What Went Down In Elections In Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont And Connecticut
Amelia, remember the 2020 Democratic presidential primary? I jest, but what I found particularly interesting about the Wisconsin Senate race was that they coalesced around the candidate with the most progressive credentials!
Results are coming in fast in Minnesota’s 5th District. With about 56 percent of the expected vote in, Omar barely leads Samuels — 51 percent to 48 percent. Definitely not what I expected given how fellow Squad members performed last week, but Omar seems to be member facing the most formidable challengers, it seems …
Latest count in Minnesota’s 5th District Democratic primary
Results of the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, as of 9:30 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Ilhan Omar* | 28,776 | 51.1% |
| Don Samuels | 26,788 | 47.5 |
| Nate Schluter | 300 | 0.5 |
| AJ Kern | 250 | 0.4 |
| Albert Ross | 236 | 0.4 |
Okay, now that Barnes is officially projected to win (not that anyone was holding their breath), can we talk about what happened with the Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate primary? Less than a month ago, Barnes had three challengers — and now he’s cruised to victory without any opposition after all of the challengers bowed out of the race in late July. How often does this kind of thing happen, where a fractured field suddenly coalesces around a single candidate?