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Two hotly contested U.S. Senate primaries in Texas will help officially kick off the 2026 midterm election cycle Tuesday

Voters in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas are heading to the polls for primary elections on March 3 to decide their party nominees for U.S. Senate and other offices ahead of the November general election.

Voters in three states headed to the polls, with a four-term incumbent Republican senator in Texas seeking to fend off a primary challenge from his state's starkly conservative attorney general. Texas Democrats will be choosing their own candidate in hopes of breaking their decades-long losing streak in the state.

Results in three states that are holding primaries on Tuesday will begin showing up online Tuesday night, but the winners might not all be known quickly. Election officials in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas could be counting ballots late into the night on Tuesday.

Voters in Texas on Tuesday will pick Democratic and Republican candidates for November's midterm elections that will determine control of the U.S. Congress for the next two years, in a state where races have been shaken up dramatically by an aggressive redistricting campaign.

Voters in Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas are casting their ballots in congressional primary races, along with various local offices. All three states will make their voices heard on Tuesday, choosing candidates to face off for U.

Make your voice heard in today’s Texas Primary Election. Visit for polling locations, what to bring, and important reminders. pic.twitter.com/jLfUgHnGbF Democrats were leading Republicans in voter turnout by the end of early voting on February 27,