What Went Down In The June 21 Elections In Alabama, Virginia And Georgia

The Associated Press has called Alabama’s 5th District for Strong, with 59 percent of the expected votes counted. He was up 63 percent, compared with Casey Wardynski’s 37 percent. Strong will face the Democratic nominee, Kathy Warner-Stanton, in the fall.

With Katie Britt projected to win the GOP nomination for Alabama’s open Senate seat, all of Trump’s endorsees on ballots today know their fates: Of his four picks with contested races, two have prevailed. In addition to Britt, incumbent Rep. Ben Cline has secured his spot in seeking reelection for Virginia’s 6th District this November. Jake Evans and Vernon Jones — who were vying for U.S. House seats representing Georgia’s 6th and 10th districts, respectively — are projected to lose.

Tonight’s results bring the winning tally of Trump-endorsed Senate, House and governor candidates to 110 out of 117 races. Among nonincumbents only, it’s 18 out of 24.

I am curious about that too, Nathaniel. With Britt projected to win, Republican women did well tonight. Women won nominations in Virginia’s 2nd District (Kiggans), Virginia’s 7th District (Vega) and the Senate race in Alabama (Britt). In the past, that might mean more ideological moderation. Previous research has shown that among voters, Republican women are more moderate than Republican men, and among potential candidates in the pipeline, women were also more moderate than men. I’m not sure that relationship between gender and ideology holds in this political environment, but it’s something we will explore more this election season on the site.