Tag: 2022 midterms

Illinois Voters Head to Polls for 2022 Primary

PALOS HILLS, Ill.—Four days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the impact of that far-reaching decision is already palpable at a primary day polling site just southwest of Chicago. Alice Mister, a resident of Palos Hills, told The Epoch Times that abortion is now her top concern and that she thinks more…


Nguyen Survives Democratic Primary Runoff, Will Face Raffensperger in November

If elected to be Georgia’s Secretary of State, state Rep. Bee Nguyen has said she’ll create a government agency to address “rampant” disinformation “caused by Republicans.” She may get that chance. Nguyen bested former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the race’s Democratic primary runoff on June 21. She garnered more than 79 percent of the…


LIVE UPDATES: Trump-Backed Katie Britt Beats Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate Runoff

Mark Gonsalves Wins Georgia 7th Congressional District Primary Runoff 10:49 p.m. ET Mark Gonsalves on June 21 defeated Michael Corbin in a runoff to secure the Republican party nomination for the U.S. House seat representing Georgia’s newly drawn 7th Congressional District. Gonsalves will face Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) in the general election on Nov. 8….


LIVE UPDATES: Katie Britt Beats Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate Runoff

Mark Gonsalves Wins Georgia 7th Congressional District Primary Runoff 10:49 p.m. ET Mark Gonsalves on June 21 defeated Michael Corbin in a runoff to secure the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. House seat representing Georgia’s newly drawn 7th Congressional District. Gonsalves will face Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) in the general election on Nov. 8….


Live Updates: June 21 Midterm Primary Elections

2:35 p.m. ET JACKSON, Ga.—At a Huddle House diner in Jackson, where Mike Collins will hold his election night watch party this evening, two retired men sat at the bar eating bacon and eggs, drinking coffee, and sharing opinions about the 10th District Congressional GOP runoff. They preferred to use first names only. Vern, a…


LIVE UPDATES: McCormick Wins Over Trump-Endorsed Evans in Georgia; Kiggans Wins Virginia Republican Primary

8:45 p.m. ET All 11 Virginia congressional incumbents—seven Democrats and four Republicans—will be defending their seats in November against a slate of challengers who earned their ballot berths in conventions or by defeating party rivals in the commonwealth’s June 21 primaries. That roster includes Republican primary winners in two “tossup” congressional districts where incumbents are…


LIVE UPDATES: Katie Britt Wins Alabama US Senate Primary Runoff Election; McCormick Wins Over Trump-Endorsed Evans in Georgia

Katie Britt Wins Alabama US Senate Primary Runoff Election 9:25 p.m. ET Katie Britt defeated Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) in the Republican primary runoff election for the U.S. Senate ballot berth in the November general election. Britt received more than 67 percent of the vote as of 9:19 p.m. on June 21, and was declared…


Arizona Judge Declines Request to Improve Election Security, Citing Timing Reasons

A superior court judge rejected the Arizona attorney general’s request to revamp election rules for the 2022 election cycle, citing timing as the reason for the rejection. Yavapai County Superior Court Judge John Napper denied Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s request to ask Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs to improve the election procedure manual…


Arizona Judge Declines Request to Improve Election Security, Citing Timing

A judge in Arizona has rejected the state attorney general’s request to revamp election rules for the 2022 election cycle, citing timing as the reason for the rejection. Yavapai County Superior Court Judge John Napper on June 17 denied Republican Attorney General (AG) Mark Brnovich’s request to ask Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat,…


Two Maine Republicans Face Off in Primary to Challenge House Democrat

Maine, the Welcome Home state known most historically as Vacationland, seems like an unassuming political influence in the national arena with its highest building being a Catholic church and its biggest industry being tourism. However, Tuesday’s primaries in the contested race for the 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives may have…