Key dates

CA-22 special primary election: April 5

Primary election: June 7

Los Angeles mayoral primary election: June 7

CA-22 special general: June 7

General election: November 8

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The US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 29.
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The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022
COLUMBUS, OH - APRIL 26: Voters arrives to cast their ballots early for the May 3 Primary Election at the Franklin County Board of Elections polling location on April 26, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. Last week, Former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of J.D. Vance in the Ohio Republican Senate primary. Other challengers in the Republican Senate primary field include Josh Mandel, Mike Gibbons, Jane Timken, Matt Dolan and Mark Pukita. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Why May matters for the future of the Senate

The battle for control

David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz.
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Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary between Oz and McCormick is heading to a recount
LEMONT FURNACE, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 10: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman campaigns for U.S. Senate at a meet and greet at Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport on May 10, 2022 in Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania. Fetterman is the Democratic primary front runner in a field that includes U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and state Sen. Malcolm Kenyatta in the May 17 primary vying to replace Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, who is retiring. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Pennsylvania Senate candidate Fetterman released from hospital after stroke
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Republicans are gaining with female voters, as gender gap shrinks
David McCormick, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign stop in Lititz, Friday, May 13, 2022.
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McCormick pushes for undated ballots to be counted in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary after court ruling
DELAWARE, OH - APRIL 23: Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after speaking during a rally hosted by the former president at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on April 23, 2022 in Delaware, Ohio. Last week, Trump announced his endorsement of J.D. Vance in the Ohio Republican Senate primary. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Trump struggles to keep control of his own MAGA movement
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U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) speaks on the economy during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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Did Rick Scott just hand Democrats an *actual* message?
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 04: Police surround an anti-abortion demonstrator as abortion-rights advocates protest nearby outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 4, 2022 in Washington, DC. Demonstrations across the country continue as abortion-rights and anti-abortion advocates react to the leaked initial draft majority opinion indicating the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn two abortion-related cases, which would end federal protection of abortion rights. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
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GOP still favored in midterms, despite possible overturning of Roe v. Wade

Redistricting

Voters cast ballots at an early voting polling location for the 2020 Presidential election at Madison Square Garden in New York, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. With eight days until the election, 59.4 million people have cast ballots in-person at early voting centers or by mail, according to the U.S. Elections Project. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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New York court releases new congressional map after Democratic-drawn lines were blocked
At left, J. Alex Kelly, deputy chief of staff to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, answers questions about the new congressional district lines his office developed during a state legislative meeting at the Capitol in Tallahassee on April 19, 2022.
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DeSantis-appointed judge signals Florida's congressional map is unconstitutional for diminishing Black representation
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New York's highest court blocks Democratic-drawn congressional map over gerrymandering
U.S. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
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Florida Senate advances DeSantis priorities on redistricting and Disney during special session

Voting rights: expansion vs. redistricting

State Rep. Cord Byrd speaks during debate on HB 1, known as the "anti-riot bill" during a House session at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fl.a, Friday, March 26, 2021. (Tori Lynn Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)
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DeSantis taps self-described 'Florida gun lawyer' to oversee elections
Mesa County, Colo., clerk Tina Peters, who was indicted in March on 11 felony and misdemeanor charges related to allegations she and others tampered with secure voting equipment and software, talks to well-wishers at a rally staged to voice concerns about free and fair elections on the west steps of the State Capitol Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in downtown Denver. Peters and Mike Lindell, MyPillow chief executive officer, spoke at the rally, which drew several hundred attendees. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Colorado county bars indicted pro-Trump official from overseeing 2022 elections
Voters enter Burton Barr Central Library to cast their ballots on November 3, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Jail is the new threat facing election workers
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DeSantis signs bill creating new Florida election police force
Rep. Tray McCurdy, D-Orlando and Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville sit on the Florida Seal in protest as debate stops on Senate Bill 2-C: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State in the House of Representatives Thursday, April 21, 2022 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla.
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Florida is losing two Black-led congressional districts
A person holds up signs during a voting rights rally at Liberty Plaza near the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Atlanta.
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Voting rights advocates warn of fresh threats to ballot access in Georgia
People vote in the primary election at a polling center on June 30, 2020 in Denver, Colorado.
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Democratic-run states move to protect election workers
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Retirements

UNITED STATES - JUNE 10: Kai Kahele, Democrat running for Tulsi Gabbord's House seat in Hawaii's 2nd District, speaks with Roll Call on June 10, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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Democratic Rep. Kai Kahele will retire from Congress, source says
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., speaks during the Problem Solvers Caucus press conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.
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Fred Upton, Republican who voted to impeach Trump, retiring from House seat
Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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Ohio GOP lawmaker announces retirement citing redistricting 'circus'
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Here's why Democrats' chances of winning in November are slipping
U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville, talks to reporters at his Nashville office, Feb. 16, 2018.
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Tennessee lawmaker becomes latest House Democrat not to seek reelection
Two long-serving Democratic congressmen announce they won't seek reelection in 2022
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: Representative Trey Hollingsworth, a Republican from Indiana, speaks at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on oversight of the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve coronavirus pandemic response on Capitol Hillon September 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Treasury secretary this week warned in a letter to congressional leaders that her department will effectively run out of cash around Oct. 18 unless Congress suspends or increases the debt limit. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)
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GOP Rep. Trey Hollingsworth announces he won't seek reelection to Indiana seat
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 27: Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus news conference in the Capitol on Black priorities in the infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better agenda on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Rep. Brenda Lawrence adds to growing number of House Democrats retiring at end of this term

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