Tag: 2022 midterm primaries

New Yorkers Hit the Polls Aug. 23 for ‘Primary Part 2’

From Buffalo’s suburbs on Lake Erie to the eastern tip of Long Island, New Yorkers are casting ballots on Aug. 23 in primaries for 63 state senate and 26 U.S. House seats. It is the second round of inner-party preliminary elections to set slates for November general elections in New York, where proposed state senate…


New Yorkers Look Ahead to What Primary Will Bring

When New Yorkers go to the polls on Aug 23, their numbers may be startlingly low. Analysts say the rescheduling of half the state’s primaries from June to late August may catch much of the state in last-week-of-summer-vacation mode, with many would-be voters away at, say, the beach. Turnout estimates are very low for the congressional…


Upstart Progressive Tests ‘Establishment’ Democrat in Hudson Valley Congressional Primary

Five-term Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) is seeking reelection in his Aug. 23 Democratic primary by touting his record as a moderate dealmaker who can win competitive elections in a swing Hudson Valley congressional district won by former President Donald Trump in 2016. Maloney, a self-described “gay guy with an interracial family,” has represented New…


With Cheney’s Ouster, Most GOP Trump Impeachment Backers Will Be Out of Congress in 2023

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Three-term Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Aug. 116 became the eighth Republican who voted for Donald Trump’s impeachment to either retire or be defeated by party rivals endorsed by the former president. Cheney, one of Trump’s most vociferous critics, was defeated in Wyoming’s Aug. 16 Republican primary for the state’s lone congressional seat by…


With Cheney’s Ouster, at Least 8 of 10 GOP Trump Impeachment Backers Will Be Out of Congress Next Session

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Three-term Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Aug. 16 became the eighth of 10 Republicans who voted for Donald Trump’s impeachment to either retire or be defeated by party rivals endorsed by the former president. Cheney, one of Trump’s most vociferous critics, was defeated in Wyoming’s Aug. 16 Republican primary for the state’s lone congressional…


Congressional Candidate Proposes Pilot Program to Cede Federal Land to Wyoming

LUSK, Wyo.—Western states have been agitating for greater control of federal public lands for decades with few tangible efforts by Congress to determine how such a management model could work. If elected as Wyoming’s lone congressional representative in November, Republican candidate Harriet Hageman will propose “a pilot program” that will allot up to 1.5 million…


Takeaways From Tuesday Primaries: Four Trump-Backed Candidates Win, Omar Survives

November general election slates for 16 congressional, four gubernatorial, and three U.S. Senate seats were set in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Vermont in Aug. 9 primaries. Among first-glance takeaways are triumphs by four candidates endorsed by former President Trump and the narrow victory by “squad” honcho Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in her Democratic primary. Meanwhile,…


Takeaways From Tuesday Primaries: 4 Trump-Backed Candidates Win, Omar Survives

November general election slates for 16 congressional, four gubernatorial, and three U.S. Senate races were set in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Vermont in the Aug. 9 primary elections. Among first-glance takeaways are triumphs by four candidates endorsed by former President Trump and the narrow victory by “squad” leader Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in her Democratic…


Hageman-Cheney Costliest Congressional Race in Wyoming History, but Money May Not Matter

CASPER, Wyo.—More than $20 million has been collectively raised by the five candidates in Wyoming’s Aug. 16 Republican congressional primary, making it the most expensive U.S. House race in state history. More than $15 million has been raised by just one of the hopefuls, embattled incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) Much of the money came…


Trump-Backed Primary Candidates Score in Arizona and Michigan, Fall in Washington

Former president Donald Trump’s endorsees were on ballots in five Aug. 2 Republican primaries, scoring wins in Arizona and Michigan, dual defeats in Washington state, and a draw, of sorts, in Missouri. For those keeping score at home, according to a Ballotpedia analysis of the 2022 primary cycle through Aug. 2, 12 of 15 Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidates…