What Went Down In The June 7 Primaries

ABC News reports that attorney Monica Tranel is projected to win the Democratic primary in Montana’s 1st District. She’s currently leading 2020 Senate candidate Cora Neumann, 66 percent to 27 percent, with about half the vote counted. It’s a new district based in the state’s western half, and it includes some territory favorable to Democrats, like Missoula. But it still leans Republican overall, making it a tough climb for Tranel, who lost a narrow race for the state’s Public Service Commission in 2020.

Alex, California’s 37th District is a fun one because it’s an instance of two candidates — in this case, Kamlager and Lee — facing each other for a second time, but for a different office. Last year, Kamlager demolished Lee, 69 percent to 13 percent, to win her state Senate seat.

The last California race on my radar is the open-seat race in California’s 37th District to succeed Rep. Karen Bass, who announced in September that she would instead run in Los Angeles’s mayoral race. The race to replace her in the historically Black-represented L.A. seat is somewhat competitive, but all signs ahead of tonight suggest that state Sen. Sydney Kamlager — who already represents most of the 37th District in the state Senate — is a favorite to advance to the November general election. Not only is she the top fundraiser in the race, but Kamlager also has dozens of endorsements from federal, state and local officials, including Bass and Newsom. Still, the field here is quite crowded, so it’s unclear who her most formidable opponent is. Other notable names in the race include L.A. Councilwoman Jan Perry and Culver City Mayor Daniel Lee.