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24 changes to the candidate list.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

24 changes to the candidate list:

California: House CD 7: Zachariah Wooden (Republican) - added.

Colorado: Governor: Antonio Martinez (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Florida: Senate Class 3 Special: Shawn Stefan Bettis (Democratic) - added.

Illinois (17 March primary update): House CD 14: Krystal Dorey (Write-in [Republican]) - lost Primary. Comptroller: state Senator Karina Villa (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Maine (filing has closed for the 9 June 2 primary): Senate Class 2: Natasha Alcala (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Carmen Vincent Calabrese (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Tucker Favreau (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Andrea LaFlamme (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Daniel C. "Dan" Smeriglio (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 1: Joshua James Duprey (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Andrew Piantidosi (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Tiffany Danielle Roberts (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 2: James L. Clark (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Louis Sigel (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Minnesota: House CD 6: Kelly Doss (Independent) - added.

New Mexico: Senate Class 1: Mira O'Connor (Independent) - added. Senate Class 2: Mira O'Connell (Independent) - added. Governor: Daniel Hernandez (Independent) - added. Lieutenant Governor: Andrew J. "Drew" Cloutier (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; David M. Gallegos (Republican) - re-added.

Oklahoma: House CD 1: Kelly Walsh (Republican) - added.

South Carolina: Senate Class 2: Chris Stephenson (Republican) - added.

Texas: House CD 32: Ryan Binkley (Republican) - 17 March 2026 - "... I am announcing my withdrawal from the race for U.S. Congress ...."

112 changes to the candidate list. Illinois 17 March primary recap.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

112 changes to the candidate list:

Colorado: Governor: Stevan Gess (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; William "Will" McBride (Unaffiliated) - previously listed as Republican; Katie Pierce (Republican) - apparently not a candidate; Mitchell Runyon (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 1: Carter Hanson (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Santiago Emmanuel Palomino (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Tiffany Rodgers (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Illinois (17 March primary recap): Senate Class 2: Steve Botsford, Jr. (Democratic) - lost Primary; Sean Amedee Brown (Democratic) - lost Primary; Awisi A. Bustos (Democratic) - lost Primary; R. Cary Capparelli (Republican) - lost Primary; Casimer Casey Chlebek (Republican) - lost Primary; Jonathan Dean (Democratic) - lost Primary; Jeannie Evans (Republican) - lost Primary; Member of Congress Robin L. Kelly (Democratic) - lost Primary; Member of Congress S. Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic) - lost Primary; Pamela Denise Long (Republican) - lost Primary; Bryan Maxwell (Democratic) - lost Primary; Kevin Ryan (Democratic) - lost Primary; Christopher Alexander Swann (Democratic) - lost Primary; Jimmy Lee Tillman, II (Republican) - lost Primary. Governor: Ted Dabrowski (Republican) - lost Primary; Rick Heidner (Republican) - lost Primary; DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 1: Marcus Lewis (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 2: Toni C. Brown (Democratic) - lost Primary; Matteson Village Clerk and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Commissioner Yumeka S. Brown (Democratic) - lost Primary; Eric S. France (Democratic) - lost Primary; former Member of Congress Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. (Democratic) - lost Primary; Patrick John "PJK" Keating (Democratic) - lost Primary; Sidney Moore (Democratic) - lost Primary; state Senator Robert James Peters (Democratic) - lost Primary; state Senator Willie Junior Preston (Democratic) - lost Primary; Adal Regis (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 5: Member of Congress Mike Quigley (Democratic) - Renominated; Matthew "Matt" Conroy (Democratic) - lost Primary; Ellen A. Corley (Democratic) - lost Primary; Kimball Ladien (Republican) - lost Primary; Chicago Police District Council Member Anthony Michael Tamez (Democratic) - lost Primary; Barry Wicker (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 6: Member of Congress Sean Casten (Democratic) - Renominated; Skylar Duensing (Republican) - lost Primary; Joseph "Joey" Ruzevich (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 7: former Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin (Democratic) - lost Primary; Kina I. Collins (Democratic) - lost Primary; Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin (Democratic) - lost Primary; Anthony Driver, Jr. (Democratic) - lost Primary; Patricia "P Rae" Easley (Republican) - lost Primary; David "Dave" Ehrlich (Democratic) - lost Primary; Thomas Fisher (Democratic) - lost Primary; Jason Friedman (Democratic) - lost Primary; Rory E. Hoskins (Democratic) - lost Primary; Anabel Mendoza (Democratic) - lost Primary; Jazmin J. Robinson (Democratic) - lost Primary; Reed Showalter (Democratic) - lost Primary; Felix Tello (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 8: Junaid Ahmed (Democratic) - lost Primary; Kevin Allen Ake (Republican) - lost Primary; Hanover Park Trustee Yasmeen Bankole (Democratic) - lost Primary; Sanjyot Dunung (Democratic) - lost Primary; Herbert "Herb" Hebein (Republican) - lost Primary; Neil Khot (Democratic) - lost Primary; Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison (Democratic) - lost Primary; Mark Rice (Republican) - lost Primary; Dan Tully (Democratic) - lost Primary; Ryan Vetticad (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 9: Katherine M. "Kat" Abughazaleh (Democratic) - lost Primary; Skokie School Board Member Bushra Amiwala (Democratic) - lost Primary; Philip Jerome "Phil" Andrew (Democratic) - lost Primary; Patricia A. Brown (Democratic) - lost Primary; Rocío Ríos Cleveland (Republican) - lost Primary; Jeff Cohen (Democratic) - lost Primary; state Senator Laura Fine (Democratic) - lost Primary; Justin Ford (Democratic) - lost Primary; Mark Arnold Fredrickson (Democratic) - lost Primary; Paul Sanford Friedman (Republican) - lost Primary; state Representative Khai-Hoan "Hoan" Huynh (Democratic) - lost Primary; Bethany Johnson (Democratic) - lost Primary; Sam Polan (Democratic) - lost Primary; Nick Pyati (Democratic) - lost Primary; Howard Rosenblum (Democratic) - lost Primary; state Senator Mike Simmons (Democratic) - lost Primary; Dongbo "Mark" Su (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 10: Member of Congress Bradley Scott "Brad" Schneider (Democratic) - Renominated; Morgan Coghill (Democratic) - lost Primary. House CD 11: Tedora M. Brown (Republican) - lost Primary; Charles "Charlie" Kim (Republican) - lost Primary; Michael David "Mike" Pierce (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 13: Member of Congress Nikki Budzinski (Democratic) - Renominated; Dylan Thomas Blaha (Democratic) - lost Primary; Joshua Loyd (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 14: former Naperville Township Supervisor Gary J. Vician (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 15: Member of Congress Mary E. Miller (Republican) - Renominated; Judy Bowlby (Republican) - lost Primary; Paul R. Davis, Jr. (Democratic) - lost Primary; Kyle Nudo (Democratic) - lost Primary; Randy Raley (Democratic) - lost Primary; Ryan D. Tebrugge (Republican) - lost Primary. House CD 17: Carroll County Board Member Julie Bickelhaupt (Republican) - lost Primary. Secretary of State: Walter Adamczyk (Republican) - lost Primary. Attorney General: Andy Williams, Jr. (Write-in [Republican]) - lost Primary, previously listed as Write-in [Republican]. Comptroller: state Representative Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic) - lost Primary; Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim (Democratic) - lost Primary.

