Author: James McAllister
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Garcia (R) and Smith (D) advance in two primaries for California’s 25th Congressional District
Mike Garcia (R) and Christy Smith (D) advanced from a special top-two primary election and from a regularly scheduled top-two primary election in California’s 25th Congressional District. Third place finisher Steve Knight (R) conceded the race on March 8 and said he would support Garcia. As of Knight’s concession, Smith led in the special primary…
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Winegarner and Jackson advance to Republican Party primary runoff in Texas’ 13th Congressional District
Josh Winegarner and Ronny Jackson advanced to a May 26 Republican runoff from a field of 15 candidates in Texas’ 13th Congressional District. As of 1:50 a.m. Eastern Time on Mar. 4, 99% of precincts had reported. Winegarner led with 39.8% of the vote, followed by Jackson with 20.2% and Chris Ekstrom with 15.5%. President…
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Davis defeats Leeder in Texas’ 21st Congressional District Democratic primary
Wendy Davis defeated Jennie Lou Leeder in the Democratic primary for Texas’ 21st Congressional District on March 3, 2020. As of 12:48 a.m. ET, 19% of precincts had reported. Davis led with 84.1% of the vote to Leeder’s 15.9%. Davis will face incumbent Rep. Chip Roy in the general election on Nov. 3, 2020. Davis…
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Granger defeats Putnam in Texas’ 12th Congressional District Republican primary
Rep. Kay Granger defeated Chris Putnam in the Republican primary for Texas’ 12th Congressional District. As of 11:48 p.m. ET, 84% of precincts had reported. Granger led with 59.1% of the vote to Putnam’s 40.9%. Granger will face the winner of the Democratic primary in the Nov. 3 general election. Both candidates in the race…
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Granger and Putnam competing for Republican nomination in Texas’ 12th Congressional District
Incumbent Kay Granger and Chris Putnam are running in the Republican Party primary for Texas’ 12th Congressional District on March 3, 2020. Both candidates have campaigned on supporting President Donald Trump and launched campaign ads attacking each other. Granger highlighted the president’s endorsement of her campaign and said she would support him in “rebuilding our…
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Two primaries will take place for California’s 25th Congressional District on March 3
Two top-two primaries will take place on Mar. 3, 2020, in elections to represent California’s 25th Congressional District. The seat is currently vacant following the resignation of Katie Hill (D) on Nov. 1, 2019. The top two finishers in the primary for the regularly scheduled House election will advance to the Nov. 3, 2020, general…
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Nine candidates running in California’s 50th Congressional District top-two primary
Nine candidates are running in the primary election for California’s 50th Congressional District in the U.S. House on March 3, 2020. Duncan Hunter (R), who had represented the district since 2013, resigned Jan. 13, 2020, after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds. The top two finishers in the primary will advance to the Nov. 3,…
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Nine candidates to face off in California’s 50th District primary
Nine candidates are running in the primary election for California’s 50th Congressional District in the U.S. House on March 3, 2020. Duncan Hunter, who had represented the district since 2013, resigned Jan. 13, 2020, after pleading guilty to misusing campaign funds. Media coverage and endorsements have focused on three Republicans and one Democrat: Ammar Campa-Najjar…
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Mfume (D) and Klacik (R) advance to special general election in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District
Kweisi Mfume (D) and Kim Klacik (R) advanced from their parties’ primaries to the special general election for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District on April 28, 2020. The winner of that election will serve the remainder of the late Congressman Elijah Cummings’ term in the 116th Congress. On the Democratic side, Mfume won 43% of the…
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Senate rejects motion to allow witnesses in impeachment trial
On January 31, 2020, the U.S. Senate rejected a motion to allow witnesses and documents to be subpoenaed in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump by a vote of 51 to 49. • All 47 Democrats and two independents (Sens. Angus King and Bernie Sanders) voted yes. • 2 Republicans (Sens. Susan Collins and…