Year: 2022
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Budd wins the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina
Ted Budd defeated Pat McCrory, Mark Walker, and eleven other candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Richard Burr (R) did not run for re-election. The primary was among the first U.S. Senate races in which former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed a candidate. Intelligencer's Ed…
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Republican primary for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat likely headed to recount
Seven candidates ran in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022. Senator Pat Toomey (R) did not run for re-election. As of 8:00 a.m. EDT on May 18, 2022, the race remained too close to call. Based on unofficial returns with 95% of precincts reporting, Mehmet Oz led with…
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McGarvey defeats Scott for Democratic nomination in Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District
Morgan McGarvey defeated Attica Scott in the Democratic primary for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District on May 17, 2022. As of 11:45 a.m. ET on May 18, McGarvey had received 63% of the vote and Scott had 37%. Incumbent Rep. John Yarmuth (D)—first elected to represent the district in 2006—did not run for re-election. This is…
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Twenty-six incumbents face contested primaries in California, down from recent cycles
Twenty-six of the 69 California state legislators running for re-election this year—21 Democrats and five Republicans—face contested primaries. This is fewer than the 37 incumbents in contested primaries in 2018 and 2020, but more than in earlier cycles. California began using top-two primaries in 2012, where every candidate, regardless of party affiliation, appears on the…
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Foushee wins Democratic primary for North Carolina's open 4th Congressional District
State Sen. Valerie Foushee defeated Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, Clay Aiken, and five other candidates to win the Democratic primary for North Carolina's open 4th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Rep. David Price (D)—first elected in 1986, defeated in 1994, and re-elected in 1996—did not seek re-election. This is the first year…
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Wiley Nickel defeats four other candidates in North Carolina’s 13 District Democratic primary
Wiley Nickel defeats four other candidates in North Carolina’s 13th District Democratic primary Wiley Nickel won the May 17 Democratic primary for North Carolina's 13th Congressional District. Five candidates were on the ballot. Incumbent Rep. Ted Budd (R) announced on April 28, 2021, that he would not seek re-election and instead run for U.S. Senate.…
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Little wins Republican primary for governor of Idaho
Incumbent Gov. Brad Little defeated seven other candidates in the Republican primary for governor of Idaho on May 17, 2022. With over 95% of precincts reporting, Little had received 53% of the vote to Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin's 32%. According to the Idaho Press's Betsy Russell, an incumbent Idaho governor had not been challenged in a…
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Incumbent Merriweather defeats Emry in Mecklenburg County district attorney race
Incumbent Spencer Merriweather defeated Tim Emry in the May 17 Democratic primary for district attorney of North Carolina's 26th Prosecutorial District in Mecklenburg County. Merriweather received 71% of the vote to Emry's 29%. No Republicans ran for the office. Merriweather said that under his leadership, the district attorney's office had "focused on the most serious…
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Madison Cawthorn loses re-election bid in NC-11 to state Sen. Chuck Edwards
State Sen. Chuck Edwards won the May 17 Republican primary for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District. Eight candidates were on the ballot. Based on unofficial returns, Edwards received 33.4% of the vote while incumbent Madison Cawthorn received 31.9% of the vote. Cawthorn is the third U.S. Representative to lose a primary this year. Rep. David…