Louisiana suspends House primaries for May 16 elections
Louisiana has suspended its U.S. House primaries scheduled for May 16, 2026, following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down the state's congressional map for relying too heavily on race in redistricting. While House races will still appear on ballots, votes cast in those races will not be counted. Other elections, including Senate primaries, will proceed as planned.
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Politics Louisiana suspends House primaries for May 16 following Supreme Court ruling, other races will go on scheduled By Aaron Navarro Aaron Navarro Digital Reporter Aaron Navarro is a CBS News digital reporter. He covered the 2024 elections and was previously an associate producer for the CBS News political unit in the 2021 and 2022 election cycles. Read Full Bio Aaron Navarro Updated on: April 30, 2026 / 3:05 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said Thursday that the state will suspend the House primaries for the upcoming elections on May 16 in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down the state's Congressional map.Landry said that while the U.S.
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