Tag: Republican primaries
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Election tampering investigation, 2020 results take central role in Colorado's Republican primary for secretary of state
Pam Anderson, Mike O'Donnell, and Tina Peters—are running in the Republican primary for Colorado secretary of state on June 28, 2022. The winner will face incumbent Jena Griswold (D) in the November 8 general election. Anderson and Peters, both with experience serving as county clerks, have led in fundraising and media attention. The Colorado Sun's…
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Six candidates running in the Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary
Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Illinois on June 28, 2022. Darren Bailey and Richard Irvin have led the field in fundraising and media coverage. Bailey is a farmer who serves in the Illinois State Senate. He was first elected to office in 2020. In his campaign ads, Bailey has…
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Four candidates run for GOP nomination in Colorado's new 8th Congressional District
Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for Colorado's 8th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. The state gained an eighth congressional district following the 2020 census. Three officeholders and a veteran comprise the candidate field. Tyler Allcorn is a former Green Beret. Allcorn refers to his experience as a Green Beret and emigrating…
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Mace faces Arrington in Republican primary for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District on June 14, 2022
Incumbent Nancy Mace (R) and Katie Arrington (R) are running in the Republican primary for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District on June 14, 2022. Arrington won the district's Republican primary in 2018, defeating incumbent and former governor Mark Sanford (R) before losing the general election to Joe Cunningham (D). Cunningham was the first Democratic U.S.…
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Five candidates running in the June 14 Republican primary for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District
Five candidates are running in the June 14 Republican primary for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. Incumbent Susie Lee, who was first elected in 2018, is running in the Democratic primary. April Becker, John Kovacs, and Noah Malgeri have led in fundraising and media attention. Becker runs April Becker & Associates, a law practice, and owns…
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Three candidates running in the Republican primary for Nevada's 4th Congressional District
Annie Black, Chance Bonaventura, and Sam Peters are running in the Republican primary for Nevada's 4th Congressional District on June 14, 2022. Black and Peters have led in fundraising, media coverage, and endorsements, including an endorsement for both candidates from the Nevada Republican Party. Black works as a real estate agent and business owner. She…
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Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary on June 14 for U.S. Senate in Nevada
Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Nevada on June 14. Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto (D) is running for re-election. As of June 1, 2022, three election forecasters rated the general election as a Toss-up. Politico’s Sabrina Rodriguez wrote, “Republicans [...] see Nevada as one of the prime states to…
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Three candidates running for Republican nomination in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District
Nicole Hasso, Gary Leffler, and Zach Nunn are running in the Republican primary for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District on June 7, 2022. Hasso and Nunn lead in endorsements and fundraising. According to the Des Moines Register's Brianne Pfannenstiel, "It's been a relatively low-key primary race ahead of what is expected to be one of the hottest general…
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Drazan defeats 18 other candidates to win the May 17 Republican primary for governor of Oregon
Christine Drazan defeated Bob Tiernan, Stan Pulliam, and 16 other candidates in the May 17 Republican primary for governor of Oregon. Incumbent Kate Brown (D) is term-limited. Drazan represented District 39 in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2019 until she resigned on Jan. 31, 2022. She was elected House Minority Leader in September 2019…
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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,…