Kansas Upheld Abortion Rights And Other Key Updates From The Aug. 2 Elections

Speaking of extremely down-ballot Arizona races, state House Speaker Rusty Bowers is currently losing his bid for a promotion to the state Senate, 61 percent to 39 percent. Bowers, of course, got national attention recently for testifying in front of the Jan. 6 committee about his resistance of Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. In response, Trump endorsed his primary opponent, David Farnsworth.

Speaking of impeachment Republicans, things are still incredibly close in Michigan’s 3rd District GOP primary. Gibbs leads Meijer 51 percent to 49 percent, with 73 percent of the expected vote reporting. Early on, Meijer held a big lead in Kent County (Grand Rapids), which will cast around 70 percent of the vote in this district, but it’s now only barely going for Meijer, 52 percent to 48 percent. The other parts of the district are going pretty big for Gibbs, so the fact that Trump’s endorsee has cut the margin in Kent could be his ticket to victory.

It’s been a big night for nationally (in)famous Republicans seeking comebacks. Looks like Joe Arpaio is going the way of Eric Greitens rather than Kris Kobach.