From the GOP gubernatorial race and a Democratic clash for the U.S. Senate to key races for seats on Beacon Hill and the battles for DA in Boston and beyond, we give you the 2026 election primer.

Kazakhs began voting on Sunday, in a snap parliamentary election that looked set ​to strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's power over the ‌Central Asian country, a major energy and minerals exporter.