May 2026 (1st half) primary states and their races

States with federal- and state-level executive and legislative primaries in the first half of May 2026

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†Selected by party nominating convention or gubernatorial candidate, not a primary. In these cases, a lieutenant governor nominee runs on a ticket with the gubernatorial nominee.
-Cells with "/" indicate the number of seats up for election in 2026 out of the total number in the legislature or body.

Source: Ballotpedia, National Council of State Legislatures, State Election Sources