On March 3, voters went to the polls for the first primary elections of the 2026 midterm election cycle.
The elections in Texas and North Carolina had the highest stakes for the control of Congress in 2027.
5 Takeaways From the March 3 Primary Elections
Though most of the results aligned with expectations ahead of the election, the night saw at least one major electoral surprise.
An early voting polling site at East Carolina University as North Carolina begins its midterm primary elections, in Greenville, N.C., on Feb. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
