Over the next four weeks, the remaining seven states will complete their primaries, finalizing the status of the Senate, House, and Governor heading into the fall. (Louisiana, which uses a majority voting system in which all candidates, regardless of party, participate in the same ballot in her November, is the only exception.)
Below is a summary of the most important primaries, which are determined approximately 80 days after the general election.
Much of the attention next Tuesday will be focused on Florida, once a perennial battleground state that has leaned in the Republican direction over the past decade. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has already set his sights on the 2024 presidential race and must first win re-election this fall. His Democratic opponents are Rep. Charlie Christ and Rep. Nikki Freed of the Florida Agriculture Commission. Democrats are also expected to formally nominate Rep. Val Demings in a race against Republican Senator Marco Rubio.
Democrat intraparty tensions will be shown in New York, where the redistricting process has left some members of Congress vulnerable. Longtime lawmakers Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler will face off against each other in the state’s newly drawn 12th District. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, chairman of the Democratic House campaign division, is a progressive challenger backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the 17th District, which on the old map was represented by Rep. Mondale Jones. facing. Jones is now running for the new 10th District instead, but faces tough competition from big fields, including Dan Goldman, who was one of the House impeachment attorneys at Donald Trump’s first impeachment hearing. doing.
Ruby-red Oklahoma also has its primary runoff vote on this day. Most notably, it determines the Republican candidate for the special election. Senator Jim Inhove will retire in his January. The winner of a contest between Rep. Mark Wayne Marin and former State House Speaker TW Shannon will be a big favorite in November.
September 6th
In Massachusetts, Tuesdays after Labor Day are all to yourself. With one of the nation’s most popular governors, Republican Governor Charlie Baker, declining to run for re-election, Democrats are confident they can win back seats in a deep blue state.
State Attorney General Maura Healy has a clear path to the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, but Republicans are making decisions between former state legislator Jeff Deal and businessman Chris Doughty.
September 13
After declining to run for Senate, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is running for re-election instead. State Senator Tom Sherman is expected to win the Democratic nomination.
Delaware and Rhode Island also hold primaries on this day.
point: In less than a month, the entire midterm election playing field is in sight, and the sprint into November really picks up the pace.
Source: www.cnn.com
