Category: 2022 Primary Election

Middletown Voters Head to Polling Site on Primary Day

August 23, 2022
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Carlos Quinones, a Middletown resident, complained outside the voting site that so few people showed up on the primary election day, Aug. 23. This is New York’s second primary of the year, which split from the usual June primary under a court order following a legal dispute over redistricting. Congressional and state senate races were…

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Hoeven Wins North Dakota GOP Primary

June 14, 2022
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Incumbent Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) won the Republican primary in North Dakota on June 14. Hoeven’s victory was a predictable end to the primary that pitted him against challenger Riley Kuntz. With 18 percent of the votes reported at 9:47 p.m. ET, Hoeven received 78.9 percent of the votes and was declared the winner by the…

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Two Maine Republicans Face Off in Primary to Challenge House Democrat

June 13, 2022
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Maine, the Welcome Home state known most historically as Vacationland, seems like an unassuming political influence in the national arena with its highest building being a Catholic church and its biggest industry being tourism. However, Tuesday’s primaries in the contested race for the 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives may have…

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2 Maine Republicans Face Off in Primary to Challenge House Democrat

June 13, 2022
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Maine, the Welcome Home State known most historically as Vacationland, seems like an unassuming political influence in the national arena, with its highest building being a Catholic church and its biggest industry being tourism. However, the June 14 primaries in the contested race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House may have…

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Alabama U.S. Senate Race Tense as Brooks Loses Second Key Endorsement

June 12, 2022
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Even after missing another important endorsement, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) has a chance in the race for Alabama’s Senate Republican primary against Katie Britt. In the months before the Alabama primary, Brooks, Mike Durant, and Britt were in a three-way race for the open GOP primary seat. Although Britt consistently led, Durant and Brooks had…

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Alabama US Senate Race Tense as Brooks Loses Second Key Endorsement

June 12, 2022
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Even after missing another important endorsement, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) has a chance in the race for Alabama’s Senate Republican primary against Katie Britt. In the months before the Alabama primary, Brooks, Mike Durant, and Britt were in a three-way race for the open GOP primary seat. Although Britt consistently led, Durant and Brooks had…

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Alabama US Senate Race Tense as Brooks Loses 2nd Key Endorsement

June 12, 2022
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Even after missing another important endorsement, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) has a chance in the race for Alabama’s Senate Republican primary against Katie Britt. In the months before the Alabama primary, Brooks, Britt, and Mike Durant were in a three-way race to be the Republican candidate for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. Although Britt…

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California Voters Head to the Polls: 2022 Primary

June 7, 2022
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The 2022 primary elections are underway, and many are eagerly casting their votes at their local polling stations in California. California’s two-party system allows for the top two contenders in the primaries to advance to the general election on Nov. 8. However, if a candidate receives 50 percent of the vote or more during the…

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Gov. Kay Ivey Wins Alabama GOP Gubernatorial Primary

May 24, 2022
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey won the Alabama GOP gubernatorial primary on May 25, beating a crowded field of Republican candidates. With an estimated 84 percent of the votes counted at 12:19 a.m. on May 25, Ivey received 55 percent of the vote. After a governorship that Ivey says improved infrastructure, increased education funding, and saw…

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Alabama Governor and U.S. Senate GOP Primaries Highly Competitive

May 23, 2022
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The Republican primaries for governor and U.S. Senate in Alabama on May 24 feature close races. Democratic candidates rarely prevail, with Alabama’s most recent Democrat governor being elected in 1999. The last time Alabama chose a Democrat for the Senate was in a 2017 special election against a scandal-ridden Republican candidate. Even after being accused of…

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