What Went Down During The May 17 Primary Elections

In Pennsylvania, Barnette’s late surge in the Senate race is particularly noteworthy because she has never had a lot of money. OpenSecrets lists four Republicans who raised more money. In fact, McCormick and Oz together raised 18 times as much money. In the governor’s race, Mastriano’s lackluster fundraising is similarly notable.

As Jacob just posted, Smith trails Davis in the Democratic primary in North Carolina’s 1st District. Smith was a progressive candidate I was watching tonight, as she has the backing of progressive groups Sunrise Movement and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. But Davis had the support from Rep. G.K. Butterfield, whose retirement opened up that seat.

Election fraud has been a major concern for Republicans, with about 20 percent citing it as one of the most important issues facing the country in our FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll.