The Louisiana legislature may amend the election law for U.S. House races, for 2026 only, from a closed primary, to the old system in which every candidate runs in November, with a December run-off in races in which no one gets 50% in November. See this story.
If that happens, it will mean that independent and minor party candidates will be able to run for U.S. House this year.
Here is the map, according to Punchbowl News. Thanks to Political Wire for the introduction.
According to the Indiana Secretary of State website, as of 10AM ET, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (T) means Trump endorsed candidate. I think Indiana primary law can best be stated that it is a closed primary, but on a voters’ honor system, because each voter’s party affiliation is not recorded on their voter registration record.
Senate District 1: Trevor G. DeVries (T) 6,786 (75.1%); Daniel (Dan) Dernulc 2,104 (23.3%); Nader Liddawi 144 (1.6%).
Senate District 11: Brian S. Schmutzler (T) 3,310 (55.8%); Linda Rogers 2,627 (44.2%).
Senate District 19: Blake Fletcher (T) 8,684 (61.5%); Travis Holdman 5,441 (38.5%).
Senate District 21: Tracey Powell (T) 8,523 (64.7%); James (Jim) Buck 4,648 (35.3%).
Senate District 23: Spencer R. Deery 6,334 (50.0%); Paula K. Copenhaver (T) 6,331 (50.0%). Yes, a three vote margin. This district contains or is near Purdue University in West Lafayette.
Senate District 38: Greg Goode 6,280 (53.6%); Brenda K. Wilson (T) 4,220 (36.0%); Alexandra Wilson 1,221 (10.4%).
From WFYI, the Indianapolis PBS station, is the following on this election:
“Alexandra Wilson — not related to Brenda Wilson — is also on the ballot. Her candidacy has drawn a legal challenge from James Bopp, a longtime conservative attorney, who has called her a “phony” candidate.
“Others have worried that Alexandra’s candidacy is an effort to confuse voters because of her shared last name with Brenda Wilson.
“On social media, Alexandra Wilson has denied those allegations.
“Wilson faced White House pressure to drop out of the race as well as legal questions over whether a 2010 criminal charge would keep her off the ballot. The Indiana Election Commission deadlocked twice over the question. A judge approved her to appear on the May ballot less than a month before election day.”
Senate District 41: Michelle Davis (T) 7,314 (58.8%); Greg Walker 5,134 (41.2%).
This article in Vox says that if the predicted blue wave is big enough and deep enough in legislative and Governor elections in certain states, the National Popular Vote plan may go into effect before the 2028 presidential election.
With the recent passage of the compact agreement in Virginia, states that have 222 electoral votes have passed the compact. Only states with at least 48 more electoral votes need to pass it for it to become effective, pending, of course, the inevitable legal challenges.
The article says that the targeted states for the compact’s advocates are Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada and New Hampshire.
Hugh Lytle, a Scottsdale businessman and former walk on quarterback at Arizona State University, put the address of a UPS store at which he had a private mailbox, on his candidate form, even though the form mandated a residential address. The Supreme Court of Arizona has ruled that he may remain on the No Labels Party Primary ballot for Governor in Arizona this year. The Arizona Primary Election date is July 21, 2026.
Here is a story from The Arizona Daily Star.
Here is the Opinion. Beckman v Lytle, cv-26-0124.
