2026 Election

As the 2026 primary season comes to a close, three veteran Democratic members of Congress emerged Tuesday with victories over younger challengers.

Democratic Sen. Ed Markey defeated Rep. Seth Moulton in the Senate primary in Massachusetts, NBC News projects, in a victory for the party’s progressive wing.

Ricketts derided Osborn as a Democrat in all but name. Osborn said Ricketts isn’t representing Nebraska as they compete in a race on the fringe of the Senate battlefield.

Lynch won against Patrick Roath, NBC News projects, who is more than three decades younger and came at him from the left.

Husted is facing a challenge in a key race from former Sen. Sherrod Brown, as well as worries from fellow Republicans who wonder if his heart is in the campaign.

NBC News spoke with voters in eight of the most competitive congressional districts, finding a new willingness among Trump voters to voice their critiques.

Tim Walz popularized the “weird” attack line when he was the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Republicans are now using it against Democratic candidates.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S.

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has long denied President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election.

Billionaire Elon Musk’s super PAC launched digital ads in key Senate battlegrounds this month, the group’s first significant advertising spending since last year’s state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin.