Texas voters to decide on a combined 23 non-binding advisory questions in the March 3 primaries
On March 3, Texas voters will decide on a series of non-binding advisory questions that the state's Democratic and Republican parties put on their respective primary ballots. Democratic ballots will have 13 questions. Republican ballots will have 10 questions.
An advisory question is a ballot measure in which citizens vote on a non-binding question. The outcome of an advisory question does not result in a new, changed, or repealed law or constitutional amendment. Instead, advisory questions are used to gauge voter sentiment about party positions.
At least three states — Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas — allow political parties to include nonbinding political party advisory questions on statewide primary ballots.
Virginia redistricting amendment would shift four Republican-held congressional districts towards Democrats
In a special referendum election on April 21, Virginia voters could decide on a constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to draw new congressional district maps ahead of the 2026 election.
Virginia’s 11-member U.S. House delegation currently includes six Democrats and five Republicans. Based on the 2025 gubernatorial election results, the proposed map would result in a partisan split of 10-1, with Democrats potentially gaining four additional seats in the U.S. House.
California is the only state that has implemented a new congressional district map via ballot measure between 2024 and 2026.
Almost 32% of congressional incumbents not seeking re-election this year have endorsed a successor
On Feb. 24, U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), who is not seeking re-election this year, endorsed Rob Adkerson (R) in the primary election for the Republican nomination to succeed him in representing Georgia’s 11th Congressional District.
Loudermilk is the 19th retiring member of the U.S. Congress to endorse a successor candidate in a primary election this year – representing 31.6% of the 60 members of Congress who have so far announced they are not seeking re-election to their current office.
Four of the nine U.S. senators (44.4%) who are not seeking re-election this year have endorsed a candidate in the respective primaries to succeed them. Two of those endorsed candidates are Democrats, and two are Republicans.
Fifteen of the 51 U.S. representatives (29.4%) who are not seeking re-election this year have endorsed a candidate in the respective primaries to succeed them. Nine of those endorsed candidates are Democrats, and six are Republicans.