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The victories among Trump-backed candidates included Ed Gallrein, who defeated Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky in one of the most contentious races of the cycle.
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Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie has won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, NBC News projects — the first contested result in key Pennsylvania races that could decide control of the House.
Much of the attention in yesterday’s primaries across six states have been focused on immediate intra-party squabbles, like Trump’s successful effort to unseat Republican rival Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and whether progressive or establishment Democrats end the night with the upper hand in safe Democratic seats.
But the results of four Democratic congressional primaries in battleground Pennsylvania will loom large in November, when Democrats need to net three seats in order to take back control of the House.
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Rep. Andy Barr, riding an endorsement from Trump, has won the Republican primary in the race for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s seat in Kentucky, NBC News projects.
Barr, a seven-term congressman, prevailed over former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron and other, lesser-known GOP candidates.
He will be a heavy general election favorite against the Democratic nominee in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since it awarded Wendell Ford a fourth and final term in 1992.
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Former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein has won the Republican primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District over Rep. Thomas Massie, NBC News projects, notching another win for President Donald Trump in his push to eliminate political rivals and roadblocks within his own party.
Gallrein beat Massie in the most explosive fight of Trump’s political pressure campaign that wended its way from Indiana and Louisiana to the Bluegrass State this month, all featuring primary challengers endorsed by the president. Gallrein was aided by an extraordinary advertising blitz fueled largely by pro-Trump and pro-Israel groups.
First elected to the House in 2012, Massie had become an everpresent thorn in Trump’s side. Trump traveled to the district in March to throw his political weight behind Gallrein while slamming Massie as a “disaster.”
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state Treasurer Stacy Garrity will face off this fall in a ticket-topping race for governor in the nation’s largest swing state.
The matchup being set is no surprise, as both cleared the fields in their primary contests. But the general election is notable — and the impact could reverberate beyond Pennsylvania in future elections.
Shapiro, a Democrat who enjoys high approval ratings in the battleground state, enters the contest as a heavy favorite looking to cement his reputation as Pennsylvania’s dominant political figure.
But those dynamics could shift in the months leading up to the November election, and Garrity and Republicans are eager to stop Shapiro — or at least dent his reputation — before he tries to go national.
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville won the Republican primary for governor of Alabama yesterday, NBC News projects, making him the clear favorite to win the general election this fall in the ruby-red state.
The winner this fall will replace outgoing Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, who is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
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Rep. Barry Moore advanced yesterday to a Republican Senate primary runoff in Alabama, as two rivals battle for the second spot in the race, NBC News projects.
Boosted by Trump, Moore leads a crowded primary field, but he will not hit the majority mark needed to win the nomination outright. Meanwhile, state Attorney General Steve Marshall and former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson are in the running for a spot alongside Moore in a head-to-head June 16 runoff.
The winner of the runoff will be heavily favored in the general election in Alabama. The Republicans are running to succeed Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a first-term Republican who is leaving the Senate to run for governor.
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President Donald Trump flexed the strength of his party-transforming political movement again yesterday, continuing the successful process of eliminating political enemies within the GOP this month.
At the same time, the president’s low approval ratings and the war with Iran have raised red flags in key Republican primaries among base voters who supported the president’s “America First” agenda that included the idea of a focus on domestic issues.
Those red flags may persist with independent voters and base turnout alike when the general election gets underway in a few months.
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