In the 2022 midterm elections, the United States will elect a new Congress and parts of the Senate. But first, many candidates have to get through the primaries.
USA – There is still a long way to go until the USA a new Congress is elected. But it will be exciting long before the Midterms (“Mid-Elections”) to be held on November 8, 2022.
There will be primary elections in all 50 states. In these so-called primarys it is determined who the republican and the democrats enter the race on election day.
Midterms 2022: US midterm election schedule
| 08. November 2022 | US-Midterms 2022 |
| December 06, 2022 | Georgia: possible runoff |
| December 10, 2022 | Louisiana: possible runoff |
| 03 January 2023 | New US Congress convenes |
Midterms 2022 in the USA: 35 seats in the Senate are up for election
In the midterm elections, 35 states each fill a seat in the US Senate. The 34 regular elections were joined by an extraordinary election in Oklahoma with the announced resignation of Republican Jim Inhofe. Of those 35 seats, 14 are currently held by Democrats and 21 by Republicans. The primaries will determine who the parties will nominate for the Senate seat in November. The primary begins May 3 in Ohio and Indiana and ends September 13 in New Hampshire.
The first primary in Ohio also brought a triumph for Donald Trump. The former president is active as the Republican kingmaker in the midterms. In Ohio actually won by his endorsed author JD Vance the Republican primary well ahead of original favorite Josh Mandel. Vance’s opponent on November 8th is Tim Ryan. The Democrat prevailed in the party’s primaries from President Joe Biden clear through. In Indiana Republican incumbent Todd Young and Democrat Thomas McDermott, Jr. were unopposed.
On May 17, it came in in the Republican primary Pennsylvania to the expected nail-biter. The candidate Mehmet Oz, who is supported by Donald Trump, narrowly prevailed against David McCormick. On May 24, Herschel Walker won the Republican primary in Georgia won. Opponent in November will be Democrat Raphael Warnock.
Midterms 2022: Senate primary results
| Will Boyd | Katie Britt |
| Patricia Chesbro | Lisa Murkowski, Buzz Kelley and Kelly Tshibaka |
| Mark Kelly | Blake Masters |
| Natalie James | John Boozman |
| Michael Bennet | Joe O’Dea |
| Richard Blumenthal | Leora Levy |
| Val Demings | blond frame |
| Raphael Warnock | Herschel Walker |
| Brian Schatz | Bob McDermott |
| David Roth | Mike Crapo |
| Tammy Duckworth | Kathy Salvi |
| Thomas McDermott, Jr. | Todd Young |
| Michael Franken | Chuck Grassley |
| Alex Padilla | Mark Meuser |
| Mark Holland | Jerry Moran |
| Charles Booker | Rand Paul |
| M.V. Mendoza, Luke Mixon, Salvador Rodriguez, Syrita Steib | John Neely Kennedy, Devin Lance Graham |
| Chris Van Hollen | Chris Chaffee |
| Trudy Busch Valentine | Eric Schmitt |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Adam Laxalt |
| Maggie Hassan | Don Bolduc |
| Chuck Schumer | Joe Pinion |
| Cheri Beasley | Ted Budd |
| Katrina Christiansen | John Hoeven |
| Tim Ryan | JD Vance |
| Madison Horn | James Lankford |
| Kendra Horn | Markwayne Mullin |
| Ron Wyden | Jo Rae Perkins |
| John Fetterman | Mehmet Oz |
| Krystle Matthews | Tim Scott |
| Brian Bengs | John Thune |
| Evan McMullin (Independent) | Mike Lee |
| Peter Welch | Gerald Malloy |
| Patty Murray | Tiffany Smiley |
| Mandela Barnes | Ron Johnson |
Midterms 2022: Election to the House of Representatives
All 435 seats are up for election in the US House of Representatives election. Members of Parliament are elected by direct vote in their constituency for two years. Since the 2022 midterm election will be the first to use the 2020 United States Census seat allocation, all electoral districts have been rebalanced. The Democrats currently have a majority of 221 seats, the Republicans hold 209 seats, and five seats are vacant. These will be filled in five special elections in June and August. However, the winners of the special elections will only complete the term in the 117th US Congress, which runs until January 2023.
Of particular importance here is the special election in Alaskawhere the arch-conservative former governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin after the death of former Congressman Don Young for the vacant seat in the House of Representatives. Due to a change in the electoral law in 2020, the previous primaries of the parties were abolished. In the non-partisan primary on June 11, the four candidates with the most votes from the field of 48 candidates qualified for the actual election on August 16.
