What to know about this week’s US primary elections

Primaries are scheduled for Tuesday in Alabama, California, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Washington, D.C., as the U.S. moves closer to the November midterm elections. These elections will select party candidates for the general election and serve as a referendum on President Trump's second term. Key races include an Alabama Republican Senate runoff testing Trump's influence, a special election in California's 14th Congressional District following a representative's resignation, and Georgia's contests for U.S. Senate and governor. Polls will open and close at varying times across the states.

Tuesday's primaries in Alabama, California, the District of Columbia, Georgia, and Oklahoma will test Donald Trump's influence in the Republican party. In Georgia, a candidate is spending over $100 million to challenge Trump's endorsed candidate for governor. Alabama's Senate primary will see if an outsider can defeat Trump's endorsed incumbent. Oklahoma's gubernatorial race also features a late Trump endorsement in a crowded field. Democrats' primaries will focus on progressive versus moderate divides. Additionally, the District of Columbia's mayoral race includes a democratic socialist candidate and a new ranked-choice voting system, while Georgia's secretary of state race is being contested by candidates echoing Trump's election fraud claims.