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Morning Digest: Paralympian wins Iowa Senate primary as Democrats hope to bounce back
Morning Digest: A host of House Democrats could face trouble in California's primaries
The biggest primary night of the year is here
Morning Digest: GOP dismantles third Black district after gutting of VRA
Morning Digest: Will L.A.'s embattled mayor make it to the general election?
Morning Digest: GOP-linked group is meddling in a new Democratic primary
Morning Digest: Paxton demolishes Cornyn in Texas
John Cornyn searches for an upset in brutal Republican primary runoff
Morning Digest: Former Detroit mayor pulls the plug on independent bid for governor
Morning Digest: The GOP's meddling tour seems to be making a stopover in Jersey
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford previews his race for governor
How Democrats can fight new GOP gerrymanders—while still respecting the VRA
Morning Digest: Trump backs scandal-ridden challenger in Texas Senate race
Morning Digest: The next eight days may be ugly for incumbents
Liberals could make major inroads into Georgia's Supreme Court on Tuesday
Morning Digest: Longtime Rep. Steve Cohen will retire after GOP dismantles his district
Morning Digest: How clean energy advocates could take over a major Nebraska utility
The GOP races to dismantle Black districts
Morning Digest: It looks like Dan Osborn will get his one-on-one with Pete Ricketts
The Downballot’s community rules of the road
Morning Digest: How many Nebraska Senate candidates actually want to serve in the Senate?
Morning Digest: Virginia Democrats' top House recruits are still running despite major map setback
How Virginia Democrats can retire the state Supreme Court
How Virginia Democrats can overturn the redistricting ruling: Retire the Supreme Court
Morning Digest: New GOP map dismembers Black district in Memphis, carving city in three
GOP gerrymandering just keeps getting worse
Morning Digest: Trump ousts half a dozen Indiana Republicans who defied him on gerrymandering
Trump's redistricting revenge tour lands in the Hoosier State
Morning Digest: At long last, Michigan is holding a pivotal election for control of its Senate
Morning Digest: Southern Republicans race to subjugate Black voters
Morning Digest: Louisiana cancels House primaries so GOP can target Black districts
Morning Digest: Florida GOP passes new House map, turbocharged by VRA's demise
How Dems can fight back, post-VRA
With the VRA gutted, the GOP could target over a dozen Black and Latino House districts
Morning Digest: Republican who opposed remap retires one day after new gerrymander unveiled
Morning Digest: An unexpected move shows Democrats are targeting an unexpected district
Morning Digest: House Democrats are going big on offense—in some deep red turf
Morning Digest: Here's what happens next in Democratic Rep. David Scott's seat
Morning Digest: Virginia voters approve new map that could elect four more Democrats
Morning Digest: Kentucky Democrats land their first candidate to succeed Andy Beshear
Morning Digest: Two red-state Democrats are putting Senate races in play with huge cash hauls
The Downballot's 1Q 2026 Senate and House fundraising reports roundup
Morning Digest: John James no longer leads as his absentee campaign enrages Republicans
Morning Digest: Fresh off a landslide, Wisconsin liberals land their next Supreme Court hopeful
Good riddance to Eric Swalwell
Morning Digest: Long Island GOP pulls off switcheroo, but not for the candidate it wanted
Morning Digest: Swalwell and Gonzales both say they'll resign from Congress
Morning Digest: Eric Swalwell drops bid for governor after women accuse him of sexual assault
Morning Digest: Clean energy just won big in Phoenix. Advocates now want to go statewide.
Morning Digest: Oklahoma GOP wants voters to undo Medicaid expansion that voters already approved
The progressive landslide in Wisconsin
Morning Digest: Liberals expand majority on Wisconsin Supreme Court
Morning Digest: Why this Trump endorsement has Democrats sighing with relief
Morning Digest: Trump wants this GOP congressman gone—so he's bear-hugging Trump
Morning Digest: Florida Democrats aim to put another GOP district in play
Morning Digest: What the heck is the GOP up to in this Nebraska House race?
10 of the hottest races for governor
Morning Digest: Democrats are demanding new blood in primaries, but what about Republicans?
Morning Digest: Look who's back for one last hike
Morning Digest: Why a last-minute bailout in Missouri won't lead to ballot shenanigans
Morning Digest: Utah GOP's latest plan to undo redistricting reforms fails to qualify for ballot
Morning Digest: Five fundraising questions we have as we await first-quarter numbers
The GOP gets walloped—in Florida
Morning Digest: A key test awaits a Texas Democrat in a suddenly compelling race
Florida Democrats just picked up a second seat in Tuesday's special elections
Florida Democrats flip Donald Trump's home district in Palm Beach
Morning Digest: Why Florida Democrats are hoping for upsets in Tuesday's special elections
Morning Digest: Trump issues his most bizarre endorsement yet
Morning Digest: Conservatives qualify two anti-trans ballot measures in Colorado
Morning Digest: Nevada's top Republican is trying to thwart far-right throwbacks
The big takeaways from the Illinois primaries
Morning Digest: Juliana Stratton wins come-from-behind victory in Illinois Senate primary
Illinois' insanely expensive primaries are finally coming to an end
Morning Digest: A Florida Republican warns her party not to get greedy in redistricting
Morning Digest: Seth Moulton is challenging Ed Markey in the primary, but will he make the ballot?
