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Newsen2026-05-08T06:51:00-04:00Our readers, and Ballotpedia staffers, share their Mother’s Day stories about civic inspiration https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/05/08/jon-echols-r-and-jeff-starling-r-are-running-in-the-republican-primary-for-oklahoma-attorney-general-on-june-16-2026/Ballotpedia Newsen2026-05-08T05:37:43-04:00Jon Echols (R) and Jeff Starling (R) are running in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Attorney General on June 16, 2026 https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/05/07/five-incumbents-in-oregon-are-running-in-contested-u-s-house-primaries-this-year-tying-with-2018-for-the-most-since-2014/Ballotpedia Newsen2026-05-07T17:26:16-04:00Five incumbents in Oregon are running in contested U.S. House primaries this year — tying with 2018 for the most since 2014 https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/05/07/abdul-el-sayed-d-mallory-mcmorrow-d-haley-stevens-d-and-two-other-candidates-are-running-in-the-democratic-primary-for-u-s-senate-in-michigan-on-august-4-2026/Ballotpedia Newsen2026-05-07T17:17:10-04:00Abdul El-Sayed (D), Mallory McMorrow (D), Haley Stevens (D), and two other candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan on August 4, 2026 https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/05/07/jay-byars-r-jenny-honeycutt-r-sam-mccown-r-alex-pelbath-r-mark-smith-r-and-six-other-candidates-are-running-in-the-republican-primary-for-south-carolinas-1st-congressional-district-on/Ballotpedia Newsen2026-05-07T17:13:41-04:00Jay Byars (R), Jenny Honeycutt (R), Sam McCown (R), Alex Pelbath (R), Mark Smith (R), and six other candidates are running in the Republican primary for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District on June 9, 2026 https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/05/07/thirty-nine-candidates-are-running-for-kentuckys-six-u-s-house-districts-the-most-since-2014/Ballotpedia Newsen2026-05-07T15:34:06-04:00Thirty-nine candidates are running for Kentucky’s six U.S. House districts — the most since 2014 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