EAU CLAIRE, Wis.—Rebecca Cooke came out ahead in the Democrats’ closely fought primary in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District. The Associated Press declared her the victor at 10:45 p.m. local time. With 90 percent of the total tallied, she had 49.2 percent of the vote, a 7-point lead over her chief rival, state Rep. Katrina Shankland. […]
Winners have been declared in various primaries across Michigan, a battleground state in the presidential election. Some noteworthy results come from U.S. House districts that are expected to be competitive in November. Michigan’s Seventh Congressional District, currently represented by Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, falls into that category. The closely divided district includes the state’s […]
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) and her Republican challenger Joe Kent advanced to the general election after Washington’s congressional primary election on Aug. 6. Gluesenkamp Perez, a first-term member, is regarded as one of the most vulnerable House Democrats in the 2024 election cycle—representing a Republican-leaning district in southwest Washington. She flipped the district in […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe won the inside track to take the Missouri governor’s mansion in November. Missouri Republican primary voters on Aug. 6 picked Kehoe over his closest GOP challengers. As of 12:15 a.m. ET on Aug. 7, with more than 95 percent of the vote counted, Kehoe took 39.4 percent of the […]
WASHINGTON—A recount conducted on Aug. 1 in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District confirmed that state Sen. John McGuire defeated incumbent Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), the chairman of the influential and conservative House Freedom Caucus. The final tally was a margin of 370 votes. McGuire barely edged out Good in the June 18 Republican primary by 374 […]
Republicans are preparing to contest Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) in the nonpartisan primary for Alaska’s only seat in the House. Four years after voters approved it, the heavily Republican state’s ranked-choice voting system continues to vex and divide GOP candidates. “Ranked-choice voting favors the party with the most discipline,” Nick Begich III, one of the […]
A House Democrat from the left-wing “squad” has fallen after his criticism of Israel drove massive donations. A Coloradan conservative from the House Freedom Caucus won after switching districts, while other races have been a warning to candidates who may hope that an endorsement from former President Donald Trump will carry them to victory. The […]
Rep. Rob Menendez, son of Senator Bob Menendez, has won the hotly contested Democratic primary nomination to serve another term in his House seat representing New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District, according to The Associated Press. The younger Menendez, 38, who is running for a second term in Congress, defeated rival Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla with […]
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte won the Republican primary nomination in the state’s gubernatorial race on Tuesday after defeating his challenger, Lakeside Republican representative and business owner Tanner Smith. Mr. Gianforte was leading Mr. Smith with 76.5 percent of the vote compared to 23.5 percent with 81 percent of the votes counted, as of late Tuesday, […]
An Illinois judge on Wednesday halted a newly enacted state election law that prevents candidates from gaining access to a major party ballot through an alternative “slating” option. Prior to the change, a local committee for a political party could nominate, or “slate,” a candidate to a general election ballot even if no member of […]
Democrats have been chasing straight-talking incumbent Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA-10) for years. Now, six candidates are vying for the top spot on the ticket in the November general election, each believing they have the best chance to unseat him. Mr. Perry is unchallenged on the Republican side. However, he faces criticism from local, left-leaning media […]
What happened: Trump won 13 states: Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Massachusetts, Maine, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, California, and Alaska. Haley won Vermont. Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey advance in California’s Senate race. See results from key down-ballot races here. The Epoch Times has reporters on the ground in more than […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Despite finishing third in the state’s 2016 primary and not campaigning in Utah since 2020, former President Donald Trump is projected to decisively defeat former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the 2024 ’Super Tuesday’ caucus clash here. It is uncertain if he’ll secure the 50 percent plus of the March 5 […]
Presidential primary voters across 15 states and one U.S. territory will sound off on their preferred presidential candidates on Super Tuesday, March 5. But for the first time this election season, there will be other races of national consequence on the ballot as well. This year, control of Congress also hangs in the balance as […]
GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has clocked her first win of the 2024 Republican primaries after winning the vote in the Washington District of Columbia. The Trump campaign responded by saying the win only went to show Ms. Haley’s platform is popular with D.C. insiders and not regular Americans. Ms. Haley won the district primary […]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called on GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley to quit the race after she lost to former President Donald Trump in the Republican Michigan presidential primary. “I hope she’ll drop out,” Mr. Gingrich said during an interview with Fox News’s “Hannity” on Feb. 27. “Donald Trump tonight is the Republican nominee. […]
More than 100,000 voters in the Michigan Democratic primary cast ballots for “uncommitted” instead of President Biden on Feb. 27 due to his handling of the ongoing Israel–Hamas conflict, according to reports. President Biden won Michigan’s Democratic primary election with 81.1 percent of the vote, with the Associated Press calling the race for President Biden […]
Indiana Republican hopeful John Rust will not appear on the GOP primary ballot for U.S. Senate in May 2024 after the state’s election commission said he failed to meet basic voting requirements in the past two primaries. The state’s bipartisan election commission—composed of two Republicans and two Democrats appointed by the governor—issued the unanimous decision […]
SOUTHGATE/GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Michigan voters are heading to polls for the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries Tuesday. The primary comes after early voting, which lasted from Feb. 17 until Feb. 25. Early voting is now enshrined in Michigan’s constitution thanks to Proposal 2, a ballot measure that passed during the 2022 general election. Michigan’s presidential primary […]
