Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte is now a step closer to succeeding longtime GOP Gov. Chris Sununu in swing state New Hampshire. Ayotte, a former state attorney general who narrowly lost her Senate re-election in 2016 after breaking with former President Trump after the release of the infamous “Access Hollywood” video, defeated former New Hampshire Senate...
Voters in Rhode Island showed up at the polls today to decide who will square off in November’s U.S. Senate race. The Rhode Island Democrat primary pitted incumbent Sheldon Whitehouse, who is seeking a fourth term, against Michael Costa, a former Republican who had a brief run for governor in 2022. The Republican contest, meanwhile,...
NEWFIELDS, N.H. — After six months of contests, the final states hold primaries in the 2024 election cycle as voters in Delaware, New Hampshire and Rhode Island head to the polls on Tuesday. And grabbing the most attention, the competitive and combustible Republican and Democrat gubernatorial primaries in New Hampshire in the race to succeed...
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla. won the hotly contested race for the Republican nomination for Florida’s 21st Congressional District on Tuesday. Mast now moves on to face Democrat Thomas Witkop, who ran unopposed in the Democrat primary, in November’s election. Mast, who has been representing the district since 2017, faced a spirited challenge from Businessman Rick...
Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla. emerged with the win in the Democrat primary for Florida’s 10th Congressional District on Tuesday. Frost now faces the winner of the Republican primary, which features Tuan Lee facing off with Willie Montague. Frost, who is serving in his first term in Congress, was thought to be the favorite in the...
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, was able to avoid the recent fate of some of her other “Squad” members in Congress, coming away with the win in the Democrat primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District on Tuesday. The race featured another member of the so-called “Squad” facing off with a primary challenger, with Don Samuels, Abena...
Rep. Michelle Fischbach beat out Steve Boyd in the GOP primary for Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday, advancing to the general election where she will face Democrat challenger A. John Peters. Fischbach, who received an endorsement from the Republican Party’s standard-bearer, former President Trump, has a conservative record in her deep-red Minnesota district, despite...
May Lor Xiong secured the GOP nomination for Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating rival Gene Rechtzigel to move on to face incumbent Democrat Rep. Betty McCollum in November’s general election. The race was a rematch for the two Republicans, who faced off in the 2022 primary along with Jerry Silver. In their 2022...
After a tough summer at the ballot box for members of the so-called “Squad,” the group of progressive and diverse House Democrats is facing its final intraparty challenge on Tuesday as four states in the Midwest and New England hold primary elections. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota faces voters one week after her fellow Squad...
Cori Bush’s concession speech rant was “kind of Trumpian” and made her the “sorest loser,” according to one Democratic strategist Wednesday. On CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” former Obama campaign adviser Ameshia Cross reacted to footage of Bush attacking the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) after the Missouri representative’s loss to St. Louis...
