Look closely at these popular noncorporate progressive candidates. They’re running strong, important races in 2022, as they seek first-time office.

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2022 National Office Primaries by Date, State & Important Progressive Contests

March 1
- TEXAS - Open Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-21 - Claudia Zapata (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Chip Roy (R)
  - U.S. House, CD-28 - Jessica Cisneros (D) - very highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Henry Cuellar (R)
  - U.S. House, CD-30 - Jessica Mason (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat
  - U.S. House, CD-35 - Greg Casar (D) - very highly endorsed - an open district
May 3
- INDIANA - Partially Open Primary
- OHIO - Partially Open Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-04 - Jeff Sites (D) - 160.1K Twitter followers - opposing Rep. Jim Jordan (R)
  - U.S. House, CD-11 - Nina Turner (D) - 505K Twitter followers - opposes Rep. Shontel Brown (D)
May 10
- NEBRASKA - Semi-Closed Primary
- WEST VIRGINIA - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
May 17
- IDAHO - Partially Closed Primary
- KENTUCKY - Closed Primary
  - U.S. Senate - Charles Booker (D) - 405.8K Twitter followers - opposing Sen. Rand Paul (R)
- NORTH CAROLINA - Partially Closed Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-01 - Erica Smith (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat (D)
  - U.S. House, CD-04 - Nida Allam (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat
- OREGON - Closed Primary
  - U.S. House, District 4 - Doyle Canning (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat
  - U.S. House, District 5 - Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Kurt Schrader (D)
- PENNSYLVANIA - Closed Primary
  - U.S. Senate - John Fetterman (D) - 415.2K Twitter followers - an open seat
    - Note: Fetterman and Kenyatta are competitors for the same office
  - U.S. Senate - Malcolm Kenyatta (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat
    - Note: Fetterman and Kenyatta are competitors for the same office.
  - U.S. House, CD-02 - Salem Snow (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Brendan Boyle (D)
  - U.S. House, CD-18 - Summer Lee (D) - very highly endorsed - an open seat
May 24
- ALABAMA - Open Primary - Registration deadline: May 9
- ARKANSAS - Open Primary
- GEORGIA - Open Primary
June 7
June 14
- MAINE - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
- NEVADA - Closed Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-01 - Amy Vilela (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Dina Titus (D)
- NORTH DAKOTA - Open Primary
- SOUTH CAROLINA - Open Primary
June 21
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- VIRGINIA - Open Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-11 - Ally Dalsimer (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Gerry Connolly (D)
June 28
- COLORADO - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-03 - Sol Sandoval (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Lauren Boebert (R)
- ILLINOIS - Partially Open Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-07 - Kina Collins (D) - very highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Danny K. Davis (D)
- MARYLAND - Closed Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-05 - Mckayla Wilkes (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Steny Hoyer (D)
- NEW YORK - Closed Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-03 - Melanie D'Arrigo (D) - very highly endorsed - running for an open seat
  - U.S. House, CD-08 - Queen Johnson (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D)
  - U.S. House, CD-11 - Brittany Ramos DeBarros (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R)
  - U.S. House, CD-12 - Rana Abdelhamid (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D)
- OKLAHOMA - Partially Closed Primary
- UTAH - Partially Closed Primary
August 2
- ARIZONA - Semi-Closed Primary
- KANSAS - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
- MICHIGAN - Open Primary
- MISSOURI - Open Primary
- WASHINGTON - Open Top Two Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-02 - Jason Call (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Rick Larsen (D)
  - U.S. House, CD-09 - Stephanie Gallardo (D) - highly endorsed - opposing Rep. Adam Smith (D)
August 4
- TENNESSEE - Partially Open Primary
  - U.S. House, CD-05 - Odessa Kelly (D) - highly endorsed - an open seat
August 9
- CONNECTICUT - Partially Closed Primary
- MINNESOTA - Open Primary
- VERMONT - Open Primary
- WISCONSIN - Open Primary
  - U.S. Senate - Mandela Barnes (D) - very highly endorsed - opposing Sen. Ron Johnson (R)
August 13
- HAWAII - Open Primary
August 16
- ALASKA - Top Four Open Primary
- WYOMING - Partially Open Primary
August 23
- FLORIDA - Closed Primary
  - U.S. Senate - Allen Ellison (D) - 140.5K Twitter followers - opposing Sen. Marco Rubio (R)
  - U.S. House, CD-01 - Rebekah Jones (D) - whistleblower status & endorsed by Daniel Ellsberg - opposing Rep. Matt Gaetz (R)
September 13
- DELAWARE - Closed Primary
- NEW HAMPSHIRE - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
- RHODE ISLAND - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
September 20
- MASSACHUSETTS - Open to Unaffiliated Voters Primary
November 8
- LOUISIANA - Open Majority Vote Primary/Election
  - U.S. Senate - Gary Chambers (D) - 136.7K Twitter followers - opposing Sen. John Kennedy (R)

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