Primaries and Redistricting Harden the 2026 Map
Monday, June 8, 2026 · 11 min
Texas Senate’s Cornyn-Paxton runoff and Pennsylvania’s Shapiro-Garrity governor matchup sharpen the 2026 midterm map, while Cook’s AL-02 rating shift and the broader redistricting fight show how much of the House battlefield is being redrawn before voters arrive.
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Texas Senate’s Cornyn-Paxton runoff and Pennsylvania’s Shapiro-Garrity governor matchup sharpen the 2026 midterm map, while Cook’s AL-02 rating shift and the broader redistricting fight show how much of the House battlefield is being redrawn before voters arrive.
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- Pennsylvania Governor Primary Election 2026 Live Results: Shapiro, Garrity Projected Winners — NBC News
[Skip to Results](#content) IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Live # Pennsylvania Governor Primary Results 2026 [Add NBC News to Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=nbcnews.com) Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and state Treasurer Stacy Garrity have been on a collision course for months, with neither facing opponents in their…
- Step Back — When people say Republicans have “won” the 2026 redistricting fight, how much of the House map is actually locked in before voters show up — and where can courts, turnout, or candidate quality still scramble that advantage?
Background sources
- Republicans won the redistricting battle. Now voters will decide whether they win Congress | PBS News — PBS News
- Republicans won the redistricting battle. Now voters will decide whether they win Congress - ABC News — ABC News
- Factbox-How Republicans are winning the war over US congressional redistricting, state by state | MWC Sandbox/Syndication — Thomson Reuters
- Trump and Republicans head to 2026 with a redistricting edge : NPR — Larry Kaplow
- Gerrymandering, the Supreme Court, and the 2026 Midterm Elections | Council on Foreign Relations — Council on Foreign Relations
- How GOP redistricting makes Democrat's 2026 House path harder — Andrew Pantazi
- Voting rights ruling amps up redistricting contests. Will states move before November? - CSMonitor.com — The Christian Science Monitor
- State of Michigan’s gubernatorial race after Mike Duggan ends independent campaign | City Pulse — City Pulse
State of Michigan’s gubernatorial race after Mike Duggan ends independent campaign | City Pulse Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Mike Ellis/City Pulse Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson campaigned in Lansing on April 30. Mike Ellis Posted Wednesday, May 27, 2026 12:57 am Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, betting on frustrations from both Republicans and Democrats over the two-party duopoly,…
- Cook Political Report 2026 House Ratings - 270toWin — 270toWin
 Follow # Cook Political Report 2026 House Ratings ##### As of June 3, 2026 The current 2026 House ratings from [Cook Political Report](https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings). Use this as a starting point to create and share your own 2026 House forecast. You can also view these ratings [as a…
- Texas Primary Election Results 2026 : NPR — NPR
  ## [2026 Primaries and Caucuses](..) # Texas Results State lawmaker James Talarico won the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, while on the Republican side, a runoff will decide the winner between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and his challenger, Attorney General Ken Paxton. If no candidate receives more than 50% support in a contest, a runoff…