Another Tuesday and another set of primaries. This week, it’s primaries in Virginia and Washington D.C. and runoff elections in Alabama and Georgia. Here’s what to keep an eye on:
Alabama
While the focus in many recent elections has been on which candidates were endorsed by President Trump, Tuesday’s runoff elections in Alabama and Georgia will heighten that scrutiny, as the former president has chosen sides in each of those elections. In Alabama, it’s the runoff for the US Senate seat being vacated by Republican Richard Shelby, who is retiring after 45 years. Katie Britt is represented by Mo Brooks in the runoff.
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Katie Britt, a former longtime Shelby aide who served as the senator’s chief of staff from 2016-2018 and who later became the first female president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, is considered the favorite in the Alabama runoff, against Rep. Mo Brooks, who was one of Trump’s top allies in the House.
Trump supported Brooks last year, when the congressman was considered the front-runner. However, the ex-president withdrew his endorsement as Brooks failed to make the top 10 in polls earlier in the year. Trump was critical of Britt last year and praised Britt as he supported her week ago after polls showed Britt growing.
Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District Republican Runoff is between Casey Wardynski (Dale Strong) and a Democratic gubernatorial Runoff between Yolanda Flower and Malika Sands-Fortier (Democrat).
Georgia
There are also four Republican runoffs in Georgia for the Congressional seat. Rich McCormick, Jake Evans, and Vernon Jones are in the Sixth District. Mike Collins and Vernon Jones are in the Tenth. Evans and Jones both have Trump’s backing, while McCormick has Senator Ted Cruz’s and Collins has Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s.
Other runoffs are the Second and Seventh Districts of the Republicans, and the First or Tenth Districts of the Democrats.
Virginia
Virginia’s Democrats hold a primary election for the Eighth District. In this race, incumbent Don Beyer will face Victoria Virasingh.
In the Second, Third and Sixth Districts, there are primary elections for Republicans.
Washington DC
There are primaries in DC for the Republicans and Democrats (for US House Non-voting Member). Republican Nelson Rimensnyder has been elected unopposed. Democrats Wendy Hamilton, Kelly Mikel Williams and Eleanor Holmes are up against them.
Live results are available below. Stay tuned to RedState for all the latest coverage through Wednesday. (Click the “Change Race” option at the upper right of each map to toggle between the races.)
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