The 2022 midterms are underway. Here's the calendar of primary elections
The first midterm election of a president's tenure historically favors the party out of power. In 2022, that's the Republican Party. Democrats, meanwhile, will this year defend their narrow congressional control, along with key governorships.
Ahead of November's general election, the major parties are picking their nominees.
Texas kicked off the midterms in March, and things really got into gear in May, when voters in 12 other states, including Pennsylvania and Georgia, cast primary ballots. Key states including Nevada followed in June.
Here's the primary calendar as of now, per the National Conference of State Legislatures and NPR reporting. Click on any state where contests have already happened to see key race results:
March
Tuesday, March 1
May
Tuesday, May 3
Tuesday, May 10
Tuesday, May 17
Tuesday, May 24
June
Tuesday, June 7
Tuesday, June 14
Tuesday, June 21
- Virginia
- Alabama (runoffs)
- Arkansas (runoffs for state legislative races)
- Georgia (runoffs)
Tuesday, June 28
- Colorado
- Illinois
- New York (primaries for U.S. House were moved to August)
- Oklahoma
- Utah
- Mississippi (runoffs)
- South Carolina (runoffs)
July
Tuesday, July 19
- Maryland
Tuesday, July 26
- North Carolina (runoffs if needed)
August
Tuesday, August 2
- Arizona
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Washington
Thursday, August 4
- Tennessee
Tuesday, August 9
- Connecticut
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Vermont
Saturday, August 13
- Hawaii
Tuesday, August 16
- Alaska
- Wyoming
- South Dakota (runoffs if needed)
Tuesday, August 23
- Florida
- New York (U.S. House)
- Oklahoma (runoffs if needed)
September
Tuesday, September 6
- Massachusetts
Tuesday, September 13
- Delaware
- New Hampshire
- Rhode Island
November
Tuesday, November 8
- Election Day
- Louisiana (open primaries)
December
Saturday, December 10
- Louisiana (runoffs if needed)