Tag: Republican primaries
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Andrew Clyde wins Georgia’s 9th Congressional District Republican primary runoff
Andrew Clyde defeated Matt Gurtler in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia's 9th Congressional District on August 11, 2020. With 62% of precincts reporting, Clyde had received 56% of the vote to Gurtler's 44%. Clyde and Gurtler advanced from a nine-candidate field in the June 9 Republican primary. Gurtler finished first in that race with…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene wins Georgia’s 14th Congressional District Republican primary runoff
Marjorie Taylor Greene defeated John Cowan in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia's 14th Congressional District. At 8:28 p.m. EST, the race was called by Decision Desk HQ with 42% of precincts reporting. Greene received 59.4% of the vote and Cowan followed with 40.6%. Incumbent Tom Graves (R), in office since 2010, did not run…
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Incumbent McSally receives Republican nomination in Arizona's special U.S. Senate election
Incumbent Sen. Martha McSally defeated Daniel McCarthy and write-in candidate Sean Lyons in the Republican special primary election for U.S. Senate in Arizona on August 4, 2020. The special election was called to fill the rest of the 2017-2022 term that John McCain (R) was elected to in 2016. McCain died of cancer on August 25, 2018. Gov. Doug…
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Previewing Tennessee's U.S. Senate Republican primary
Fifteen candidates are running in the Republican Party primary for U.S. Senate in Tennessee on August 6, 2020. Incumbent Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), first elected in 2002, is not running for re-election. Two candidates—Bill Hagerty and Manny Sethi—lead in media attention, noteworthy primary endorsements, advertisement activity, and campaign spending. CNN's Alex Rogers and Manu Raju wrote that the primary "resembles the…
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Previewing Tennessee's 1st Congressional District Republican primary
Sixteen candidates are running in Tennessee's 1st Congressional District's Republican Party primary on August 6, 2020. Incumbent Rep. Phil Roe (R), first elected in 2008, is not running for re-election. Five candidates—John Clark, Rusty Crowe, Josh Gapp, Diana Harshbarger, and Timothy Hill—lead in fundraising and advertisement activity. The top three fundraisers—Harshbarger, Gapp, and Clark—have largely self-financed their campaigns. Self-contributions made up 89% of…
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Adkins wins Republican primary for Kansas' 3rd Congressional District
Amanda Adkins won the Republican primary for Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District Aug. 4. With 89% of precincts reporting, she led the field of candidates with 31% of the vote. The Associated Press called the race at 9:50 p.m. CDT.
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Parson wins Republican gubernatorial primary in Missouri
Incumbent Gov. Mike Parson won the Republican gubernatorial primary in Missouri Tuesday night. With 4% of precincts reporting, he received 77% of the vote. Three other candidates ran. The Associated Press called the race at 8:11 p.m. Central Time.
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Meijer wins MI-03 Republican primary
Peter Meijer won the Republican primary for Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District. With 64% of precincts reporting, he led the field of candidates with 51% of the vote, followed by Lynn Afendoulis with 25%, and Tom Norton with 18%. Decision Desk HQ called the race at 8:12 p.m. Central Time.
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Marshall defeats Kobach in Kansas' Republican primary for U.S. Senate
U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall defeated former Secretary of State Kris Kobach, plumber Bob Hamilton, and eight others in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Kansas. As of 9:25 p.m. Central Time, Marshall had received 37% of the vote followed by Kobach and Hamilton with 26% and 20%, respectively. No other candidate received over 10% of the vote. During the…