What Went Down In Elections In Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont And Connecticut
We’ve got 40 percent of the expected vote in from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s 3rd District, and while Pfaff’s lead has shrunk, it remains pretty sizable. He’s at 45 percent while Cooke is in second at 27 percent.
Latest count in Wisconsin’s 3rd District Democratic primary
Results of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, as of 10:44 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Pfaff | 12,063 | 44.8% |
| Rebecca Cooke | 7,298 | 27.1 |
| Deb Baldus McGrath | 5,202 | 19.3 |
| Mark Neumann | 2,352 | 8.7 |
In case you’re wondering, two other OG members of the Squad, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley, are unopposed in their primaries coming up in the next few weeks. However, Rep. Jamaal Bowman could face a notable challenge from Westchester County legislator Vedat Gashi.
As Alex just mentioned, Omar’s primary opponent has conceded. Interestingly, past political science research has shown that female incumbents are more likely than male incumbents to face competitive primary challenges, due to the perception that they are easier to unseat. I think that perception might be weakening, especially among Democrats … in any event, all other female Democratic incumbents have won, or are projected to win, their primaries tonight:
How Democratic women are doing tonight
Women running for Senate, House and governor and their results in Democratic primaries in Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin, as of 10:42 p.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Office | % Reporting | Vote Share | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty McCollum* | MN-04 | 16% | 84.4% | ✓ Won |
| Amane Badhasso | MN-04 | 16 | 13.9 | ✗ Lost |
| Ilhan Omar* | MN-05 | 96 | 50.5 | Leading |
| AJ Kern | MN-05 | 96 | 0.5 | Trailing |
| Jill Abahsain | MN-07 | 27 | 59.5 | Leading |
| Alycia R. Gruenhagen | MN-07 | 27 | 40.5 | Trailing |
| Jen Schultz | MN-08 | 13 | 85.4 | ✓ Won |
| Niki Thran | VT Sen. | 59 | 5.1 | ✗ Lost |
| Brenda Siegel | VT Gov. | 32 | 100.0 | ✓ Won |
| Becca Balint | VT-AL | 60 | 59.5 | ✓ Won |
| Molly Gray | VT-AL | 60 | 38.1 | ✗ Lost |
| Sianay Chase Clifford | VT-AL | 60 | 0.9 | ✗ Lost |
| Sarah Godlewski | WI Sen. | 42 | 7.4 | ✗ Lost |
| Ann Roe | WI-01 | 11 | 100.0 | ✓ Won |
| Rebecca Cooke | WI-03 | 39 | 26.2 | Trailing |
| Deb Baldus McGrath | WI-03 | 39 | 19.7 | Trailing |
| Gwen Moore* | WI-04 | 47 | 100.0 | ✓ Won |
| Angie Craig* | MN-02 | 0 | 0.0 | ✓ Won |
| Jeanne Hendricks | MN-06 | 0 | 0.0 | ✓ Won |