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FILE - Voters check in at their polling place before casting their ballots on election day in Philadelphia, Nov. 7, 2023. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters April 23, 2024, in Pennsylvania's presidential primaries, a prelude to the November general election when the commonwealth is expected to once again to play a critical role in the race for the White House.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania’s presidential and state primaries

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters next week in Pennsylvania’s presidential primaries.
 
The Michigan State Capitol is photographed, May 24, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. Democrats hope to restore their slim majority in the state House of Representatives Tuesday, April 16, 2024, when voters will fill two vacant seats in suburban Detroit. In District 13, Democrat Mai Xiong faces Republican Ronald Singer. In District 25, Democrat Peter Herzberg faces Republican Josh Powell. The chamber deadlocked at a 54-54 tie in November when two Democratic members won mayoral elections. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan’s state house special elections

 
FILE - A voter enters Tuscaloosa County Ward 5, Montgomery Fire Department, to vote during a primary election, March 5, 2024, in Northport, Ala. Voters in a new Alabama congressional district at the center of an ongoing legal and political dispute will return to the polls Tuesday, April 16, 2024, to select the nominees in a U.S. House contest that could help decide control of the narrowly divided chamber this November. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alabama’s congressional primary runoffs

 
FILE - A welcome sign is shown Sept. 22, 2021, in Tok, Alaska. President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters this Saturday, April 13, 2024, in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming that are unlikely to produce any surprises. In Alaska, 15 delegates are at stake in a party-run primary, which will be conducted by voice vote in the state's 40 legislative districts. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests

 
Three-year old- K-Lee waits as her mother Heather Ramsey votes during the Spring election Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Why AP called Wisconsin’s statewide ballot measures: Race call explained

 

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FILE - People vote at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex, on Nov. 3, 2020, in Franklin, Wis. Voters in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin and three northeastern states will have a chance to indicate their support or opposition to their parties' presumptive nominees in presidential primaries Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Voters will also decide the fate of two Republican-backed statewide ballot measures that will shape how elections in the state are run and funded. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin’s presidential primaries and ballot questions

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will compete in the Wisconsin presidential primaries, a contest that’s now less about winning delegates and more about carrying the pivotal state in November.
 
FILE - Representative Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., talks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Jan. 10, 2024, in Washington. Two Republicans will compete on Tuesday, April 2, for the right to challenge Thompson, a16-term Democratic incumbent, in Mississippi's second congressional district. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi’s US House primary runoff

Two Republicans are competing for the right to challenge 16-term Democratic incumbent Bennie Thompson in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District.
 
FILE - The Arkansas state Capitol building is seen on May 29, 2015, in Little Rock, Ark. Voters in three Arkansas state House districts will return to the polls Tuesday, April 2, 2024, to complete some unfinished business from the March 5 primaries. The top two finishers from primaries where no candidate received a majority will compete in runoff elections for a spot on the November ballot. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas’ state house primary runoffs

Voters in three Arkansas state House districts are returning to the polls to complete some unfinished business from the March 5 primaries.
 
FILE - Voters work on their ballots in kiosks in Jackson, Miss., March 10, 2020. Voters in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin, as well as Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island, will weigh in on their parties presumptive nominees in presidential primaries Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Further south, Arkansas and Mississippi voters will return to the polls to decide a small handful of legislative seats that were forced to runoffs in primaries held earlier in March. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the April 2 presidential and state primaries

Voters in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin and three Northeastern states will weigh in on their respective parties’ presumptive nominees in upcoming presidential primaries.
 
President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a campaign event with Vice President Kamala Harris in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Voting ends Saturday in North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary, with President Joe Biden looking to add the state’s handful of delegates to his insurmountable lead for the party’s nomination. The party-run contest rounds out the busiest month of voting on the presidential primary calendar, with 30 states, plus the District of Columbia and several U.S. territories all holding primaries and caucuses in the last 30 days. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary

Voting ends Saturday in North Dakota’s Democratic presidential primary, with President Joe Biden looking to add the state’s handful of delegates to his insurmountable lead for his party’s nomination.
 
FILE - Former President Donald Trump, left, and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry visit Café du Monde in New Orleans, July 25, 2023. Louisiana politics has been dominated so far this year by new Republican Gov. Jeff Landry's special legislative sessions to address crime and adopt new congressional maps, but the focus will shift briefly Saturday, March 23, 2024, to the state's presidential primaries. President Joe Biden and Trump both unofficially sewed up their parties' nominations last week and face little opposition on Louisiana's primary ballot. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana’s presidential primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana politics have been dominated this year by new Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s special legislative sessions to address crime and adopt new congressional maps.
 
