What Went Down During The May 24 Primary Elections
With 30 percent of the expected vote reporting in the open Republican primary for secretary of state, Wes Allen has a teeny-tiny lead over Jim Zeigler, but neither of them look close to cracking the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff. Pro-democracy secretaries of state have been doing quite well in Republican primaries so far this year (going 3-0, with Raffensperger also leading tonight), but Alabama looks like one state where a Big Lie believer will soon be administering elections: Both Allen and Zeigler have questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election.
Latest count in Alabama’s GOP primary for secretary of state
Results of Alabama’s Republican primary for secretary of state, as of 10:23 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Wes Allen | 94,264 | 41.5% |
| Jim Zeigler | 92,554 | 40.8 |
| Christian Horn | 21,670 | 9.5 |
| Ed Packard | 18,430 | 8.1 |
I should mention that Bourdeaux’s defeat means that possibly four incumbent House members have now met defeat in primaries so far this cycle. Two Republicans have lost: Reps. David McKinley of West Virginia and Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, with McKinley also losing in an incumbent-versus-incumbent contest like Bourdeaux. And while it hasn’t been projected yet, the May 17 Democratic primary in Oregon’s 5th District might see Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeat Rep. Kurt Schrader, as she leads by 18 points. But some delays in the count there have prevented us from knowing the outcome just yet.
The AP has called the Arkansas Senate Republican primary for incumbent John Boozman.