2026 Primaries Set Stage for Historic Senate Upsets

Chronology

1. 12-08-2026
   2026 Primaries Test Progressive Strength and Trump’s Influence

   4 articles

   Early 2026 primary results and contests in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Connecticut are highlighting ideological divisions within both major parties, the durability of President Donald Trump’s influence, and the importance of candidate electability ahead of the Novem…
2. 26-08-2026
   Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Nomination

   4 articles

   Darline Graham, appointed to fill her late brother Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina Senate seat, won the Republican primary runoff against longtime U.S. Representative Ralph Norman and secured the party’s nomination for a full six-year term. She will face Democratic pediatrician A…
3. 04-11-2026
   Democrats Score Historic Senate Upsets

   9 articles

   The 2026 midterm results described across these reports show Democrats making a series of striking Senate gains in traditionally Republican states, including Kansas, South Carolina, Iowa, Texas, Ohio and North Carolina. Victories by Adam Hamilton, Annie Andrews, Josh Turek, James…