Sen. Lindsey Graham wins primary over ‘America First’ challenger
The four-term South Carolina senator and his allies spent big to avoid a runoff. It worked.
Graham Platner’s race for Senate in Maine and more primaries to watch tonight
Maine is one of four states where primary voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, and it has one of the most closely watched races in the country, as Democrat Graham Platner locked up the nomination to take on incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins despite his recent string of scandals. Polls are closed in Maine and
Graham Platner to win Maine Democratic Senate primary and face Sen. Susan Collins
Washington — Democrat Graham Platner and GOP Sen. Susan Collins will face off in a November contest that could determine which party controls the Senate next year, a race that was shaken up in recent weeks by a spate of allegations against Platner. Platner won the Democratic primary on Tuesday night after facing minimal opposition,
Valadao to show down against progressive in California House battleground
Progressive Randy Villegas (D) is projected to advance in the 22nd Congressional District race against incumbent Rep. David Valadao (R), according to results from Decision Desk HQ. Villegas, an educator and activist, knocked out California State Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains (D) from the race after neither Democrat reached the 60-percent threshold to secure the California Democratic…
AOC calls Platner allegations ‘Hard to stomach,’ emphasizes Maine election is ‘a choice’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) addressed the string of controversies tied to Maine Senate Democratic candidate Graham Platner’s alleged past conduct ahead of the state’s primary election on Tuesday. “Obviously, there’s a lot in that behavior that’s really challenging — it’s hard to stomach,” she told CNN’s Manu Raju outside of the Capitol on Tuesday. “But…
Pamela Evette, Alan Wilson advance to runoff in crowded South Carolina primary, CBS News projects
Pamela Evette and Alan Wilson are heading to a runoff in South Carolina’s Republican primary for governor after none of the six candidates in the primary reached the required majority threshold of votes to avoid a runoff. The runoff election will be June 23. Evette is South Carolina’s current lieutenant governor and had President Trump’s
GOP Rep. Valadao to face progressive Villegas in key California House district
Republican Rep. David Valadao will run against progressive Randy Villegas in the general election in California’s 22nd Congressional District, CBS News projects. Last week’s primary pitted the Republican incumbent against two Democrats, with the top two vote-getters advancing to November. Villegas was projected as the second candidate to advance on Tuesday, a week after the