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Representative Thomas Massie is facing the most difficult re-election battle of his career. He has been the most outspoken Republican critic of President Trump, who backed his challenger, Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL. The race became the most expensive congressional primary on record, with several outside groups furious over Mr. Massie’s opposition to foreign aid.
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In Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger addressed about two dozen supporters after he fell short in the Republican primary for governor, where Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire health care executive Rick Jackson will face off in a June runoff. Raffensperger said he had trouble getting his message to voters because of the spending by Jones and Jackson on TV advertisements. “Our message came up short, and we don’t dwell on it, we just kind of move on,” said Raffensperger.
Mike Collins advanced to a June 16 runoff in the Republican Senate primary in Georgia by doing well across most of the state, including the area surrounding his home district. Buddy Carter, who hails from the southeast of the state, also did well in the region he represents. But Derek Dooley, a former football coach and political newcomer, was able to top Carter, and will face Collins in the runoff.
Derek Dooley, a son of Georgia football royalty and former University of Tennessee coach, has advanced to a runoff against Representative Mike Collins in the Republican Senate primary in Georgia, according to The Associated Press. Dooley has been lifted by a significant infusion of support by Gov. Brian Kemp, who has campaigned with him across the state for weeks.
Keisha Lance Bottoms, who has emerged on Tuesday night as the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor, expressed gratitude for the support that carried her to victory in the primary and said she was ready for the campaign ahead. “I am a fighter, and I could not rest knowing that people across this state needed someone to stand in the gap and fight on their behalf,” she told a crowd of supporters. “Georgians sent a clear message tonight that they want a fighter.”
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who moves forward to a runoff in the Republican primary for the Georgia governor’s race, told his supporters he was ready to keep up the fight against Rick Jackson, now his sole opponent. “I love getting this guy one-on-one, I promise you that,” he said, adding that Jackson had relied largely on his wealth to get ahead. “That Hollywood production is nothing like the genuine article you have right here,” Jones said. “I’m the workhorse in this race and people should not forget it.”
At his victory party in Bethlehem, Pa., Bob Brooks thanked voters, his team, and the high-profile endorsements he received from Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania. “I know what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck,” Brooks, a union leader and former firefighter, told the crowd. “Only four percent of Congress comes from the working class. You can say you stand with working people all you want, but if you’ve never lived that life, it’s like coaching a sport you’ve never played.”
In Georgia’s Republican Senate primary, Derek Dooley is leading in Clarke County, home to Athens and the University of Georgia, with 76 percent of the vote reported. His support there, in the heart of Mike Collins’s district, may reflect the enduring legacy of his father, Vince Dooley, who coached the Bulldogs to the 1980 national championship in football. Along with his strength across the Atlanta metro area, this support is helping Dooley stay competitive in a race that is headed to a runoff.
The Republican Senate primary in Georgia has largely boiled down to arguments about who would be the strongest general-election challenger to Senator Jon Ossoff, and Mike Collins made an extended argument from the stage about electability. “We’re not here because I’ve been propped up by somebody else,” he said, seemingly referring to Derek Dooley, who has been lifted by support from Gov. Brian Kemp. “No. We’re here because we work hard. We’ve got the best organization, the best voting record and the best message. And that’s what it’s going to take to beat Jon Ossoff.”
In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp just dropped by Republican Senate candidate Derek Dooley’s metro Atlanta watch party. Dooley, a former football coach, was in competition with Representative Buddy Carter for the second spot in a June runoff with Representative Mike Collins. “We’re no stranger to late nights in Georgia,” Kemp said in a brief interview, nodding to a reporting delay in Fulton County.
Representative Mike Collins, the trucking executive who has secured a spot in the Republican Senate primary runoff in Georgia, has taken the stage at his election night party in Jackson, Ga. “Tonight we are one step closer,” he told an excited crowd of supporters waving signs saying “Georgia’s Conservative Workhorse.” “When you hear people talk about how much money Jon Ossoff has, remind them of the results tonight,” he said, referring to the well-funded Democratic incumbent.