Morning Digest: His opponent dissed his music. Now everyone wants to party with him.
Dems notch 10th special election flip
Morning Digest: A Utah Republican's anti-gerrymandering activism comes back to haunt him
Democrats win GOP seat in New Hampshire, notching 10th straight special election flip
Morning Digest: Another conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is retiring
Morning Digest: A GOP congresswoman thought she got a lifeline. Now it might be the end of the line.
Morning Digest: Montana Sen. Steve Daines quits reelection bid at filing deadline
Texas' blockbuster primary night
Morning Digest: Talarico wins Democratic Senate nod as nasty GOP race goes to second round
Arkansas Democrats just flipped a Republican seat
Morning Digest: Why Democrats might flip a seat in an Arkansas special election
Primary season kicks off on Tuesday in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas
Morning Digest: Missouri candidates start filing for a district that may not exist
Morning Digest: A vulnerable House Democrat just got a late infusion of support
Morning Digest: Texas Republicans try to meddle in Democrats' Senate primary
Morning Digest: Trump's crusade to punish Indiana Republicans isn't going so hot
Morning Digest: Wisconsin GOP seeks to curtail veto power that extended school funding 400 years
Morning Digest: The first high-profile primary test for House Democrats looms next week
Morning Digest: Why North Carolina's top Republican could be the next legislative leader to fall
Morning Digest: Democrats unveil plan to redraw Colorado's map for 2028
The big Colorado redistricting surprise
Morning Digest: The next big special election is happening in Trump's backyard
Morning Digest: 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell challenges Democratic congresswoman in South Florida
Morning Digest: Why a Trump endorsement is no longer as valuable as it once was
Morning Digest: For the first time ever, New Mexico Republicans won't field a Senate candidate
Morning Digest: How Maine Democrats plan to implement ranked-choice voting for governor this fall
Morning Digest: A progressive activist got badly outspent. She won anyway.
Morning Digest: Trump's pick for Georgia governor has another rich guy nipping at his heels
Morning Digest: New Virginia map sets off a round of musical chairs
Democrats resoundingly defend red district in Louisiana, denying GOP its first pickup
Morning Digest: Republicans have their first shot at a special election flip on Saturday
Yes, Dems should talk about ICE
Morning Digest: Republicans contemplate giving up on Cornyn
Why the GOP is right to freak out after Texas
The Downballot's 2026 election calendar
Morning Digest: Another nasty battle unfolds for House Republican who barely survived in 2024
The Downballot's 4Q 2025 Senate and House fundraising reports roundup
Morning Digest: Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan in race to succeed her
Texas Democrats score landslide upset in race Trump badly wanted to win
Minnesotans just showed they’ll ‘crawl over broken glass’ to vote, despite ICE terror
Morning Digest: Why a top-two lockout for governor is still unlikely for California Democrats
Morning Digest: Why are Michigan Republicans trying to boost this Democrat?
The Twin Cities' fierce response to ICE—at the ballot box
Morning Digest: Alexander Vindman, who sparked Trump impeachment, launches Senate bid in Florida
Morning Digest: Republican quits Minnesota governor's race over GOP's treatment of his state
Morning Digest: Vulnerable Republican in vulnerable chamber bails
Morning Digest: Arizona Democrats won big in 2022. Can they keep their gains?
Morning Digest: Minnesota GOP recruits an upgrade for Senate but still faces a daunting race
The redistricting wars are still raging
Morning Digest: A surprise Trump endorsement triggers a surprise Senate bid
Morning Digest: The race is on for control of Orange County, California
Morning Digest: Top ICE official launches campaign to flip House seat in Ohio
Morning Digest: The battle is on for control of the Pennsylvania legislature
Alaska Democrats land the best Senate recruit of the cycle
Morning Digest: Louisville's Democratic mayor faces a rematch with progressive challenger
Morning Digest: Democrats get their long sought recruit for Alaska Senate race
Morning Digest: Jesse Ventura flirts with a comeback 28 years after shock win
Morning Digest: Maryland Democrats look ahead toward life after Steny Hoyer
Morning Digest: Two key supreme court races in swing states are underway
Morning Digest: Here's how Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's seat will be filled
Morning Digest: After Walz calls it quits, a heavyweight replacement looms
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