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In the 2022 midterm elections, the United States will elect a new Congress and parts of the Senate. But first, many candidates have to get through the primaries.
USA – It is still some time before a new congress is elected in the USA. But things are already getting exciting long before the midterms take place on November 8, 2022.
There will be primary elections in all 50 states. In these so-called primaries, it is determined who Republicans and Democrats will send into the race on election day.
Midterms 2022 in the USA: 35 seats in the Senate are up for election
In the midterm elections, 35 states each fill a seat in the US Senate. The 34 regular elections were joined by an extraordinary election in Oklahoma with the announced resignation of Republican Jim Inhofe. Of those 35 seats, 14 are currently held by Democrats and 21 by Republicans. The primaries will determine who the parties will nominate for the Senate seat in November. The primary begins May 3 in Ohio and Indiana and ends September 13 in New Hampshire.
The first primary in Ohio also brought a triumph for Donald Trump. The former president is active as the Republican kingmaker in the midterms. In Ohio In fact, author JD Vance, who he endorsed, won the Republican primary well ahead of original favorite Josh Mandel. Vance’s opponent on November 8th is Tim Ryan. The Democrat prevailed in President Joe Biden’s party primaries. In Indiana Republican incumbent Todd Young and Democrat Thomas McDermott, Jr. were unopposed.
On May 17, it came in in the Republican primary Pennsylvania to the expected nail-biter. The candidate Mehmet Oz, who is supported by Donald Trump, is currently just ahead of David McCormick, but the postal votes have not yet been counted. With the Democrats, John Fetterman retained the upper hand. There were clear results in the primary elections in Kentucky. Republican incumbent Rand Paul received 86.3 percent of the vote, while Democrat Charles Booker got 73.3 percent. In North Carolina Cheri Beasley (Democrats) and Ted Budd (Republicans) clearly prevailed. The candidates in Idaho are Mike Crapo (R) and David Roth (D).
On May 24, Herschel Walker won the Republican primary in Georgia won. Opponent in November will be Democrat Raphael Warnock. In Arkansas Natalie James (D) and John Boozman (R) prevailed. In Alabama, Katie Britt and Mo Brooks qualified for the June 21 runoff in the Republican Senate primary. Will Boyd prevailed among the Democrats.
Midterms 2022: Senate primary results
| Alabama | Will Boyd | Katie Britt or Mo Brooks |
| Alaska | ||
| Arizona | ||
| Arkansas | Natalie James | John Boozman |
| Colorado | ||
| Connecticut | ||
| Florida | ||
| Georgia | Raphael Warnock | Herschel Walker |
| Hawaii | ||
| Idaho | David Roth | Mike Crapo |
| Illinois | ||
| Indiana | Thomas McDermott, Jr. | Todd Young |
| Iowa | ||
| California | ||
| Kansas | ||
| Kentucky | Charles Booker | Rand Paul |
| Louisiana | ||
| Maryland | ||
| Missouri | ||
| Nevada | ||
| New Hampshire | ||
| New York | ||
| North Carolina | Cheri Beasley | Ted Budd |
| North Dakota | ||
| Ohio | Tim Ryan | JD Vance |
| Oklahoma 1 | ||
| Oklahoma 2 | ||
| Oregon | Ron Wyden | Joe Rae Perkins or Darin Harbick |
| Pennsylvania | John Fetterman | Mehmet Oz or David McCormick |
| South Carolina | ||
| South Dakota | ||
| Utah | ||
| Vermont | ||
| Washington | ||
| Wisconsin |
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Midterms 2022: Election to the House of Representatives
All 435 seats are up for election in the US House of Representatives election. Members of Parliament are elected by direct vote in their constituency for two years. Since the 2022 midterm election will be the first to use the 2020 United States Census seat allocation, all electoral districts have been rebalanced. The Democrats currently have a majority of 221 seats, the Republicans hold 209 seats, and five seats are vacant. These will be filled in five special elections in June and August. However, the winners of the special elections will only complete the term in the 117th US Congress, which runs until January 2023. The following districts are affected.
