What Went Down In The June 21 Elections In Alabama, Virginia And Georgia
Given Alabama’s red hue, Britt was essentially just elected the next U.S. senator from Alabama. And I am very interested to see what kind of senator she will be. She used to work for retiring Sen. Richard Shelby, who is an old-school appropriator/statesman type, and she also used to work for a big-business group, so I could see her being a Chamber of Commerce-type Republican. On the other hand, she really embraced Trump during this campaign (and he endorsed her, of course), and she probably never has to worry about a general election ever again, so I wonder if she will embrace the populist wing of the party instead.
Let’s check in on the race for GOP nominee for secretary of state in Alabama, where both candidates have at least questioned the 2020 results. With 13 percent of expected votes are reporting, state Rep. Wes Allen is leading with 67 percent over state Auditor Jim Zeigler. Allen has said he has concerns about the election administration system and supported the 2020 Texas lawsuit challenging the election results, posting on Twitter that the state attorney general should “stand firm” in his support of that case (which was later thrown out).
How Big Lie supporters are doing tonight
Senate, House, gubernatorial, attorney general and secretary of state candidates who have either denied or questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election, and their results in Republican primaries in Virginia and runoffs in Alabama and Georgia, as of 9:25 p.m. Eastern
| CANDIDATE | OFFICE | Big Lie Position | % REPORTING | VOTE SHARE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Britt | AL Sen. | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 15% | 64.4% | ✓ Won |
| Mo Brooks | AL Sen. | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 15 | 35.6 | ✗ Lost |
| Wes Allen | AL SoS | ❓Raised doubts | 13 | 66.8 | Leading |
| Jim Zeigler | AL SoS | ❓Raised doubts | 13 | 33.2 | Trailing |
| Dale Strong | AL-05 | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 29 | 63.5 | ✓ Won |
| Casey Wardynski | AL-05 | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 29 | 36.5 | ✗ Lost |
| Rich McCormick | GA-06 | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 37 | 68.6 | ✓ Won |
| Jake Evans | GA-06 | ❓Raised doubts | 37 | 31.4 | ✗ Lost |
| Mark Gonsalves | GA-07 | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 14 | 66.8 | Leading |
| Mike Collins | GA-10 | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 55 | 74.8 | ✓ Won |
| Vernon J. Jones | GA-10 | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 55 | 25.2 | ✗ Lost |
| Jen A. Kiggans | VA-02 | ❓Raised doubts | 99 | 55.6 | ✓ Won |
| Jarome Bell | VA-02 | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 99 | 27.1 | ✗ Lost |
| L. Tommy Altman III | VA-02 | ❓Raised doubts | 99 | 14.3 | ✗ Lost |
| Andrew G. “Andy” Baan | VA-02 | ❓Raised doubts | 99 | 2.9 | ✗ Lost |
| Ted W. Engquist | VA-03 | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 52 | 39.5 | ✗ Lost |
| Ben L. Cline* | VA-06 | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 59 | 82.3 | ✓ Won |
| Bryce E. Reeves | VA-07 | ❓Raised doubts | 89 | 20.1 | ✗ Lost |
| David L. Ross | VA-07 | 🚫 Denied legitimacy | 89 | 6.1 | ✗ Lost |
| Gina R. Ciarcia | VA-07 | ❓Raised doubts | 89 | 4.2 | ✗ Lost |
I think Republicans are going to have a hard time winning Georgia’s 2nd District if Hunt doesn’t win tonight. He is a perfect candidate on paper for that district: a Black West Point graduate in a district whose voting-age population is 48 percent Black. If West (who is white) is the nominee, though, Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop will have a clearer advantage despite the district’s D+4 partisan lean. It is very inelastic, and any Republican will need to make inroads with Black voters there in order to succeed.