Kansas: Senate Class 2: Noah Taylor (Democratic) - added.

Nebraska: Senate Class 2: Cindy Burbank (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

New Mexico: Senate Class 2: Larry E. Marker (Write-in [Republican]) - added. Auditor: Joshua James Ryan Lawrence (Write-in [Republican]) - re-added, previously listed as Republican.

Oklahoma: Senate Class 2: William Sean Buckner (Republican) - added.

Pennsylvania: House CD 3: Shaun D. Griffith (Democratic) - added.

South Carolina: Senate Class 2: Thomas Keith Dismukes (Republican) - added. Governor: Rom Reddy (Republican) - added.

Virginia: House CD 4: Andre Odell Kersey (Independent) - added.

Tuesday 17 March 2026: State/Federal PRIMARIES in ILLINOIS
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

ILLINOIS State/Federal PRIMARY

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Results, and results, and results from a media sources.

28 changes to the candidate list.
by TheGreenPapers.com Staff

28 changes to the candidate list:

Colorado: Governor: David Hughes (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Daniel Thomas (Republican) - apparently not a candidate. House CD 5: River Gassen (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Zurit Zuriel "Zuri" Horowitz (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Justice Lord (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Joseph F. "Joe" Reagan (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Jamey Lee Smith (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate; Michelle Lynn Tweed (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

District of Columbia: Delegate to the House of Representatives: Gordon Chaffin (Democratic) - apparently not a candidate.

Florida: House CD 6: Michael Gist (No Party Affiliation) - added.

Hawaii: Governor: Kenneth "Ken" Fujiyama (Nonpartisan) - added.

Iowa (corrections): Governor: state Representative Eddie Andrews (Republican) - re-added; Zach Lahn (Republican) - re-added. House CD 2: state Senator Charlie McClintock (Republican) - re-added. House CD 3: Michael Xavier "Xavier" Carrigan (Democratic) - re-added. Secretary of State: Ryan Peterman (Democratic) - re-added.

Kansas: Senate Class 2: Jason Hart (Democratic) - added.

Nevada: House CD 2: Monica Jaye Stabbert (Republican) - apparently not a candidate.

South Carolina: Governor: Michael A. Addison (United Citizens) - added. House CD 1: Jenny Costa Honeycutt (Republican) - added. House CD 2: Daniel J. Shrief (Democratic) - added. Secretary of State: Secretary of State John Mark "Mark" Hammond (Republican) - added as candidate. Attorney General: David Michael Pascoe (Republican) - added. Treasurer: Vincent Brian Coe (Democratic) - added. Commissioner of Agriculture: Christopher "Chris" Nelums (United Citizens) - added. Superintendent of Education: Steven "Baba Amin Ojuok" Richmond (United Citizens) - added; Education Superintendent Ellen E. Weaver (Republican) - added as candidate; Sylvia A. Wright (Democratic) - added.

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