Seven states have voting….
New Jersey, Mississippi, Iowa, South Dakota, New Mexico, Montana and California….
Primary voters in seven states, including California and New Jersey, go to the polls on Tuesday to select their party’s candidates for statewide offices, like the governors of New Mexico and South Dakota; for mayor of Los Angeles, the nation’s second largest city, and for dozens of House seats.
Crime is very much on the minds of Californians: San Franciscans are deciding whether to remove their district attorney, and Angelenos are weighing whether to elect as their next mayor a longtime Democratic insider or a billionaire former Republican who promises to crack down on crime and homelessness and clean up the city.
Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, is not expected to have much opposition as he seeks an eighth term this November at age 89. Other races offer more drama.
Here’s what to watch for in Tuesday’s contests in New Jersey, Mississippi, Iowa, South Dakota, New Mexico, Montana and California:…
Today’s Primary Results
Here are the poll closing times for the seven states with primaries today:
California: 11 p.m. ET
Iowa: 9 p.m. ET
Mississippi: 8 p.m. ET
Montana: 10 p.m. ET
New Jersey: 8 p.m. ET
New Mexico: 9 p.m. ET
South Dakota: 8 p.m. ET
A caveat: California uses vote-by-mail and allows ballots postmarked on Election Day, but received by June 14 to be counted.
In all, 78 congressional districts will hold primaries, with about 19 in competitive districts that could determine control of the U.S. House this November.
The Hill.…
Nunn clinches GOP nomination to take on Axne in Iowa….
Grassley wins GOP Senate primary in Iowa
Kean Jr. primary victory sets up rematch with Malinowski…(NJ)
Franken defeats Finkenauer in Iowa Democratic Senate primary…
Noem easily clinches win in South Dakota governor primary
Progressive Gabriel Vasquez is projected to win the Democratic primary for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District
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BREAKING: Dusty Johnson wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in South Dakota. #APRaceCall at 9:43 p.m. CDT.
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BREAKING: Matt Rosendale wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Montana’s 2nd Congressional District. #APRaceCall at 8:42 p.m. MDT.
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In perhaps the least competitive open seat race in the country, Rob Menendez (D) wins the Dem primary in #NJ08, the seat once held by his father.