Despite five states having premieres and runoffs of down-ballot Tuesday, it will be a relatively quiet election day. However, there are several engaging races to keep an eye on in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Georgia.
In Minnesota, one of the most progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives, Rep. Ilhan Omar, sits for a well-funded primary challenger. In the state, five Republicans stand to compete against perhaps the most conservative Democrat in Congress, Rep. Collin Peterson.
A supporter of QAnon, Marjorie Taylor Greene, is preferred to win a runoff race for the Republican nomination in the 14th District of Georgia, and joins several other followers of the conspiracy theory who have real chances of being elected words to Congress.
There are also several major convention events in Wisconsin. Democratic rep. Ron Kind in the Third District of Wisconsin faced a primary challenge from the left, while the district’s pro-Trump salary in 2016 drew several potential Republican challengers. The Retirement of Longing Official Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner opened a secure Republican seat, for which state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald favors Tuesday’s primary.
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Minnesota
Many political eyes will be on Omar’s race in Minnesota’s Fifth District, which includes much of Minneapolis. Her main opponent, lawyer Antone Melton-Meaux, is not doing well in the internal polls of the Omar campaign in early July. But he has raised a staggering $ 3.2 million in the second quarter amid a nationwide anti-Omar backlash that many characterize as racist and sexist.
Omar builds with distinctions from several key Democratic players, including sen.Tina Smith, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune supported Melton-Meaux last week.
Democratic rep. Collin Peterson’s seventh district in the westernmost part of the state has been steadily improving since he was first elected in 1991, and went for Trump with 30 points in 2016. His House seat is one of the most coveted by the National Republican Congressional Committee; the primary to determine his challenger has a five-way match.
Air Force veteran Dave Hughes has been up against Peterson twice before – and lost – and he is seeking the party’s nomination again. But this year he has to contend with stiff competition primarily in the form of former Alderman Michelle Fischbach, who has won distinctions from President Trump, the NRCC, and the Minnesota Seventh District Republican Party.
Polls close in the state at 9 a.m. ET; post-in ballots must be postmarked and received after election day before the county of the province, which is normally two or three days after election day.
Georgia
The general election this fall features at least nine congressional candidates who follow the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory to varying degrees, and some of them have a real shot at winning in safe Republican districts. One of them is business leader Marjorie Taylor Greene, a candidate in Tuesday’s 14th Congress in Georgia. Greene almost won her June 2 primary and is favorite in the runoff.
In a video first reported by Politico in June, Greene was outspoken about her QAnon support, telling supporters there’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take out this global cabal of satan-worshiped pedophiles , and I think we have the president to do it. ”
House faction leaders recalled the videos but did little to stop Greene’s candidacy. She faces neurosurgeon John Cowan in a race she is likely to win. That would give them a favorite chance in the safe Republican neighborhood to be elected to Congress.
Polls close in the state at 7 pm ET; absentee ballots must be received by 7 a.m. on election day to count.
Wisconsin
While much of the state will hold a novella in November, as Republicans in Wisconsin will seek to win a super-majority in state legislation – allowing them to transfer fetuses from the Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on redistricting – two major congress races are also taking place.
The third district of the state is currently represented by Democratic rep. Ron Kind, a moderator who has cautiously trampled on issues facing Trump, particularly impeachment, in a district that ran for president by 4.5 percent in 2016. That opened the door to a primary challenge from leftists in former Former missionary and pediatrician Mark Neumann, but also to two potential Republican opponents, Retired Marine SEAL Derrick Van Orden and Professional Public Relations Jessi Ebben.
While Kind is favored in the Democratic primary, Neumann has criticized him for not supporting Medicare-for-all. On the Republican side, Van Orden has raised more money and can come up with distinctions former Gov. Scott Scott and Leader of House Minority Kevin McCarthy, while Ebben has the support of the political arm of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, as well as reporter Jim Jordan of Ohio.
Also keep an eye out for several major state legislature races that Republicans hope to turn into, including state Senate districts 10, 30 and 32 and Assembly District 14.
Polls close in the state at 9 a.m. ET; emails must be received by 8pm on election day.
Connecticut and Vermont
Connecticut and Vermont of New England also hold primary today. The governor of Vermont, Republican Phil Scott, is heavily in favor of re-election for his third consecutive term in November, but he is running against four lesser-known candidates in a primary, while several Democrats are vying to challenge him in the general election. .
If you want to follow along with races in both states, we will bring results here.
Polls close in Vermont at 7 a.m. ET and in Connecticut at 8 p.m.
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