First House Primaries Rattle Incumbents, Tee Up Runoff Elections

The first congressional primaries of the 2026 election ousted one House member and put a few others in jeopardy.

In Texas, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) decisively lost his primary on Tuesday to state Rep. Steve Toth, a staunch conservative backed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R) in a Republican-friendly district in the Houston region. Crenshaw, who didn’t secure President Donald Trump’s endorsement, will be a lame duck for the remaining 10 months of the 119th Congress.

In North Carolina, Rep. Valerie Foushee (D) barely led Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, a younger progressive, by 49.2%-48.2% early Wednesday. Foushee claimed victory, though ...