Kentucky's 2026 primary election is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19. The deadline to register to vote is April 20. Excused, in-person absentee voting will be available on select dates in early May.

South Carolina's 2026 elections feature competitive races for governor, one U.S. Senate seat, and all seven House seats. With Gov. Henry McMaster term-limited, seven Republicans and three Democrats ...

On Tuesday, voters in Chicago and across Illinois filled out their ballots for several important races in the the 2026 Illinois Primary Election. Full updates on our live blog here. Among some of the ...

Nothing like St. Patrick's Day in Illinois. Results from a busy primary election as of the morning of Wednesday, March 18, show a blue state ready to select its next roster of congressional leadership ...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) won Illinois’s marquee Senate primary on Tuesday, defeating two House lawmakers and all but assuring she’ll succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in the upper chamber. Voters ...

There is more to the state than Chicago and its suburbs, even if that area makes up a large majority of the vote. By Christine Zhang The dividing lines between the Chicago area and the rest of ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois voters have decided who will fill the ballot for the November election, as the state’s primaries featured several competitive races. One of the most closely watched contests ...

Political Director and Executive Director of Politics and White House, CBS News Fin Daniel Gómez is CBS News' political director and executive director, Politics and White House. In this role, Gómez ...

The balance of power in both Congress and the state Legislature are at stake in November — along with governor of Pennsylvania — and candidates are lining up for their chance to get on the ballot.

For most south central Pennsylvania voters, the May 19 primary elections will be a day to do your civic duty, but the real political drama won’t play out until the fall. For some though - thanks to a ...

The 2026 midterms are off to a busy start. Primary races on Tuesday, March 3, in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas were the first of many elections to come across the country in 2026, sending smoke ...