Consequential congressional and gubernatorial primaries are taking place in California, Texas, North Carolina, and Alabama.
Super Tuesday is much more than the headline contest between President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary.
On March 5, voters in California, Texas, North Carolina, and Alabama will also be casting a vote to determine the outcome of crucial primary races for the Senate and House. North Carolinians will also be making their choices for the Democratic and Republican nominees in the closely watched race for the governorship.
The first results in these races will begin arriving shortly after 7:30 p.m. ET, when polls close in North Carolina. Check back here for live results.
US Senate
California—A long list of candidates are vying in an all-in primary to fill the seat of former Sen. Diane Feinstein, who passed away in September last year. A smaller group (the table on the left) is in a separate primary to complete her term, which expires on Jan. 3, 2025.
Texas—Democrats in the Lone Star state are facing off to see who get to challenge Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in November.
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NC Governor
Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper can not run for a third term. Democrats and Republicans are picking their eventual candidates for the head-to-head contest in November.
US House
California’s DNC-Targeted Republican Seats
The Democrats are targeting eight Republican-held seats. In California’s all-in-primary format, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election.
California’s Vacant Seats in Safe Districts
A large number of vacant seats in safe red and blue districts are up for grabs, including the seats formerly held by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and five Democrats: Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Katie Porter, Rep. Grace Napolitano, Rep. Barbara Lee, and Rep. Anna Eshoo.
Alabama: The Battle of Incumbents
In a battle of two incumbents in Mobile’s wiregrass suburbs in Alabama District 1, Republican Reps. Jerry Lee Carl and Barry Moore square off in a redrawn district. Meanwhile, the newly blue-friendly District 2 is hosting a hotly contested primary.
North Carolina’s New Map
- CD 1—First-time Democratic incumbent Don Davis faces no primary challengers but will be seeking reelection in a redrawn district targeted by the Republicans.
- CD 6—This open seat goes to the winner of the GOP primary between six party rivals, including former Republican Rep. Mark Walker. The seat is occupied by Ms. Manning, who is retiring rather than running in the newly redrawn safe-red district.
- CD 8— With Rep. Dan Bishop’s retirement, six Republicans are seeking his open seat in one of the nation’s reddest congressional districts.
- CD 10—Five Republicans are on the ballot for the seat being vacated by the retiring Rep. Patrick McHenry in another GOP-dominated district.
- CD 13—Teacher and landscape contractor Frank Pierce is unchallenged in the Democrat primary and will be the party’s nominee to retain a seat held by the retiring Rep. Wiley Nickel. Republicans have no such dearth of hopefuls: 14 GOP rivals are running to take on Mr. Pierce in a district that is likely to flip due to redistricting.
- CD 14—With elections services all projecting a flip in this newly reddened district, a first-term incumbent Democrat has opted to run for state attorney general. Three Republicans are on the ballot to replace him.
Texas: 6 Races to Watch
- CD 12—Incumbent Rep. Kay Granger is not seeking a 14th term in this safe Republican district. Five Republicans seek the open seat.
- CD 15—Rep. Monica de la Cruz flipped CD 15 in 2022 and faces a GOP primary rematch with high school assistant principal Vangela Churchill. Ms. de la Cruz is the only incumbent Texas Republican listed as vulnerable in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee playbook, making the Democrat primary worth watching.
- CD 18—After losing a runoff in her Houston mayor bid, Rep. Shiela Jackson Lee is, indeed, seeking a 15th term in the Democrat district. Houston City Councilor Amanda Edwards and chef Robert Slater Jr. were on the ballot when Ms. Lee announced her renewed interest in reelection. Both remain in the race.
- CD 26—Ten-term incumbent Rep. Michael Burgess is retiring from this safe Republican district, and 11 Republicans are vying on March 5 to succeed him.
- CD 32—Incumbent Rep. Colin Allred is challenging Mr. Cruz in the U.S. Senate race, leaving this safe Democrat district seat open.
- CD 34—Four-term incumbent Rep. Vicente Gonzalez has no Democrat primary challengers but faces a stiff race to win a second term in the district he flipped in 2022. Former Republican Rep. Mayra Flores, who Mr. Gonzalez narrowly edged in the midterms, is the favorite to outpace realtor Laura Cisneros and two other party rivals in the GOP primary.
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