Chicago sees high voter turnout ahead of Illinois primary

Chicago sees high voter turnout ahead of Illinois primary – CBS News Watch CBS News The Chicago Board of Elections says early voting numbers for Tuesday’s primary election are already higher than in previous midterm years. CBS News political director Fin Gómez joins to discuss the state of Illinois’ Senate race. Source link

Latino Texans helped fuel a surge in Democratic primary turnout, as GOP aims to hold onto gains

Latino voters helped propel record turnout in last week’s Texas primaries — with most voting in the Democratic contest — a trend Democrats are watching closely as they try to reclaim ground with the group and pull off an upset win in the red-leaning state’s Senate contest. Over 4.4 million ballots were cast in last … Read more

Steve Kornacki: What Democrats’ sky-high turnout in the Texas primary does — and doesn’t — mean for November

Democrats in Texas are feeling enthusiastic about their voters’ enthusiasm — and for good reason. For the first time in a generation, it appears they have outpaced Republicans in turnout for a midterm primary in the state. It’s a significant achievement for a party that believes that in James Talarico and 2026, it has finally … Read more