ELECTIONSIn New York, Democrats clash over identity in bitter primary season
After a Democratic plan to redraw the congressional map backfired, fierce infighting erupted, including in a Manhattan race pitting two titans of the House against each other.
McConnell warns GOP may not win Senate, as group linked to him invests heavily in Ohio
The GOP leader predicted there is “probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate,” despite an election cycle that typically would be advantageous for Republicans.
Trump’s dominance in GOP comes into focus, worrying some in the party
Rep. Liz Cheney’s defeat by a wide margin marked the fourth loss by a House Republican who voted to impeach Trump last year on charges that he incited a riot
Trump’s endorsements in the 2022 Republican primaries
The races present a real-time test of whether Trump’s influence on Republican voters is waning nearly two years after he lost the presidency.
Cheney says she is considering a White House run after drubbing in Wyo. primary
Cheney is the fourth House Republican to lose a primary after voting to impeach Trump last year.
Democrats face first test in bid to defeat DeSantis
The Florida primary vote offers a lens into Democrats’ strategy against a rising star of the Republican Party.
Wyoming primary elections results
Live-updating results, maps and analysis of the 2022 Wyoming primary elections from The Washington Post.
Alaska primary elections results
Live-updating results, maps and analysis of the 2022 Alaska primary elections from The Washington Post.
Liz Cheney’s future and what else to watch in Wyoming and Alaska primaries
On Tuesday, some of the biggest anti-Donald Trump names in Republican politics will be on the ballot. Here’s what we’re watching in primaries in Alaska and Wyoming.
Alaska vote tests Trump’s influence, Palin’s bid and a new election system
Two simultaneous elections will be held Tuesday — with voters casting ballots under unusual new conditions.
Liz Cheney’s political life is likely ending — and just beginning
Cheney has fielded questions about her ambitions since first taking office, but the intensity ramped up after this summer’s blockbuster hearings, in which she has served as vice chair of the House select committee investigating the ex-president’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Election deniers march toward power in key 2024 battlegrounds
GOP nominees who dispute the 2020 results could be positioned to play a critical role in the next presidential election
Green, Aiona win party nominations in Hawaii’s race for governor
Term limits and a surprise retirement set the stage for Saturday’s intraparty contests.
Michigan plot to breach voting machines points to a national pattern
A state inquiry found evidence of a conspiracy that has echoes elsewhere in the country.
Fetterman returns to the campaign trail three months after stroke
Hanging over his first public in-person campaign event was a single question: How would the lingering effects of the stroke hinder his ability to wage a winning campaign?
Google gets green light to exempt campaign emails from spam detection
Federal election officials found a pilot program would not violate campaign finance law.
Post-Roe special elections show potentially encouraging signs for Democrats
The result in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District caught the attention of strategists and analysts looking for clues about the mood of the electorate.
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, who voted to impeach Trump, loses in primary
She is one of three pro-impeachment Republicans to be defeated this cycle.
Q&A with Mandela Barnes, Wisconsin’s Democratic nominee for Senate
Democratic Senate nominee Mandela Barnes speaking late last month on why he ran for office, who inspires him and what he learned from his 2016 electoral loss.