In fact, Palin got the most votes. With 27.0% of the vote, she was well ahead of Republican Nick Begich III (19.1%). The non-partisan Al Gross came third with 12.6 percent, but then withdrew his candidacy. Democrat Mary Peltola (10.1%) also qualified for the ballot. And Santa Claus? Santa Claus, whose real name is Thomas O’Connor, received 4.6%.
But then the special election on August 16 brought a surprising result. Mary Peltola narrowly defeated Sarah Palin. The seat will then be reassigned at the midterms on November 8th. Then Palin has a chance for revenge.
Midterms 2022: gubernatorial election
In the midterm elections in the USA, the governor posts will also be filled in 36 states. The Democrats currently hold 16 and the Republicans 20 seats. The primary begins March 1st in Texas and ends September 20th in Massachusetts.
The first primary took place on March 1st in Texas instead of. Republican incumbent Greg Abbott didn’t give his party opponents the slightest chance and prevailed with 66.8 percent of the votes. The result for the Democrats was even clearer. Hope Beto O’Rourke even received 91.32% of all votes. On May 10 sat in Nebraska Carol Blood (Democrat) and Jim Pillen (Republican), who narrowly defeated Donald Trump-backed millionaire Charles W. Herbster.
The most important decision on May 24 fell in Georgia. Here sat down Brian Kemp, supported by Trump Vice President Mike Pence Trump-backed candidate David Perdue won 73.54 percent of the vote, with just 21.94 percent of the vote. Stacey Abrams will represent the Democrats. In Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) and Chris Jones (D) prevailed.
Midterms 2022: Primary results for gubernatorial posts
| Alabama | Yolanda Rochelle Flowers | Kay Ivey |
| Alaska | Les Gara (D) and Bill Walker (I) | Mike J. Dunleavy und Charlie Pierce |
| Arizona | Katie Hobbs | Kari Lake |
| Arkansas | Chris Jones | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
| Colorado | Jared Polis | Heidi Ganahl |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont | Bob Stefanowski |
| Florida | Charlie Grist | Ron DeSantis |
| Georgia | Stacey Abrams | Brian Kemp |
| Hawaii | Josh Green | Duke Aion |
| Idaho | Stephen Heidt | Brad Little |
| Illinois | J.B. Pritzker | Darren Bailey |
| Iowa | Deidre DeJear | Kim Reynolds |
| California | Gavin Newsom | Brian Dahle |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly | Derek Schmidt |
| Maine | Janet Mills | Paul LePage |
| Maryland | Wes Moore | And Cox |
| Massachusetts | Maura Healey | Geoff Diehl |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | Tudor Dixon |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz | Scott Jensen |
| Nebraska | Carol Blood | Jim Pills |
| Nevada | Steve Sisolak | Joe Lombardo |
| New Hampshire | Tom Sherman | Chris Sununu |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Mark Ronchetti |
| New York | Kathy Hochul | Lee Zeldin |
| Ohio | Nan Whaley | Mike DeWine |
| Oklahoma | Joy Hofmeister | Kevin Stitt |
| Oregon | From Kotek | Christine Drazan |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | Doug Mastriano |
| Rhode Island | Dan McKee | Ashley Callus |
| South Carolina | Joe Cunningham | Henry McMaster |
| South Dakota | Jamie Smith | Kristi Noem |
| Tennessee | Jason Martin | Bill Lee |
| Texas | Beto O’Rourke | Greg Abbott |
| Vermont | Brenda Seal | Phil Scott |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers | Tim Michels |
| Wyoming | Terry Livingston | Mark Gordon |
Midterms 2022: when the state primaries will take place
- March 01: Texas
- 03. From: Indiana, Ohio
- May 10: Nebraska, West Virginia
- 17. May: Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania
- 24. Oil: Alabama, Georgia
- June 7: Iowa, California, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota
- 14. June: Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina
- June 21: Virginia
- 28. June: Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, Utah
- July 19: Maryland
- 2. August: Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Washington
- 4. August: Tennesee
- 9. August: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin
- 13. August: Hawaii
- 16. August: Alaska, Wyoming
- 23. August: Florida
- 6. September: Massachusetts
- 13. September: Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
- (Louisiana has no area codes, there will be regular elections on November 8, 2022)
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