Midterm primaries 2026: results and reaction as six states including California and Iowa cast ballots – as it happened

• 01Millions of voters cast ballots in primaries across six states: New Jersey, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, and California.
• 02San Jose mayor Matt Mahan, former congresswoman Katie Porter, and Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa acknowledged they will not advance from California's gubernatorial primary.
• 03Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra, and Tom Steyer lead California's gubernatorial race for two nominations advancing to the general election.
• 04Karen Bass received less than 50% of the vote in Los Angeles's mayoral primary and will face a general election runoff.
• 05Iowa state representative Josh Turek won the Democratic nomination for the state's open US Senate seat and will face Ashley Hinson in November; Hinson was endorsed by Donald Trump and retiring senator Joni Ernst.
• 06Army doctor Adam Hamawy won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey's 12th congressional district after returning from a medical mission in Gaza in 2024.
• 07Deb Haaland won the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor.
• 08Zach Lahn won the Republican nomination for Iowa governor and will face Democrat Rob Sand in the general election.
• 09The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Alabama can use a redrawn congressional map that eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black districts in the midterm elections.
• 10Scott Wiener secured more votes than Democratic rival Connie Chan, who was endorsed by Nancy Pelosi, in the race to fill Pelosi's House seat.

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Millions of voters participated in primary elections across six states on Tuesday, with several races producing clear frontrunners for November's general elections. Iowa Democrat Josh Turek won his Senate primary and will face Trump-endorsed Republican Ashley Hinson, while New Mexico Democrat Deb Haaland advanced in the gubernatorial primary. California's gubernatorial race remains too close to call but several candidates have conceded, and the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Alabama may use a redrawn congressional map that eliminates one of two majority-Black districts.