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High-profile 2026 midterm races in California, Texas and other key states are driving higher spend earlier in the cycle, AdImpact found.

Elections advertising spend for 2026 expected to reach record high, outpacing presidential years High-profile 2026 midterm races in California, Texas and other key states are driving higher spend earlier in the cycle, AdImpact found.

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson (R) has ordered his office to begin preparing for the potential return to legislative district maps drawn in 2022, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais. Portions of the map were redrawn in 2024 under a federal court order that required the state to add Black-majority districts. (Supertalk)

Mississippi secretary of state begins preparing for possible return to 2022 legislative maps - SuperTalk Mississippi Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson has instructed his office to begin preparing for a potential return to the state’s 2022 legislative district

MD Voted Early or Absentee as of 6/11/26 // 94,559
Statewide Primary Election
Party ID: Democratic 76.7% / Republican 18.3% / Nonpartisan 4.6%
Ages: 65+ 68.3% / 50-64 16.2% / 40-49 5.7% / 30-39 3.5% / 18-29 0.8%
Gender: Female 57.8% / Male 42.1%
Ethnicity: White 52.7% / African American 27.7% / Hispanic 2.7% /Asian 2.8%
Veteran: 7.2%
Urbanicity Classification: Suburban 48.2% / Rural 15% / Urban 36.6%

CO Voted Early or Absentee as of 6/11/26 // 4,691
Statewide Primary Election
Party ID: Democratic 42.5% / Republican 23.7% / Nonpartisan 32.9%
Ages: 65+ 54.5% / 50-64 19.1% / 40-49 10% / 30-39 9.7% / 18-29 6.4%
Gender: Female 51.1% / Male 48.8%
Ethnicity: White 74.7% / African American 1.4% / Hispanic 6.8% /Asian 2.3%
Veteran: 5.6%
Urbanicity Classification: Suburban 28.7% / Rural 17.7% / Urban 53.5%

GA Voted Early or Absentee as of 6/11/26 // 247,683
Statewide Primary Election
Modeled Party ID: Democratic 34% / Republican 65.2% / Nonpartisan 0.7%
Ages: 65+ 65.1% / 50-64 23.5% / 40-49 5.4% / 30-39 3.1% / 18-29 2.6%
Gender: Female 54.8% / Male 45.1%
Ethnicity: White 65.1% / African American 23.7% / Hispanic 1.8% /Asian 0.8%
Veteran: 5%
Urbanicity Classification: Suburban 57.5% / Rural 28.1% / Urban 14.2%

The Florida Supreme Court will allow the state to conduct elections this year under a new U.S. House district map approved by the legislature last month. The court denied a request for an injunction from voters who had sued. (State Affairs)

Florida High Court Clears Way for New Congressional Map Florida Supreme Court rejected a bid to block the new congressional redistricting plan, which Republicans hope will secure four additional U.S. House seats.

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REDISTRICTING: Democrats are targeting up to 13 states for new congressional district lines after the midterms. The DLCC said the party would seek to redraw lines in states where Dems already have supermajorities (CO, MD, NJ and NY), are close to supermajorities (NV, OR and WA) or where the party hopes to win total control this year (AZ, MI, MN, WI, NH) Pluribus News

Dems plan post-midterm redistricting push - Pluribus News National Democrats are laying the foundation for a major push to redraw congressional district lines in new legislative sessions next year, counting on a promising midterm election landscape giving them a boost in the party’s long-term hopes of maintaining control of the U.S. House.

ND Republicans Voted Early or Absentee as of 6/8/26 // 26,020
Statewide Primary Election
Ages: 65+ 67.7% / 50-64 21.1% / 40-49 7.9% / 30-39 2.1% / 18-29 0.3%
Gender: Female 50% / Male 48.9%
Ethnicity: White 80.1% / African American 0.02% / Hispanic 0.1% /Asian 0.7%
Veteran: 10.9%
Urbanicity Classification: Suburban 32.9% / Rural 66.7%

ND Democrats Voted Early or Absentee as of 6/8/26 // 12,210
Statewide Primary Election
Ages: 65+ 56.1% / 50-64 20.6% / 40-49 8.9% / 30-39 3.2% / 18-29 0.8%
Gender: Female 57.5% / Male 41.2%
Ethnicity: White 77.7% / African American 0.5% / Hispanic 2.1% /Asian 0.7%
Veteran: 1.1%
Urbanicity Classification: Suburban 63.5% / Rural 36.2%