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❓What happened last night: Arizona picks its nominees for competitive gubernatorial and congressional races
Arizona held its primary election on July 21, and the Grand Canyon State has a pretty cool flag.
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Primary season resumed with a bang on Tuesday. The key swing state of Arizona held its nomination contests for a number of big...
Arizona Primaries Livestream
Primary season is back in business! Our election coverage returns to action tonight after a three-week hiatus from state primary elections. This time around, it’s the key swing state of Arizona holding pivotal primaries for a competitive gu...
🏛📊 Decision Desk HQ's 2026 Forecast: The Senate Seats That Will Matter Most
🍺 What’s on tap 🚰
Today’s newsletter features:
Opening Bell: Must-read items about elections and politics.
The Frontrunner: We continue our introduction to Decision Desk HQ’s 2026 election forecast by delving into the contest for the...
Where the polls stand as Decision Desk HQ launches its 2026 forecast
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Weekly Spotlight
On Wednesday, Decision Desk HQ released its 2026 election forecast for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives! For the rest of this election season, we will be using the Polling Memo to review...
DDHQ's Geoffrey Skelley Reveals Their 2026 Forecast!
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Fast and reliable results and analysis for elections at every level, from federal to local. Find our analysis at https://decisiondeskhq.substack.com.
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Chief Elections Analyst for Decision Desk HQ. Data journalist, elections guru, and close observer of American politics. Alum of FiveThirtyEight and Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Kaleigh Rogers is a freelance reporter covering elections and politics. She was previously the polling reporter for the New York Times, and a politics reporter at FiveThirtyEight.
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