What Went Down During The May 17 Primary Elections
ABC News projects that Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has won the Democratic primary for Senate in Pennsylvania. He led in polling and in fundraising from the beginning of the race, and defeats Rep. Conor Lamb and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.
Latest count in Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary for Senate
Results of Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, as of 8:54 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| John Fetterman | 159,665 | 55.2 |
| Conor Lamb | 88,019 | 30.4 |
| Malcolm Kenyatta | 29,433 | 10.2 |
| Alex Khalil | 12,082 | 4.2 |
Voter enthusiasm will be important. Another group to think about is white progressive voters, who are increasingly prioritizing issues related to race and racism (albeit not always in practice).
Democrats are set to nominate, what I believe, are a record number of Black candidates for U.S. Senate. Raphael Warnock in Georgia, Cheri Beasley in North Carolina, Charles Booker in Kentucky, either Krystle Mathews or Angela Geter in South Carolina, and potentially Val Demings in Florida and Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin (he’s leading in the polls right now, but that’s a late primary).
On the other hand, Republicans are set to put forward a more white, more male slate of candidates in Senate races, as my colleague Nathan Gonzales wrote about for Roll Call.