The 2022 midterms are underway. Here's the calendar of primary elections

Updated August 09, 2022 at 14:57 PM ET

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. 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

Tuesday, June 28


July

Tuesday, July 19


August

Tuesday, August 2

Thursday, August 4

Tuesday, August 9

Saturday, August 13

Tuesday, August 16

Tuesday, August 23


September

Tuesday, September 6

Tuesday, September 13


November

Tuesday, November 8


December

Saturday, December 10

  • Louisiana (runoffs if needed)
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