March madness, gladness or sadness? Breaking down the month’s congressional primaries – Roll Call

## Summary
The public standing of President Donald Trump, left, will continue to be linked to the electoral fate of the House GOP majority, lead by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, according to Roll Call Elections Analyst Nathan L. Gonzales. ( Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo ) By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales Posted March 26, 2026 at 11:24am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Jason Dick and Nathan L. Show Notes : As GOP senators grapple with cost concerns, Democrats see opening Texas Democrats bullish about winning back Latino voters Big spenders have mixed night in Illinois as progressives mostly come up short Ratings changes: 9 House races move toward Democrats NRCC names 9 candidates to rebranded MAGA Majority program Georgia special election to replace Greene heads to runoff 8 takeaways from the Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas primaries The Political Theater Podcast archives Political Theater on YouTube Subscribe to the Political Theater newsletter Recent Stories 100 days to 250 years, with 350 million invited Democrats’ plaque ceremony was missing two things Reconciliation bill preparations get underway despite doubts First-responder network reauthorization advances Data center moratorium pitched as counter to AI impacts EPA issues summer waiver for higher ethanol gas

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The public standing of President Donald Trump, left, will continue to be linked to the electoral fate of the House GOP majority, lead by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, according to Roll Call Elections Analyst Nathan L. Gonzales. (
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo
)
By
Jason Dick
and
Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted March 26, 2026 at 11:24am
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Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales talk about what we learned from March’s congressional primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Illinois, as well as special elections and what to expect as the primary season takes a little break before revving back up in May.
Show Notes
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As GOP senators grapple with cost concerns, Democrats see opening
Texas Democrats bullish about winning back Latino voters
Big spenders have mixed night in Illinois as progressives mostly come up short
Ratings changes: 9 House races move toward Democrats
NRCC names 9 candidates to rebranded MAGA Majority program
Georgia special election to replace Greene heads to runoff
8 takeaways from the Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas primaries
The Political Theater Podcast archives
Political Theater on YouTube
Subscribe to the Political Theater newsletter
Recent Stories
100 days to 250 years, with 350 million invited
Democrats’ plaque ceremony was missing two things
Reconciliation bill preparations get underway despite doubts
First-responder network reauthorization advances
Data center moratorium pitched as counter to AI impacts
EPA issues summer waiver for higher ethanol gas

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### Implications
- The public standing of President Donald Trump, left, will continue to be linked to the electoral fate of the House GOP majority, lead by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, according to Roll Call Elections Analyst Nathan L.
- Gonzales talk about what we learned from March’s congressional primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Illinois, as well as special elections and what to expect as the primary season takes a little break before revving back up in May.

### Expert Commentary
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