6 Things to Watch in Tuesday’s Primaries
6. Which House Contests Head to Runoffs? The GOP primary to replace retiring Rep.
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6. Which House Contests Head to Runoffs? The GOP primary to replace retiring Rep.
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A candidate must get 40 percent of the vote in the May 6 primary to avoid a runoff in the Tar Heel State.
Among the other two Republicans, former Capitol Hill aide Igor Birman took 8 percent and nonprofit executive Elizabeth Emken was supported by 6 percent of the poll’s respondents.
Updated 6:50 PM | State Del. Barbara Comstock defeated five other candidates Saturday to win the GOP nomination for a competitive House race in northern Virginia, according to multiple sources.
operatives in the Tar Heel State said Berger, whose father Phil Berger Sr. is president pro tem of the state Senate, is unlikely to surpass the 40 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff in the May 6
Updated 6:05 p.m.
The races to watch begin May 6 in North Carolina, followed by Nebraska on May 13, Kentucky and Georgia on May 20, Mississippi on June 3 and South Carolina on June 10.
The ad is scheduled to air from April 1 to 6. The ad is a positive spot, featuring his wife, Erika, praising his record.
On May 6, Rouzer will face off with New Hanover County Commissioner Woody White. GOP operatives in North Carolina say White is running as the “outsider” candidate in the race.
But while Republican strategists say the outside money may give Jones his most competitive challenge to date, they also downplay Jones’ chances for defeat in the May 6 primary.
Bobby Schilling Massachusetts 6: Former state Sen.
Rauner spent $6 million of his private equity fortune to best three veteran politicians in the primary and will now oppose Gov. Pat Quinn’s bid for a third term.
Despite the discrepancy in Lankford’s numbers since those surveys, the new poll found he remains well regarded statewide, with a 54 percent favorable rating and 6 percent unfavorable.
The primary is May 6. The general election race is rated Tilts Democratic by Rothenberg Political Report/Roll Call.
6. What is Pete Sessions’ margin over his primary challenger? Tea party candidate Katrina Pierson has the backing of FreedomWorks and former Alaska Gov.
The primary is on May 6.
Jones is being challenged in the May 6 primary by Taylor Griffin, a former campaign aide to President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in his presidential bid.
The CQ Roll Call vote studies for 2013 found that Roberts voted against the president’s wishes 66 percent of the time, 6 points higher than the Senate GOP average.
But if he enters the race, the May 6 primary will be the first competitive contest Joyce will face in the state’s most targeted seat in 2014 .