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36 governors. 35 senators. 26 states deciding both at once: a Senate & gubernatorial 2026 breakdown

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However, the initiative will not affect the already-approved TID for the Vantage project.

The vote was 66.4% 'Yes' to 33.6% 'No.' The initiative was proposed after the Port Washington City Council approved a development agreement with Vantage Data Centers to build a $15B, 670-acre data center campus. operated by OpenAI and Oracle.

UPDATE: The first of these five ballot measures related to data centers has been decided. Voters in Port Washington, Wisconsin, approved a ballot initiative requiring voter approval before the city can create or approve a Tax Incremental District (TID) with a projected base property value of $10M+.

As AI drives demand for computing power, questions about data centers are popping up on local ballots across the country. These aren't federal decisions; they're neighborhood ones. Your voice and your vote truly matter.

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Kiley is the sole independent in the chamber.

Although Kiley has changed his party affiliation to independent, he said he will caucus with Republicans until Jan. 3, 2027 — the end of the 119th Congress.

On March 9, Rep. Kevin Kiley, who represents California's 3rd Congressional District, announced that he was immediately changing his party affiliation from Republican to independent. His decision means Republicans now have a 217-214 majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, with 3 vacancies.

16. Incumbent Rep. Julie Johnson (D) and Collin Allred (D) will advance to a May 26 runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the Democratic primary for Texas' 33rd Congressional District on March 3.

15. Incumbent Rep. Al Green (D) and incumbent Rep. Christian Menefee (D) will advance to a May 26 runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the Democratic primary for Texas' 18th Congressional District on March 3.

14. Incumbent Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D) defeated two other candidates in the Democratic primary for Texas' 29th Congressional District on March 3. As of 12:55 p.m. EST on March 4, Garcia received 58.2% of the vote to second-place finisher Jarvis Johnson's (D) 35.7%.

13. Jon Bonck (R) and Shelly deZevallos (R) advanced to a runoff after no candidate received a majority in the Republican primary for Texas' 38th Congressional District on March 3. The primary runoff will be held on May 26.

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12. Nate Sheets (R) defeated incumbent Sid Miller (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on March 3, 2026. As of 11:38 a.m. EST on March 4, Sheets had received 52.7% of the vote to Miller's 47.3%.

11. Chris Gober (R) defeated nine other candidates in the Republican primary for Texas' 10th Congressional District on March 3. As of 10:15 a.m. EST on March 4, Gober received 51.2% to second-place finisher Ben Bius' 14%.

10. James Talarico (D) defeated Jasmine Crockett (D) and Ahmad Hassan (D) in the primary election for Texas’ Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. As of 9:50 a.m. EST on March 4, Talarico received 52.8% of the vote to Crockett’s 45.9%.

9. Alex Mealer (R) and Briscoe Cain (R) will advance to a May 26 runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the Republican primary for Texas' 9th Congressional District.

8. Incumbent Tony Gonzales (R) and Brandon Herrera (R) will advance to a runoff on May 26 after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the primary election for Texas' 23rd Congressional District. As of 1:25 a.m. EST on March 4, Gonzales received 42.54% to Herrera’s 42.53%.

7. Steve Toth (R) defeated incumbent Daniel Crenshaw (R) and two other candidates in the Republican primary for Texas’ 2nd Congressional District. As of 1 a.m. EST on March 4, Toth had received 57.3% of the vote to Crenshaw’s 39.3%.

6. Eric Flores (R) defeated Mayra Flores (R) and four other candidates in the Republican primary for Texas' 34th Congressional District. As of 12:45 a.m. EST on March 4, Eric Flores had received 56.6% of the vote to second-place finisher Mayra Flores' 23.7%.

5. Jessica Steinmann (R) defeated Brett Jensen (R), Nick Tran (R), and three other candidates in the Republican primary for Texas’ 8th Congressional District. As of 11:50 p.m. EST, Steinmann received 69.8% of the vote to Jensen’s 12.7%.

4. Mark Teixeira (R) defeated Jason Cahill (R), Trey Trainor (R), and nine other candidates in the Republican primary election in Texas’ 21 Congressional District. As of 11:43 p.m. EST, Teixeira received 61.4% to Cahill’s 10.1%.

3. Incumbent John Cornyn (R) and Ken Paxton (R) will advance to a runoff on May 26 after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the primary election for Texas' Republican U.S. Senate nomination. As of 10:56 EST, Cornyn had received 42.9% of the vote to Paxton's 40.5%.

2. Laurie Buckhout (R) defeated four other candidates in the Republican primary for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District. Buckout will face incumbent Rep. Donald Davis (D), who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, in the general election.