It has been a successful night so far for President Trump. Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who has frequently clashed with the president, was ousted by a Trump-endorsed primary challenger who praised Trump in his victory speech. In Georgia, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Trump’s preferred candidate for governor, is advancing to a runoff. Jones defeated Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, who pushed back against Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election. The results underscore the power the president holds over his party, which has been evident in intraparty contests this month.
Even as Democrats in Georgia wait for the outcome of their primary in the governor’s race, they are relishing the expensive and bruising showdown between the top Republican contenders dragging on for another month as they head to a runoff. In their view, the two Republican candidates — Burt Jones and Rick Jackson — have been doing Democrats’ dirty work for them. “No matter who emerges from this runoff, Georgians won’t be able to unhear just how corrupt, extreme and out of touch those two sorry options are,” Charlie Bailey, the chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party, said in a statement.
Fulton County Election Board Chair Sherri Allen said the county decided to keep two metro Atlanta precincts open until 11:02 p.m. after police activity in the area forced a four-hour lockdown. Ms. Allen said local law enforcement and the F.B.I. advised Fulton officials to close the precincts, both of which are located in a Sandy Springs elementary school, and that the county consulted attorneys at the Georgia Attorney General’s office before deciding to keep the polling places open late.
Bob Brooks, a retired firefighter and union leader, won the Democratic primary for a competitive House district in Pennsylvania. Endorsed by a wide swath of Democrats from across the ideological spectrum, Brooks was one of the most prominent cases of the party’s effort to boost working-class candidates this year.
Charles Booker, a progressive former state lawmaker, won the Democratic primary for Senate in Kentucky, ending the comeback attempt from Amy McGrath, a Democrat who spent tens of millions of dollars in 2020 in an unsuccessful effort to oust Mitch McConnell. Booker will be a heavy underdog in November.
And the Tuberville-Jones rematch is official, as former Senator Doug Jones wins the Democratic primary for governor, according to the Associated Press.
In Alabama, Tuberville celebrated his victory. After describing his quick transition from the football field to the Senate, he thanked President Trump for his support. “It’s important that we all understand that we live in the greatest country ever,” he said. Tuberville also went after former Senator Doug Jones, who he beat in 2020 and was leading in the Democratic primary late Tuesday. The Democrats, Tuberville said, “have nothing positive to say.”
Rick Jackson, the billionaire health care executive advancing to a runoff in the Republican primary for governor of Georgia, called out his opponent, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, for saying he believed he could win the primary outright on Tuesday. “Well, no surprise, Burt was all talk and no results,” Jackson told a cheering crowd. “I have news for Burt — he’s not going to win the runoff either.” In a speech on Tuesday night, Jackson said, “I’ll be like Trump but with a Southern tongue,” describing himself as an outsider, like the president, who will run the state like it is one of his businesses.
Ed Gallrein returned to the stage at his watch party to speak to Sean Hannity. “It’s a new day,” Gallrein said. “People deserve better, and I’m going to give it to them.”
Senator Tommy Tuberville has just secured the Republican nomination for governor, according to the Associated Press. At a gahtering for his campaign, aides tossed small footballs into the crowd of supporters — and he has already begun to speak.
In Kentucky, with additional votes reported in Jefferson and Fayette counties, Charles Booker has taken a wide lead over Amy McGrath in the Senate Democratic primary. These urban counties (Jefferson contains Louisville and Fayette contains Lexington) are sources of strength for Booker, who also carried them in 2020.
At a small party northwest of Atlanta, supporters of Brad Raffensperger, Republican candidate for Georgia governor and the secretary of state, watched quietly as billionaire businessman Rick Jackson celebrated advancing to a primary runoff against Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones. A staffer for Mr. Raffensperger’s campaign changed the channel after about 10 minutes.
