Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

Georgia Voters Head to Polls for Four US House Primary Runoffs

Donald Trump-endorsed former state Rep. Vernon Jones and pro-Trump trucking company owner Mike Collins hit the phones to reach out to residents of Georgia’s 10th Congressional District on June 21 as voters headed to the polls for the Republican primary runoff election. Considered one of the pivotal U.S. House races, the contest has been marked by…


LIVE UPDATES: Katie Britt Wins Alabama US Senate Primary Runoff Election; McCormick Wins Over Trump-Endorsed Evans in Georgia

Katie Britt Wins Alabama US Senate Primary Runoff Election 9:25 p.m. ET Katie Britt defeated Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) in the Republican primary runoff election for the U.S. Senate ballot berth in the November general election. Britt received more than 67 percent of the vote as of 9:19 p.m. on June 21, and was declared…


LIVE UPDATES: Trump-Backed Katie Britt Beats Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate Runoff

Mark Gonsalves Wins Georgia 7th Congressional District Primary Runoff 10:49 p.m. ET Mark Gonsalves on June 21 defeated Michael Corbin in a runoff to secure the Republican party nomination for the U.S. House seat representing Georgia’s newly drawn 7th Congressional District. Gonsalves will face Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) in the general election on Nov. 8….


LIVE UPDATES: Katie Britt Beats Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate Runoff

Mark Gonsalves Wins Georgia 7th Congressional District Primary Runoff 10:49 p.m. ET Mark Gonsalves on June 21 defeated Michael Corbin in a runoff to secure the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. House seat representing Georgia’s newly drawn 7th Congressional District. Gonsalves will face Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) in the general election on Nov. 8….


Live Updates: June 21 Midterm Primary Elections

2:35 p.m. ET JACKSON, Ga.—At a Huddle House diner in Jackson, where Mike Collins will hold his election night watch party this evening, two retired men sat at the bar eating bacon and eggs, drinking coffee, and sharing opinions about the 10th District Congressional GOP runoff. They preferred to use first names only. Vern, a…


LIVE UPDATES: McCormick Wins Over Trump-Endorsed Evans in Georgia; Kiggans Wins Virginia Republican Primary

8:45 p.m. ET All 11 Virginia congressional incumbents—seven Democrats and four Republicans—will be defending their seats in November against a slate of challengers who earned their ballot berths in conventions or by defeating party rivals in the commonwealth’s June 21 primaries. That roster includes Republican primary winners in two “tossup” congressional districts where incumbents are…


Voters Head to Polls for Alabama’s Senate Primary Runoff

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Alabama voters turned out on June 21 to decide between Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) and Katie Britt for the Senate GOP primary race. The latest polls show Britt in the lead by 48 percent to Brooks’ 36 percent. These figures match the trends of the Alabama primary. Britt got the most primary votes, although…


‘I Would Win,’ Trump Says Over Potential GOP Runoff With DeSantis

Former President Donald Trump says he is neither aware of nor worried about whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will challenge him for the GOP presidential candidacy in 2024. “I don’t know if Ron is running, and I don’t ask him,” Trump told The New Yorker. “It’s his prerogative. I think I would win,” he said….


Primary Battles Heat Up in Competitive Illinois Congressional District

One possible path to the House majority for both parties lies through a C-shaped congressional district in northwestern Illinois and its swathes of crop fields, waning manufacturing bases, and scattered urban centers. A blue district back to the 1980s, the 17th congressional district broke and voted for former President Donald Trump twice, largely due to a…


Facebook Removes GOP Candidate’s ‘RINO Hunting’ Campaign Ad

Facebook removed a campaign advertisement released by Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens that called out “RINOs,” or Republicans in name only. “We are sick and tired of the Republicans in Name Only surrendering to Joe Biden & the radical Left. Order your RINO Hunting Permit today!” Greitens, a Republican, wrote in a Twitter post. The accompanying…