Author: David Luchs
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins renomination over three challengers
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) defeated challengers Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Badrun Khan, and Sam Sloan in the Democratic primary for New York's 14th Congressional District. As of 11:15 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, Ocasio-Cortez had received 73.8% of the vote to Caruso-Cabrera's 18.6%. This was Ocasio-Cortez's first primary after she unseated incumbent Joseph Crowley in the…
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Scott Taylor wins Republican nomination for VA-02, sets up rematch with Elaine Luria
Scott Taylor defeated Ben Loyola and Jarome Bell to win the Republican nomination for U.S. House in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. Taylor had received 48.2% of the vote to 28.3% for Loyola and 23.4% for Bell as of 8:00 PM Eastern with 74% precincts reporting. Taylor served a single term in the U.S. House before…
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Massie defeats challenger McMurtry in KY-04
Incumbent Thomas Massie defeated challenger Todd McMurtry in the Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. As of 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Massie had received 88.2% of the vote to McMurtry's 11.8%. McMurtry was Massie's first primary challenger since he was elected in 2012. Election forecasters project Massie is a solid favorite to defeat the…
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Five states to hold Congressional, state-level primaries June 9
Five states are holding primaries for congressional and state-level office June 9—Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, and West Virginia. Ballotpedia has identified nine of those primaries as battlegrounds. The nine battleground primaries include one for U.S. Senate, two for governor of West Virginia, and six for U.S. House. Six are Republican primaries and three…
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Frank Mrvan wins Democratic nomination in Indiana's 1st District to succeed Pete Visclosky
Frank Mrvan (D) defeated 14 other candidates to win the Democratic nomination to succeed outgoing Rep. Pete Visclosky (D) in Indiana's 1st Congressional District. As of 10:50 p.m. Central Time, Mrvan had received 33.6% of the vote to Thomas McDermott Jr.'s 29.3%. No other candidate had received more than 10% of the vote. This was…
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Yvette Herrell wins Republican nomination in New Mexico's 2nd District, sets up rematch with Xochitl Torres Small
Yvette Herrell defeated Claire Chase and Chris Mathys to win the Republican nomination in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District. As of 11:05 p.m. Mountain Time, Herrell had received 45.6% of the vote with 83% of precincts reporting. Chase followed with 32.1%, while Mathys had 22.4%. Herrell, who had been the GOP's 2018 nominee, will again…
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Steve King (R) becomes second member of Congress to lose a primary in 2020
State Sen. Randy Feenstra (R) defeated Rep. Steve King (R) in the Republican primary for Iowa's 4th Congressional District. As of 10:30 p.m. Central Time, Feenstra had received 40.6% of the vote to King's 38.7%. No other candidate had received more than 10% of the vote. Feenstra will face Democratic nominee J.D. Scholten in the…
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Theresa Greenfield wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Iowa
Theresa Greenfield defeated Michael Franken, Kimberly Graham, and Eddie Mauro to win the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Iowa. As of 9:30 p.m. Central Time, Greenfield had received 44.9% of the vote with 6% of precincts reporting. Franken followed with 26.6%, while Graham had 15.6%, and Mauro had 11.7%. A fifth candidate, Cal Woods,…
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Victoria Spartz wins Republican nomination in Indiana's 5th Congressional District
First-term state Sen. Victoria Spartz (R) defeated 14 other candidates to win the Republican nomination to succeed outgoing Rep. Susan Brooks (R) in Indiana's 5th Congressional District. As of 7:20 p.m. Central Time, Spartz had received 39.0% of the vote to Beth Henderson's (R) 19.2% and Micah Beckwith's (R) 11.6%. No other candidate had received…
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Oregon state legislative primaries see no incumbents defeated and an increase in competitiveness from 2018
May 19, 2020, was the ballot return due date for voters participating in Oregon's 2020 primary elections. This year, 16 of the 30 seats in the state senate and all 60 seats in the state house are up for election. There were 33 contested state legislative primaries, six of which were for state senate seats…