Several States and DC Hold Primaries and Runoffs: What to Watch

In Washington, the three-term incumbent mayor isn’t seeking a fourth term, opening a scramble among Democrats to fill the vacancy.

Maine residents cast their ballots at a polling station in Bangor, Maine, on June 9, 2026. CJ Gunther/Getty Images

Maine residents cast their ballots at a polling station in Bangor, Maine, on June 9, 2026. CJ Gunther/Getty Images

Today, voters in Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Washington, D.C., will go to the polls—or in some cases, return to the polls—to make their pick for a series of local and federal offices.

The top races of the night, as far as national observers are concerned, will be held in Georgia, where Republicans are competing for two key offices: the gubernatorial nomination and the Republican Senate nomination.