The upcoming G.O.P. runoff for governor of Georgia between Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Rick Jackson also brings to a close, at least for the immediate future, the political career of Brad Raffensperger, the two-term Republican secretary of state who was also in the race. Raffensperger became a household name for refusing President Trump’s entreaties to “find” him enough votes to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Fulton County, Georgia’s most populous county, will withhold its election results until 11 p.m., when a metro Atlanta polling place closes, a Secretary of State’s Office spokesperson said. The precinct went into a lockdown earlier today due to a possible shooting nearby.
While there were relatively quick race calls in the Republican primaries for Kentucky Senate and in the closely-watched Fourth Congressional District, the Democratic primary for Senate remains relatively close, with the two leading candidates separated by around 5,000 votes. More than half of the ballots remain uncounted.
In deep-blue Philadelphia, the left wing of the Democratic Party pulled out all the stops to boost Chris Rabb, a progressive state lawmaker in a competitive House primary. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez even campaigned with Rabb last week. In early returns, Rabb is trailing Ala Stanford, a pediatric surgeon.
In Kentucky, Ed Gallrein walked onstage at his watch party with members of his campaign staff and led the crowd in a “U.S.A.!” chant. He thanked President Trump “for his leadership at this critical time,” and said he was grateful to his family for their support. “Campaigning is sometimes a contact sport,” Gallrein said. He repeated a shout that he has said Trump likes: “America first, Kentucky always.” Gallrein spoke for less than five minutes before leaving the stage and the party.
Speaking to his supporters in Hebron, Massie said that he “would have come out sooner but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took a while in Tel Aviv.” Throughout the campaign, Massie frequently attacked Gallrein for receiving millions of dollars in support from pro-Israel advocates.
The Republican primary for governor is headed to a runoff in Georgia, where a candidate must clear 50 percent to win outright. Many other major statewide races are in a similar position thus far, with no candidates clearing the 50 percent threshold.
Representative Mike Collins, a leading candidate in the Republican Senate race in Georgia, has arrived at his election night party in Jackson, Ga., and is mingling with the crowd. “I’ve been feeling good for the past few days,” he told reporters, expressing confidence in his path in a potential runoff. “Low propensity voters — they understand who I am,” he said, adding: “In the midterm elections, it’s all about turnout. And you’ve got to be able to turn out the Republican voters, and we do that.”
In Kentucky, Christine Beaudry and her husband, Dan, drove over to Ed Gallrein’s watch party from Villa Hills, a suburb in Kenton County, Ky. They were confident he would win, but were surprised at how quickly the race was called.
Polls have closed in Pennsylvania, and supporters of Bob Brooks, the former firefighter who is vying to unseat Representative Ryan Mackenzie in the state’s Seventh U.S. House District, are gathered in a narrow bar housed in an old train station in Bethlehem, Pa. Nearly everyone in attendance is wearing union garb — the local firefighter’s union; S.E.I.U., the service workers’ union; and a local affiliate of the S.E.I.U.
Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press.
By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Neil Berg, Matthew Bloch, Lily Boyce, Irineo Cabreros, Nico Chilla, Nate Cohn, Annie Daniel, Saurabh Datar, Andrew Fischer, Martín González Gómez, Jasmine C. Lee, Alex Lemonides, Zach Levitt, Ilana Marcus, Alicia Parlapiano, Dan Simmons-Ritchie, Caroline Soler, Charlie Smart, Jonah Smith, Luke Vrotsos, and Christine Zhang. Additional contributions by Tim Balk, Kellen Browning, Sarah Cahalan, Emily Cochrane, Nick Corasaniti, Amanda Cordero, Katie Glueck, Shane Goldmacher, Anna Griffin, Patrick Hays, Jennifer Medina, Jacob Meschke, Rick Rojas and Jessica White. Edited by Wilson Andrews, Lindsey Rogers Cook, William P. Davis, Kenan Davis, Amy Hughes, Ben Koski and Allison McCartney.
Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press.
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