Election Day is more than two months away but eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives have already essentially lost their seats after being defeated by members of their own parties during the primary election season.
FILE PHOTO: Jamaal Bowman speaks at a watch party as he takes an early lead in the democratic primary for New York's 16th Congressional District in Yonkers, New York, U.S., June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
This Tuesday’s primary election match-ups in Massachusetts include a challenge to Democratic U.S. Senator Ed Markey by U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy, though polls show Markey likely fending off that challenge. CORI BUSH: Activist Bush had the backing of left-wing Justice Democrats when she beat 20-year House veteran William Lacy Clay, whose St. Louis, Missouri, seat was previously held by his father. Bush, who like Clay is Black, argued her opponent was too moderate on police violence.
BOB GOOD: Bob Good took on first-term Virginia U.S. Representative Denver Riggleman, who stirred conservative opposition when he officiated at the same-sex marriage of two former campaign volunteers. The primary win by Good increases Democrats’ chances of picking up this seat in the fall.
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