Turnout could surge in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries after the Supreme Court ruling, while Trump’s and Democrats’ involvement in GOP primaries could complicate November.
by boosting hard-right candidate Darren Bailey, a state senator from the rural southern part of the state, over moderate Richard Irvin, the first Black mayor of Aurora, a Chicago suburb.
In New York, congressional primaries have been pushed back to August because of legal fights over redistricting, but both parties will select nominees for governor and lieutenant governor Tuesday.Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul with a strong lead about a year after she took over from disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, despite early expectations that she would face a slew of high-profile primary challengers and a difficult path to winning her party's nomination.
With several allies in the race, Trump has stayed away and decided not to endorse any of the candidates in his former home state., Sen. Mike Lee, a Trump ally, is the heavy favorite for renomination, but he faces two primary challengers who didn’t vote for Trump in 2020 and have accused Lee of forgetting about Utah as his national profile has risen.
Nebraska, meanwhile, will hold a special election to replace former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, who resigned in March and wasto two years’ probation after he was convicted of lying to federal agents in a corruption probe.
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