….from FiveThirtyEight….
What do Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas have in common? Well, depending on whom you ask, they’re all Southern states. But more to the point: They’re the four states up to bat this week in the protracted ballgame that is primary election season. (For reference, we’re barely in the third inning.)
These are all fairly red states, but nevertheless there are plenty of opportunities for Democrats to pick up seats (mostly in the House), and the party has some close primaries packed with candidates looking to take advantage. Meanwhile, Republicans will pick their standard-bearers in a handful of key races where the incumbent is stepping off the stage. As always, we’ll contextualize these primaries by using FiveThirtyEight partisan lean1 — how much more Republican or Democratic a jurisdiction is than the country overall — to give you an idea of how competitive each general election will be, as well as whether the parties are choosing the candidates with the best chance to win in November….
…from Roll Call…
Voters again head to the polls Tuesday, this time in Texas, Arkansas, Georgia and Kentucky.
Texas held its primaries in March, but more than a few of those contests advanced to runoffs since the winners did not surpass 50 percent of the vote. None has received more attention that the Democratic runoff in the 7th District.
Elsewhere, much of the action is on the Democratic side with candidates vying for the right to take on Republican incumbents….
Primary Resukts coming in after 9:00pm here
Amy McGarth wins her Kentucky Primary
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BREAKING: Gov. Asa Hutchinson wins Republican primary for re-election in Arkansas @AP race call at 8:16 p.m. CDT. #Election2018 #APracecall
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Stacey Abrams wins the Democratic primary in Georgia’s gubernatorial race, CNN projects, positioning her for a chance to become the nation’s first black female governor https://cnn.it/2IDPwFT
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The AP has called #TX23 Dem primary for Gina Ortiz Jones, whom Daily Kos is proudly supporting. Will face GOP Rep. Will Hurd in 50-46 Clinton seat; would be first out member of TX delegation
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The AP has called the #GAGov GOP primary –– or Part I of it, that is. Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and SoS Brian Kemp have advanced to the July 24 runoff election.
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Lots of talk about GA/TX flipping blue, but if the turnout in these open primaries means anything, GOP vastly outvoting Dems in both of them…
And I for one don’t understand why there is all this “talk”(some of it here).
There is simply little evidence to support it.
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BREAKING: Jared Henderson wins Democratic primary in race for Arkansas governor. @AP race call at 9:21 p.m. CDT.
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The AP has called the #TX32 Dem primary for attorney and former NFL linebacker Colin Allred, who leads Lillian Salerno 70-30, with over half of precincts reporting.
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BREAKING: Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Secretary of State Brian Kemp face a July runoff for GOP nomination for Georgia governor. @AP race call at 10:18 p.m. EDT #Election2018 #APracecall
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AP has called #TX31 Dem primary for veteran Mary Hegar. Will face longtime GOP Rep. John Carter in 54-41 Trump seat
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BREAKING: Lupe Valdez wins Democratic runoff in race for Texas governor. @AP race call at 9:37 p.m. CDT.
( She Will run against GOP Gov Greg Abbott)
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BREAKING: Openly gay, Hispanic ex-sheriff wins Democratic nomination for Texas governor to take on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in November.
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#TX27: The AP calls the GOP runoff for the Club for Growth-backed Michael Cloud, who trounced establishment fave Bech Bruun by a yawning 61-39 margin tonight.