What Went Down During The May 17 Primary Elections

Idaho has been counting very slowly, but we finally have enough votes to say that the state’s many far-right primary challengers are mostly falling flat. First, Little is handily defeating McGeachin for governor, 65 percent to 22 percent, with about 20 percent of the vote reporting. It’s closer for attorney general, but Wasden is leading Labrador 52 percent to 40 percent. And in the 2nd District, Simpson is trouncing Smith 69 percent to 22 percent.

If McCormick pulls it out, I’ll be interested to see how Trump responds. Trump went pretty negative on him in the closing weeks of the race, and his victory itself would have to be considered a rebuke to Trump, but there will be tremendous pressure to put up a unified GOP front.

Right, Nathaniel. A back-of-the-napkin calculation says there could be 100,000 votes left in those two counties, slightly more from Delaware. But there’s also another sizable batch in Montgomery County next door, where Barnette leads. Really hard to say how this plays out. So far, Oz is slightly outpacing McCormick in the Philly area, but they’re running even in the four collar counties.