The GOP Senate primary is the top race to watch on July 31. On Tuesday, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst took 44 percent, and now will face former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz in two months in a one-on-one matchup.
Just one election wasn’t enough for primary voters in Texas on Tuesday night, so many crowded primaries are headed for a July 31 runoff. But one candidate who won’t get a second chance in extra innings is Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D), who fell to former El Paso city representative Beto O’Rourke. O’Rourke, 39, defeated the incumbent by narrowly clearing the 50 percent threshold.
The GOP Senate primary is the top race to watch on July 31. On Tuesday, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst took 44 percent, and now will face former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz in two months in a one-on-one matchup.
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In the end, it was neither the establishment candidate nor the anti-establishment candidate who can claim victory in the GOP Senate primary in Nebraska.
State Sen. Deb Fischer took 41 percent of the vote on Tuesday to win the Republican nomination and will face former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D) in the general election race to succeed retiring Sen. Ben Nelson (D). Attorney General Jon Bruning took 36 percent of the vote, while state Treasurer Don Stenberg drew only 19 percent. Congressional races in the Tar Heel State were already going to be uphill for Democrats, but in a handful of races, they’re going to have to wait until July 17 to know exactly which Republican they’re up against.
The GOP primaries in the 8th District to take on Rep. Larry Kissell (D) and in the 11th District to succeed retiring Rep. Heath Shuler (D) are headed to runoffs, while national Republicans in the 7th District appear to have narrowly gotten their choice to face-off against Rep. Mike McIntyre (D). |
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