Tag: Republican primaries
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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”…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 11
In this issue: Sen. Rob Portman weighs in on the race to replace him and Texas Railroad Commission primary makes headlines U.S. Sen. Rob Portman endorses Jane Timken in Ohio’s Senate primary On Feb. 16, retiring U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) endorsed former state Republican Party Chair Jane Timken in the GOP Senate primary. Portman…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 10
February 17, 2022 In this issue: Republican Governors Association runs pro-Kemp ad in Georgia and Arrington challenges Mace in SC-01 Republican Governors Association releases pro-Kemp ad in Georgia RGA Georgia 2022 PAC, an affiliate of the Republican Governors Association (RGA), spent $500,000 on an ad supporting Gov. Brian Kemp. The Hill’s Max Greenwood wrote, “While…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 9
February 10, 2022 In this issue: Pennsylvania GOP votes not to endorse in statewide primaries and an endorsement divide in TN-05 Trump, other Republican officials and influencers divided over Tennessee U.S. House endorsement Though the filing deadline for U.S. House candidates in Tennessee is almost two months away, prominent Republican officials and influencers have already…