Deb Haaland, the former congresswoman and interior secretary, has won the Democratic primary for governor of New Mexico, according to The Associated Press. Her campaign says she will soon address supporters in Albuquerque, N.M., where cheers are echoing around the Old Town Plaza as the news spreads.

Six states ranging from California to New Jersey held primaries on Tuesday night. In Iowa, Josh Turek sailed to a painless victory for the Democratic primary for US Senate, setting up a matchup with US Rep.

The former U.S. men's wheelchair basketball player won gold medals and now the Democratic nomination for Iowa's Senate seat.

Iowa House Election Results for the 2026 Primary Election. See Live Iowa House Election results and maps by state, county and district from NBC News.

Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek will face Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in the Senate race. For governor, Democrat state Auditor Rob Sand and Republican businessman Zach Lahn move on to November.

The retirements of Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa have had ripple effects throughout Tuesday’s state primary, creating competitive nomination contests to replace them and a chain reaction of open seats down the ballot.

The president’s pick for governor of Iowa lost his primary, while Democrats in the state chose their nominee in what they hope will be a competitive Senate race.

Sleeping on public property would become a crime in Louisiana under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature. However, supporters of the measure say the goal is rehabilitation, not incarceration.