What Went Down During The May 24 Primary Elections

And in the land of Big Lie candidates — of which there were a disconcerting number tonight — the vast majority of wins came from incumbent members of Congress who voted not to certify the election results, but who were expected to win their races tonight. As we move forward, the secretary of state race is worth watching. Right now, Brad Raffensperger is up with 51.2 percent of the votes, and if he will avoid a runoff if he keeps that lead. Otherwise, I’ll be watching closely on June 21 to see if Jody Hice, a truly vehement denier of the results of a democratically executed election, becomes the Republican nominee for Georgia’s chief election official.

I’m signing off for tonight. Only about 14 percent of the vote is in for the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 1st District, but it has basically been Jeff Ettinger’s race to lose all night: He’s currently got 62.3 percent of the vote. If he wins tonight, though, he’ll have a harder time in the general election. Republicans are favored to win this district.

Before I sign off for the evening, let’s check back in on a few races I was keeping an eye on. First up: the GOP race for Alabama governor. As of right now, it looks like Kay Ivey will avoid a run-off in her bid for a second term. She’s got 55.4 percent of the vote with a little over half of votes returned.