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The Story: Voters in Arizona's 8th congressional district, in a special election Tuesday, April 24, kept that seat on the Republican side, voting for Debbie...

Spring is coming. After Democrats notched wins over the winter in the special election for Alabama’s Senate seat and in Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district, the change of the calendar means a change in the electoral landscape. These are five of the most contested races coming up in the next few months. Texas Where: Texas’s Democratic primary runoff for the 7th congressional district Who: attorney Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, journalist Laura Moser When: 22 May Why It Matters: the race has become a battleground in the fight between Washington Democrats and leftwing activists in a suburban Houston seat once thought to be safe Republican territory before Hillary Clinton won it in 2016. Instead, it backfired and rallied support from progressive activists to her campaign. The winner of the runoff will face incumbent the Republican John Culbertson in November. The Democratic party is now publicly attacking progressive candidates | Lawrence Douglas Read more California Where: California’s non-partisan primary for US Senate Who: state senate president pro tempore Kevin de León, Senator Dianne Feinstein When: 5 June Why It Matters: Feinstein, a Democrat who was first elected in 1992, is facing a challenge from the left from the top Democrat in the state senate. California’s unique top two primary system means that both are likely to advance to a general election in November. However, the first round of voting on 5 June will make clear whether the 84-year-old Feinstein will face a significant threat from progressives who have long been dissatisfied with her. Due to California’s top two primary and the traditional Republican lean of the district, it’s possible that no Democrat could make the ballot in November.