The write-in effort was a huge success, and we are both appearing on the ballot in November to represent the Republican Party ...

This story was updated July 8, 2025, to characterize the membership of the Freedom Caucus in the Montana state Senate.

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Pennsylvania remains one of the most restrictive states in determining who can participate in primary elections.

Five Democrats and three Republicans are running in a July 15 primary election in southern Arizona to succeed the late ...

By the time Montana’s 2026 elections roll around, there could be some big changes to the way people in the state vote – if ...

Zohran Mamdani has promised rent freezes, free child care, and free bus transportation. Salena Zito dismissed the popularity of these policies nationwide.

Montana currently has open, but partisan, primary elections. This means voters can choose whatever party primary they want to vote in, but they can only vote for candidates in that one party.

A ballot measure seeking to repeal ranked choice voting could also have far-reaching implications for Alaska’s primary system.

Several of the ballot measures would pair nonpartisan primaries with ranked choice voting for general elections. (Alaska, on the other hand, will vote on getting rid of its ranked choice system.) ...

States consider open primaries to reduce political polarization and empower voters. Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and South Dakota are considering changes.