FILE - A woman votes in the presidential primary election in Kansas City, Mo., on March 10, 2020. Missouri Democrats and unaffiliated voters will participate Saturday, March 23, 2024, in the state's first party-run presidential primary since Republican lawmakers canceled the state-run presidential primary in 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri’s Democratic presidential primary

President Joe Biden goes before Missouri primary voters on Saturday, and much has changed since the last time he was on the state’s ballot seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.
 
Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to supporters during his primary election night watch party in Westlake, Ohio, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Why AP called Ohio’s Republican US Senate primary for Bernie Moreno: Race call explained

A strong performance among voters who cast their ballots the day of the election in Ohio has powered Bernie Moreno to a win in the state’s GOP primary for U.S. Senate.
 
FILE - This combo image shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, March 9, 2024 and President Joe Biden, right, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Tuesday presidential and state primaries

Voting in the races for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations happens again Tuesday.
 
Congressional candidate Darren Bailey, right, speaks to a crowd at a restaurant during a campaign stop with state Rep. Adam Niemerg, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Casey, Ill. Bailey, a former state senator and 2022 Republican nominee for governor, is running in the March 19th primary to unseat fellow GOP Congressman Mike Bost, a five-term incumbent who has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, in Illinois' 12th District, which encompasses the bottom one-third of Illinois. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Illinois presidential and state primaries

Three incumbent congressmen face tough challenges from within their own parties in Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois.
 

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the race to replace Kevin McCarthy

The first step toward filling the seat vacated by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy kicks off Tuesday with a special primary in California’s 20th Congressional District.
 
FILE - Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno speaks during a forum, Feb. 19, 2024, in the TLB Auditorium at the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. (Jeremy Wadsworth/The Blade via AP, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio’s presidential and state primaries

The most high-profile election in Ohio’s primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on the state’s Democratic U.S. senator. Sen.
 
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

How Trump secured the delegates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination

Former President Donald Trump’s third consecutive stint as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was made possible by an almost uninterrupted string of lopsided primary and caucus victories and his near sweep of GOP delegates awarded to date.
 
FILE - A patriotic voter sits at a voting kiosk and selects his choices in a party primary in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Super Tuesday put former President Donald Trump within reach of clinching his third consecutive Republican presidential nomination. But it may be Republican voters in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington who put him over the top. President Joe Biden is also competing in presidential contests that day, but the earliest he can clinch his party's nomination is a week later on March 19. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the March 12 presidential contests

Super Tuesday put President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump within reach of clinching their parties’ presidential nominations.
 
FILE - In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, from left, former President Donald Trump speaks on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. Former President Donald Trump has his hopes set that Republican voters in Mississippi and three other states will push him over the top Tuesday night in his quest to clinch his party’s presidential nomination for the third election in a row. President Joe Biden is the only option on the Democratic ballot in Mississippi. The earliest Biden can clinch his party's presidential nomination is March 19. (AP Photo, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi’s presidential and state primaries

Former President Donald Trump has his hopes set that Republican voters in Mississippi and three other states will push him over the top Tuesday night in his quest to clinch his party’s presidential nomination for the third election in a row.
 
This combination of photos taken in Columbia, S.C. shows former President Donald Trump, left, on Feb. 24, 2024, and President Joe Biden on Jan. 27, 2024. Biden and Trump each won the White House by razor-thin margins in key states. Now, with a rematch of their bitter 2020 campaign all but officially set after Super Tuesday, the two campaigns are unveiling their strategies for an unprecedented matchup between a president and his immediate predecessor. (AP Photo)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s presidential primaries

Emerging from their big wins on Super Tuesday, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump head to Georgia, where they’ll campaign for votes in Tuesday’s presidential primary.
 
FILE - This combo image shows President Joe Biden, left, Jan. 5, 2024, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, right, Jan. 19, 2024. Biden and Trump have officially secured the requisite numbers of delegates to be considered their parties’ presumptive nominees. The designation allows the candidates to coordinate directly with the national Democratic and Republican parties, although they aren't considered official nominees until the summer conventions. (AP Photo, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Washington state’s presidential primaries

Voters in Washington state might put former President Donald Trump over the top in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
 
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Super Tuesday election night party, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Hawaii Republicans will hold caucuses Tuesday to cast votes in a presidential nomination contest in which former incumbent Donald Trump is the only remaining major candidate competing. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley ended her campaign this week. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii’s Republican caucuses

Hawaii Republicans will hold caucuses Tuesday to cast votes in a presidential nomination contest in which former incumbent Donald Trump is the only remaining major candidate competing.
 
