Tag: Republican primaries
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LaRose defeats Adams in Ohio Secretary of State Republican primary
Incumbent Frank LaRose defeated John Adams in the May 3, 2022, Republican Party primary for Ohio Secretary of State. As of Wednesday morning, LaRose had received 66% of the vote to Adams' 34%. LaRose will face Democratic primary winner Chelsea Clark (D) in the general election on Nov. 8. LaRose was elected Ohio Secretary of…
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Six candidates running in U.S. Senate Republican primary election in Georgia
Six candidates are running in the Republican Party primary election for U.S. Senator from Georgia on May 24, 2022. Gary Black, Kelvin King, Latham Saddler, and Herschel Walker have led in fundraising and media attention. Josh Clark and Jonathan McColumn are also running. NPR's Domenico Montanaro said, "Walker, a former Heisman-winning University of Georgia Bulldog…
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J.R. Majewski wins Republican primary in Ohio's 9th Congressional District
J.R. Majewski defeated three other candidates—including two state lawmakers, Rep. Craig Riedel and Sen. Theresa Gavarone—on May 3 to win the Republican nomination for Ohio's 9th Congressional District. Majewski will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D), first elected in 1982, in the general election on Nov. 8. In the primary, Majewski led the field…
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Nine candidates are running in the May 17 Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania
Nine candidates are running in the May 17 Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Tom Wolf (D) is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. The 2022 race features the largest number of candidates in a Pennsylvania Republican primary since at least 1978. The Philadelphia Inquirer's Andrew Seidman wrote, "Campaign aides say this year’s winner could…
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23% of Missouri’s 2022 legislative races have uncontested Republican incumbents
In 2022, 41 Republican incumbents are running without opposition for the Missouri General Assembly, which represents 23% of the state’s legislative races. Forty of these incumbents are in the House of Representatives and one is in the state Senate. Thirty-nine Republican incumbents in the state House and six incuments in the Senate have at least…
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All four Republican U.S. Representatives from Missouri face primary challengers
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (District 2), Blaine Luetkemeyer (District 3), Sam Graves (District 6), and Jason Smith (District 8) face primary challengers this election cycle. In the 2020 election cycle, two incumbents (Wagner and Smith) were unopposed in Republican primaries. Luetkemeyer and Graves face the most primary challengers at four apiece. Wagner faces four challengers,…
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Eight candidates running in the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District
Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary for North Carolina's 13th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Ted Budd (R) is running for the U.S. Senate and is not seeking re-election. The boundaries of North Carolina's 13th Congressional District changed as a result of redistricting, with the new district including all of…
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Eight candidates running in North Carolina's 1st Congressional District Republican primary
Eight candidates are running in the Republican Party primary for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District on May 17, 2022. Sandy Roberson and Sandy Smith led in endorsements and fundraising as of March 31, 2022. Will Aiken, Brad Murphy, Ernest Reeves, Brent Roberson, Billy Strickland, and Henry Williams are also running in the Republican primary. Incumbent…
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Eight candidates are running in Republican primary for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District
Eight candidates are running in the Republican primary election for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District on May 17, 2022. If no candidate receives more than 30 percent of the vote in the primary election, a runoff between the top two finishers will take place on July 26, 2022. The general election will take place on…
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Fourteen candidates are running in the Republican primary on May 17 for U.S. Senate in North Carolina
Fourteen candidates are running in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022, for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. Incumbent Richard Burr (R) is not running for re-election. The candidates that have performed best in recent polling and have received the most media attention are Ted Budd, Pat McCrory, and Mark Walker. The primary is one…