Tag: Republican primaries
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Nineteen candidates are running in the Republican primary on May 17 for governor of Oregon
Nineteen candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Kate Brown (D) is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. Christine Drazan, Bud Pierce, and Stan Pulliam have led in fundraising and media coverage. All three candidates have highlighted education and public safety as critical issues for their…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 14
March 17, 2022 In this issue: Rep. Rice criticizes Trump after S.C. rally and late Rep. Hagedorn’s wife enters special election U.S. Rep. Tom Rice criticizes former President Trump after Trump hosts rally for primary opponent U.S. Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.) criticized former President Donald Trump (R) on March 12 after Trump hosted a rally…
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Seven candidates are running in the May 3 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio
Seven candidates are running in the May 3 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio on May 3, including Mike Gibbons, Josh Mandel, Jane Timken, and J.D. Vance. Incumbent Rob Portman (R), first elected in 2010, announced on Jan. 25, 2021, that he would not seek re-election. Matt Dolan, Neil Patel, and Mark Pukita are…
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Nine candidates running in Republican primary for governor of Nebraska
Nine candidates are running in the Republican Party primary for governor of Nebraska on May 10. Incumbent Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) is term-limited. Candidates Charles Herbster, Brett Lindstrom, and Jim Pillen lead in endorsements, funding, or media attention. Herbster, who served as the chairman of former President Donald Trump’s (R) Agriculture and Rural Advisory Committee,…
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Previewing Alabama’s Secretary of State Republican primary
Wes Allen, Christian Horn, Ed Packard, and Jim Zeigler are running in the Republican primary for Alabama Secretary of State on May 24, 2022. Incumbent John Merrill (R) is term-limited. Each candidate points to his background as equipping him for the position. Allen was a Pike County Probate Court judge and says he administered more…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 13
March 10, 2022 In this issue: Jeanne Ives endorses Darren Bailey for Illinois governor and Ducey not running for Senate in Arizona Jeanne Ives endorses Darren Bailey for Illinois governor Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R) endorsed Darren Bailey in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Politico wrote that Ives’ backing gives Bailey “an edge that could…
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Morgan Luttrell wins TX-08 Republican primary
Morgan Luttrell won the Republican primary for Texas’ 8th Congressional District on March 1. As of March 3, he’d received 52% of the vote. Christian Collins was second with 22% and Jonathan Hullihan third with 13%. The Texas Tribune‘s Patrick Svitek wrote that the race “boiled over into a tense proxy war, with some of…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 12
March 3, 2022 In this issue: Texas GOP primary results roundup and a Senate leadership disagreement in N.C. Texas results roundup Texas held the nation’s first midterm primaries on Tuesday. Races in which no candidate received a majority of the vote are headed to May 24 runoffs. Here’s a roundup of results from marquee Republican…
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Paxton, Bush advance to runoff in Texas Attorney General Republican primary
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and George P. Bush advanced to a May 24 primary runoff, after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 1 primary election. Paxton won 42.7% of the vote, while Bush won 22.4%. Candidates Eva Guzman and Louis Gohmert received 17.8% and 17.1% of the vote,…
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Nine candidates are running in the Republican primary for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District
Nine candidates are running in the Republican primary for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District on May 3, 2022. Incumbent Trey Hollingsworth (R), first elected in 2016, is not running for re-election. The Indianapolis Star’s Kaitlen Lange said the Republican primary is “poised to be the most watched and one of the most hotly-contested primaries in Indiana”…