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Super Tuesday election night party Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Why AP called most Super Tuesday states for Trump and how Haley won Vermont: Race calls explained

The Associated Press was able to call almost every Republican Super Tuesday contest for former President Donald Trump after initial results revealed no path for former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to overtake him.
 
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting of his Competition Council to announce new actions to lower costs for families in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Why AP called Democratic Super Tuesday contests for Biden: Race calls explained

The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of a near clean sweep of Democratic Super Tuesday contents based largely on initial vote results that showed him winning about nine out of every 10 votes in almost every contest.
 
President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 1, 2024, to travel to Camp David, Md., for the weekend. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP Decision Note: What to expect in Hawaii’s Democratic presidential caucuses

Hawaii Democrats will hold a presidential preference vote on Wednesday as President Joe Biden moves closer to securing the delegates needed to clinch nomination for a second term in the White House.
 
FILE - Democratic North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein speaks at rally at Shaw University, Oct. 10, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina voters in the primary election on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, were choosing nominees for president and a host of other positions, from governor and attorney general to seats in the U.S. House the General Assembly and state judgeships. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, FIle)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect from North Carolina’s state and presidential primaries

Voters in North Carolina will decide a full slate of primaries Tuesday, including contested races for president, governor, U.S. House and other offices.
 
In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden, left, speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, and former President Donald Trump speaks on June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, N.J. Biden and Trump will make dueling trips to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, following the failed border deal that was opposed by the Republican front-runner. (AP Photo)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Texas’ state and presidential primaries

Less than a week after staging rival events on the banks of the Rio Grande River along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face voters on the Texas primary ballot in a state that has openly clashed with the Biden administration over how to address a rec
 

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alabama’s state and presidential primaries

The 2024 presidential campaign rolls through Alabama on Tuesday as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to continue their streak of lopsided primary victories in anticipation of an expected general election rematch.
 

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas’ state and presidential primaries

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will compete for votes in Arkansas on Tuesday but not against each other. At least not yet.
 
FILE -Candidates, from left, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., and former baseball player Steve Garvey, stand on stage during a televised debate for candidates in the senate race to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California state and presidential primaries

With Super Tuesday fast approaching, presidential campaigns are eyeing the California primary, which is the biggest prize of the day.
 
In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, left, and former President Donald Trump speaks on July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas, center, and Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, speaks on Feb. 18, 2024, in Columbia, S.C., right. (AP Photo)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Super Tuesday’s presidential nominating contests

With contests in 16 states and American Samoa, the Super Tuesday primaries will be the largest day of voting of the year outside of the November election.
 
FILE - The North Dakota Capitol tower rises in the background behind a stone sign, April 19, 2012, in Bismarck, N.D. North Dakota will hold Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, March 4, 2024, the last chance for former President Donald Trump’s rivals for the GOP nomination to slow his momentum heading into Super Tuesday on March 5, the biggest day of the primary campaign. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota’s GOP caucuses

North Dakota will hold its Republican presidential caucuses on Monday. It’s the last chance for Donald Trump’s rivals for the GOP nomination to slow his momentum heading into Super Tuesday, which comes the next day.
 
American and District of Columbia flags fly outside of the Madison Hotel on Feb. 26, 2024, in Washington. Former President Donald Trump and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley lead the field of candidates competing in the District of Columbia’s Republican presidential primary, which will be held Friday through Sunday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the District of Columbia’s GOP presidential primary

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley lead the field of candidates competing in the District of Columbia’s Republican presidential primary, which will be held Friday through Sunday.
 
FILE - The Idaho state flag hangs in the State Capitol in Boise, Idaho, Jan. 9, 2023. Idaho Republicans will gather in presidential caucuses Saturday, March 2, 2024, to help pick their party's presidential standard-bearer. Former president Donald Trump and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley will compete for the state's 32 Republican delegates, as will Texas businessman and pastor Ryan Binkley. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho’s GOP caucuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — When life cancels your primary, have a caucus.

That’s what Idaho Republicans will do this Saturday when they gather in meetings across the state to help pick their party’s presidential nominee.
 
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