All eyes on Texas as the midterm elections officially begin, in photos

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A supporter of Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, watches as results come in during a primary election night watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A supporter of Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, watches as results come in during a primary election night watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate former Gov. Roy Cooper, right, shares a moment with his wife, Kristin Cooper, left, as he speaks at a primary election night watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)
North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate former Gov. Roy Cooper, right, shares a moment with his wife, Kristin Cooper, left, as he speaks at a primary election night watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)
North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate former Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a primary election night watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)
North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate former Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a primary election night watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)
North Carolina Republican Senate candidate former RNC Chairman Michael Whatley speaks at a primary election night watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
North Carolina Republican Senate candidate former RNC Chairman Michael Whatley speaks at a primary election night watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Supporters of North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate former Gov. Roy Cooper watch as he speaks at a primary election night watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)
Supporters of North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate former Gov. Roy Cooper watch as he speaks at a primary election night watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)
Primary voters line up to cast ballots at a voting center in Dallas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Primary voters line up to cast ballots at a voting center in Dallas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Primary candidate for U.S. Senate, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, addresses supporters at a campaign stop in Waco, Texas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald, via AP)
Primary candidate for U.S. Senate, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, addresses supporters at a campaign stop in Waco, Texas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald, via AP)
Pat Garris wears a hat full of political buttons outside a polling location Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Spring, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Pat Garris wears a hat full of political buttons outside a polling location Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Spring, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Voters in central Texas head to an active polling station at the Ben Hur Shriners Ballroom to vote, in north Austin, Texas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Voters in central Texas head to an active polling station at the Ben Hur Shriners Ballroom to vote, in north Austin, Texas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
People attend the primary election night watch party for former RNC Chairman Michael Whatley, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
People attend the primary election night watch party for former RNC Chairman Michael Whatley, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
University of Texas students walk past election signs as campus becomes a polling place in the Texas primary election in the Union Building on campus, March 3, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
University of Texas students walk past election signs as campus becomes a polling place in the Texas primary election in the Union Building on campus, March 3, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Supporters of Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, attend a primary election watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Supporters of Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, attend a primary election watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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By The Associated Press

The 2026 midterm elections began in earnest Tuesday as voters headed to the polls for key primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle over control of Congress and state governments this November.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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