and downballot races. There is also a State House special election.
On this page, we highlight some of the key races. To see all results for the races we're tracking, use the link below. Polls close at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
Republicans in Wyoming and Puerto Rico will weigh in this weekend on the long-decided party nomination.
No vote totals are expected from either contest, but there will be updates to the delegate counts as that information becomes available.
Visit the Republican Delegate Tracker to see full results by state and candidate.
Kansas Republican Rep. Jake LaTurner announced Thursday that he will not seek a third term in Congress this year.
After much prayer and consideration, I have decided not to run for reelection to the House this fall.
— Rep. Jake LaTurner (@RepLaTurner) April 18, 2024
With gratitude in my heart for the people of Kansas, my staff, friends, and family, and most importantly, a loving God, who has blessed me beyond measure, I look forward to… pic.twitter.com/CxhwWo48Rf
LaTurner represents the 2nd congressional district of Kansas. It encompasses the eastern part of the state, excluding much of the Kansas City area. It is a fairly safe Republican area, although not quite as conservative as the state's two other GOP-held seats. LaTurner won by a 15% margin in 2022.
43 current House members - 24 Democrats and 19 Republicans - are retiring or seeking another office in November. Also departing is Rep. Jerry Carl (AL-01), who was defeated in a member vs. member GOP primary.
Separately, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher is scheduled to resign tomorrow, although the date may get pushed back slightly so that he can vote on foreign aid legislation this weekend.
This Tuesday we've got a primary runoff election in Alabama and two State House special elections in Michigan.
In each case, results will be available after the polls close at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
Alabama held primaries for president and U.S. House on March 5. For offices other than president, the state requires a top two runoff where no candidate gets a majority of the primary vote.
U.S. House District 2
As part of court-ordered midcycle redistricting, this seat was significantly redrawn to meet requirements of the Voting Rights Act. The new boundary is much more favorable to Democrats, with a consensus general election rating of 'Likely Democratic'.
On Saturday, Democrats in Alaska and Wyoming will hold their nominating contests. These are party-run events.
Delegate allotments are small - 15 in Alaska and 13 in Wyoming. These will be allocated proportionately to candidates receiving 15% or more of the statewide vote.
One of the more popular pages on the site in 2022 was a list of 35 U.S. House races being contested by only one of the two major parties. We're bringing that back for 2024, and will be updating it after each statewide downballot primary.
Although only eight states have held that primary thus far, the group combined represents 151 districts, more than 1/3 of the total 435.
At this point, there are 23 districts on the list. In some states, changes are possible after the major party primaries. As a result, some districts initially on the list could be reclassified or removed. For the most current information, see 2024 Uncontested U.S. House Races >>.
We're following one legislative special election this week.
Georgia State House District 139
Republicans hold a 101-78 edge over Democrats in the Georgia House of Representatives. There is one vacancy, to be filled via this special election.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that No Labels will not field a third party ticket in 2024. A formal announcement is expected Monday.
The decision comes after the death of one of the group's founding co-chairs, former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman.
While No Labels said it had secured ballot access in 19 states, it was unable to secure interest from top-tier candidates to represent it on a centrist "unity ticket". Those that have turned it down include former Republican Govs. Chris Christie (NJ) and Larry Hogan (MD), Senator Joe Manchin (WV-D), and former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
