Read the field before the ballot.
Federal primary dates are set by each state. Which voters can pull which ballot depends on state law — closed, open, semi-closed, or top-two. The contests with the most national attention are surfaced below, sorted by recent news coverage.
Incumbents in upcoming primary states, ranked by news coverage in the last 14 days.
Next 90 days, grouped by date.
Top-four nonpartisan; RCV general
Provisional — official RI calendar not yet posted
43 states earlier in the 2026 cycle.
Sources: Ballotpedia, FEC, FVAP, NCSL. Primary dates are subject to change by state legislatures; cross-check with your state elections office before voting. DeepSyte tracks federal primaries only — gubernatorial and state-legislature primaries are not on this calendar.
Outcomes from primaries that have already voted this cycle.