Category: Federal
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The first-ever top-four congressional primary is on June 11 in Alaska
A special election for Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District in the U.S. House will take place in 2022. Former incumbent Rep. Don Young (R) died on March 18, 2022. A top-four special primary is on June 11, 2022. This is the first top-four congressional primary in U.S. history. All candidates will appear on the same ballot with their…
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Dale Strong and Casey Wardynski advance to runoff in Alabama’s 5th District Republican primary
Dale Strong and Casey Wardynski advanced to a June 21, 2022, runoff from the May 24 Republican Party primary in Alabama’s 5th Congressional District. Six candidates ran in the Republican primary. Republican Rep. Mo Brooks represented this district for more than a decade. In 2022, he ran for the U.S. Senate rather than seeking re-election,…
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Salinas wins Democratic primary for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District
Andrea Salinas defeated Teresa Alonso Leon, Carrick Flynn, Loretta Smith, Cody Reynolds, Matt West, and three other candidates in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. The 6th District was one of seven new U.S. House districts created due to apportionment after the 2020 census, as Oregon gained one new…
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Walker wins Republican Senate primary election in Georgia
Herschel Walker defeated five other candidates in Georgia’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate on May 24, 2022. Walker received 68% of the vote, and Gary Black was second with 13%. Before the election, Walker, Black, Kelvin King, and Latham Saddler led in fundraising and media attention. Josh Clark and Jonathan McColumn also ran. Walker was…
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Vallejo leads Ramirez by less than 30 votes in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 15th Congressional district
Ruben Ramirez and Michelle Vallejo ran in the Democratic Party primary runoff on May 24, 2022, in Texas’ 15th Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the district’s general election on Nov. 8, 2022. As of 2:00 p.m. ET on May 25, Vallejo led Ramirez, 50.1% to 49.9%. Ramirez worked as an…
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Crockett wins Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 30th Congressional district
Jasmine Crockett defeated Jane Hamilton in the Democratic Party primary runoff on May 24, 2022, in Texas’ 30th Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the district’s general election on Nov. 8, 2022. As of 1:00 p.m. ET on May 25, Crockett had received 60.1% of the vote to Hamilton’s 39.9%. Crockett…
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Boozman defeats three challengers to win the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Arkansas outright
Incumbent John Boozman defeated three other candidates—Jake Bequette, Heath Loftis, and Jan Morgan—in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Arkansas on May 24, 2022. Dr. Jay Barth, emeritus professor of politics at Hendrix College, said the key question in the primary was whether Boozman would be able to get more than 50% of the…
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Cuellar leads in TX-28 runoff by fewer than 200 votes based on unofficial returns; recount possible
Incumbent Henry Cuellar and Jessica Cisneros ran in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 28th Congressional District on May 24. The race remained too close to call at 9:00 a.m. EDT on May 25, 2022. Cuellar led with 50.2% of the vote. Under state law, candidates may request a recount if the margin of victory…
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McBath wins Democratic primary in Georgia’s 7th District
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath defeated U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux and Donna McLeod in the May 24 Democratic primary in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District near Atlanta. McBath received 63% of the vote, Bourdeaux was second with 31%, and McLeod was third with 6%. Bourdeaux and McBath—who led in fundraising and media mentions—were members of the U.S.…