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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 16, 2018
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January 16, 2018: Ballotpedia has identified 62 Republican federal and state executive primaries to watch in 2018. Thirty-eight are for seats in the U.S. House, 15 are for seats in the U.S. Senate, and nine are for state executive offices.
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The list of primaries to watch will evolve as the campaign season wears on.
15 Senate primaries to watch
- United States Senate election in Arizona (August 28, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Florida (August 28, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Indiana (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Michigan (August 7, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Mississippi (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Missouri (August 7, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Montana (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Nevada (June 12, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in North Dakota (June 12, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Ohio (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Pennsylvania (May 15, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Tennessee (August 2, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Utah (Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in West Virginia (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Wisconsin (August 14, 2018 Republican primary)
38 House primaries to watch
- Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)
- Arizona's 1st Congressional District election (August 28, 2018 Republican primary)
- Arizona's 8th Congressional District special election (February 27, 2018 Republican primary)
- Florida's 27th Congressional District election (August 28, 2018 Republican primary)
- Florida's 6th Congressional District election (August 28, 2018 Republican primary)
- Idaho's 1st Congressional District election (May 15, 2018 Republican primary)
- Illinois' 9th Congressional District election (March 20, 2018 Republican primary)
- Indiana's 4th Congressional District election (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
- Indiana's 6th Congressional District election (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
- Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election (August 7, 2018 Republican primary)
- Michigan's 11th Congressional District election (August 7, 2018 Republican primary)
- Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election (August 14, 2018 Republican primary)
- Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election (August 14, 2018 Republican primary)
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election (June 12, 2018 Republican primary)
- New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election (September 11, 2018 Republican primary)
- New Jersey's 5th Congressional District election (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)
- New Mexico's 1st Congressional District election (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)
- New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)
- North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District election (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
- North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
- Ohio's 16th Congressional District election (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
- Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District election (May 15, 2018 Republican primary)
- Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election (May 15, 2018 Republican primary)
- Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District election (May 15, 2018 Republican primary)
- South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election (June 12, 2018 Republican primary)
- Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election (August 2, 2018 Republican primary)
- Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election (August 2, 2018 Republican primary)
- Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election (August 2, 2018 Republican primary)
- Texas' 21st Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
- Texas' 27th Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
- Texas' 3rd Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
- Texas' 5th Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
- Texas' 6th Congressional District election (March 6, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States House election in South Dakota (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)
- Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election (June 12, 2018 Republican primary)
- Virginia's 6th Congressional District election (May 19, 2018 Republican primary)
- West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
9 state executive primaries to watch
- Alabama gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 5 Republican primary)
- Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 14 Republican primary)
- Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (March 20 Republican primary)
- Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 7 Republican primary)
- Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (May 8 Republican primary)
- Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2018 (May 15 Republican primary)
- South Carolina gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 12 Republican primary)
- Alabama Attorney General election, 2018 (June 5 Republican primary)
- Florida Attorney General election, 2018 (August 28 Republican primary)
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- U.S. Senate primary races to watch, 2018
- U.S. House primary races to watch, 2018
- Republican Party primaries to watch, 2018
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