| district | Deadline |
| Alaska at-large | August 16 (area code June 11) |
| California 22 | June 7 |
| Minnesota 1 | 9. August |
| Nebraska 1 | June 28 |
| Texas 34 | 14th of June |
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Of particular importance here is the special election in Alaska, where arch-conservative former governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is running for the vacant seat in the House of Representatives after the death of former Congressman Don Young. Due to a change in the electoral law in 2020, the previous primaries of the parties were abolished. There is a cross-party primary for this, which is scheduled for June 11th. From the field of 51 applicants, the four candidates with the most votes qualify for the actual election on August 16th. This is exactly the same day that the primary election for the regular election for the 118th US Congress takes place in Alaska. It is expected that Palin will also run here (the candidacy must be submitted by June 1st).
Midterms 2022: gubernatorial election
In the midterm elections in the USA, the governor posts will also be filled in 36 states. The Democrats currently hold 16 and the Republicans 20 seats. The primary begins March 1st in Texas and ends September 20th in Massachusetts.
The first primary took place on March 1st in Texas instead of. The Republican incumbent Greg Abbott didn’t give his inner-party opponents the slightest chance and prevailed with 66.8 percent of the votes. The result for the Democrats was even clearer. Hope Beto O’Rourke even received 91.32% of all votes. On May 3rd, in Ohio chosen. Here the incumbent governor Mike DeWine (Republican) and the mayor of Dayton Nan Whaley (Democrat) prevailed. On May 10 sat in Nebraska Carol Blood (Democrat) and Jim Pillen (Republican), who narrowly defeated Donald Trump-backed millionaire Charles W. Herbster.
On May 17 sat in Idaho Stephen Heidt (D) and Brad Little (R) by. The candidates for Pennsylvania are Josh Shapiro (D) and Doug Mastriano (R). In Oregon Tina Kotek (D) and Christine Drazan (R) qualified for the midterms.
The most important decision on May 24 fell in Georgia. Here, Brian Kemp, supported by Trump’s deputy Mike Pence, prevailed with 73.54 percent of the votes against Trump-supported candidate David Perdue, who accounted for only 21.94 percent of the votes. Stacey Abrams will represent the Democrats. In Alabama Yolanda Rochelle Flowers and Malika Sanders-Fortier qualified for the June 21 Democratic runoff. Kay Ivey won the Republican party primary. In Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) and Chris Jones (D) prevailed.
Midterms 2022: Primary results for gubernatorial posts
| Alabama | Yolanda Rochelle Flowers or Malika Sanders-Fortier | Kay Ivey |
| Alaska | ||
| Arizona | ||
| Arkansas | Chris Jones | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
| Colorado | ||
| Connecticut | ||
| Florida | ||
| Georgia | Stacey Abrams | Brian Kemp |
| Hawaii | ||
| Idaho | Stephen Heidt | Brad Little |
| Illinois | ||
| Iowa | ||
| California | ||
| Kansas | ||
| Maine | ||
| Maryland | ||
| Massachusetts | ||
| Michigan | ||
| Minnesota | ||
| Nebraska | Carol Blood | Jim Pills |
| Nevada | ||
| New Hampshire | ||
| New Mexico | ||
| New York | ||
| Ohio | Nan Whaley | Mike DeWine |
| Oklahoma | ||
| Oregon | Tina Kotek | Christine Drazan |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | Doug Mastriano |
| Rhode Island | ||
| South Carolina | ||
| South Dakota | ||
| Tennessee | ||
| Texas | Beto O’Rourke | Greg Abbott |
| Vermont | ||
| Wisconsin | ||
| Wyoming |
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Midterms 2022: when the state primaries will take place
- March 1st: Texas
- 03. May: Indiana, Ohio
- May 10: Nebraska, West Virginia
- 17. Mai: Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania
- May 24: Alabama, Georgia
- 7. Juni: Iowa, Kalifornien, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota
- 14. June: Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina
- June 21: Virginia
- 28. Juni: Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, Utah
- July 19: Maryland
- 2. August: Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Washington
- 4. August: Tennesee
- 9. August: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin
- 13. August: Hawaii
- 16. August: Alaska, Wyoming
- 23. August: Florida
- 6. September: Massachusetts
- 13. September: Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
- (Louisiana has no area codes, there will be regular elections on November 8, 2022)
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