What Went Down In The Arizona, Florida And Illinois Primaries

Sarah, I think the circumstances lessen the risk of setting a precedent for violating norms. Obviously democracy is not going to function very well if elections can be called off willy-nilly, but when lives are very literally at stake I think that’s a high bar that has been met.

So something that’s been debated a fair amount on Twitter and the like is whether a move like Ohio’s — to cancel an election at the last minute given the very real concerns of the coronavirus — is a good move or if it’s possibly a dangerous norm violation. What is the case for a move like Ohio’s and the case against?

In the marquee down-ballot contest of the night — only Illinois has them — the 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary has a few votes in. So far, Rep. Dan Lipinski leads Marie Newman, his more liberal challenger, 52 percent to 41 percent, in what is a rematch of the 2018 primary there that Lipinski only won 51 percent to 49 percent. But unlike two years ago, there are also a couple also-rans in this year’s primary, which might hurt Newman if she’s attracting anti-incumbent votes.