Since former President Donald Trump’s defeat in Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, he has sought revenge on Republican incumbents who have accused him of not helping to overturn the outcome.
On Tuesday, Mr. Trump was defeated again in Georgia, and his favored candidate was defeated in the Republican primary for the governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.
But that wasn’t the only race decided by voters on Tuesday. Here’s an overview of the winners and losers of some of the most important contests in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas.
Despite Trump’s best efforts, Georgia Secretary of State won the primary.
Secretary of State Brad Rafence defeated Trump supporter Jody Heiss, who accepted Mr. Trump’s lies about widespread voter fraud during the 2020 elections.
Mr. Trump targeted Mr. Lafence Purger after the former president resisted the call to “find” additional votes after being defeated in the state in 2020. Mr. Trump’s involvement in the Primary Fight has raised the normally overlooked contest to one of the hottest races in the country so far this year.
Rafence Purger, who pitched himself to voters as an advocate of “election integrity,” will face the winner of the Democratic primary this fall. That primary is heading for a spill. Georgia Capitol member Bee Nguyen was the highest voter, but did not meet the 50% threshold, so former state legislator Dee Doukins Heigler, or cybersecurity expert and former Marine. ..
The Governor of Georgia, who confronted Trump, easily defeated the Trump-backed challenger.
Governor Brian Kemp has defeated former President’s carefully selected candidate, David Perdue, to win the Republican Governor’s nomination in Georgia. Kemp will face Stacey Abrams, a Democratic candidate who was slightly defeated four years ago.
Mr. Kemp infuriated Mr. Trump because he did not support efforts to overturn the 2020 state election results. Later, Mr. Trump recruited a series of candidates across the state to challenge lawmakers like Mr. Kemp.
It’s probably the biggest loss ever for Mr. Trump in his war with Republicans who don’t support his election lies. Purdue accepted Trump’s falsehood, but Kemp did not, using the power of his office to focus on issues such as guns and the economy and appeal to conservative voters.
Attorney General Chris Kerr was also appointed to that position in the Republican Party, beating Trump-backed challenger John Gordon. Gordon also accepted Mr. Trump’s election lies and made it an important part of his appeal to voters.
Herschel Walker faces Senator Raphael Warnock in November.
Former soccer star and Trump-backed senator candidate Herschel Walker has defeated a crowded challenger field. Mr. Walker’s celebrity, funding skills, and support from his former president helped keep him away from his lesser-known challengers.
It also helped get rid of the false statements he made about his business background, and the question about the accusations that he abused his former partner. Walker will meet Senator Rafael Warnock, who was elected to the hottest contest seats last year and raised record amounts for the general election.
Mr Warnock’s victory last year helped the Democrats control the Chamber of Commerce, and Republicans are eager to regain their seats.
In Georgia, a Republican-organized primary, one Democrat defeated another.
Congressman Lucy McBath defeated Congressman Carolyn Bourdeaux to win the Democratic nomination for Georgia’s Seventh Parliamentary District.
It was Main battle It started with a Republican-controlled constituency change process. After Republican lawmakers removed most of the Democratic voters from Mr. McBass’s district, she decided to run for an adjacent district where Congressman Carolyn Bourdeaux was also seeking re-election.
McBass is a black woman on the outskirts of Atlanta and has been accepted by several liberal organizations and progressives such as: Senator Elizabeth Warren Of Massachusetts. White centre-right Bourdeaux has historically been good at appealing to centre-rights.
Marjorie Taylor Greene won her Georgia House Primary.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican first-term member known for her far-right beliefs, defeated the crowded challenger territory and won a Republican nomination in her district.Mr. Green Stripped off One of the missions of two committees last year to support violence against the Democratic Party and disseminate dangerous, prejudiced and false information.
Some Republicans in her district wondered if voters would rebel, as they pushed out last week. Madison Corthorn, Another first phase, far-right house member involved in another type of scandal. They didn’t.
In Texas, a scandal-injured Attorney General defeats a challenger named Bush.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated George P. Bush and won the Republican nomination for its office.
Paxton accepted Trump’s lies about the 2020 elections and relied on Trump’s support to protect him from numerous scandals.He was charged with criminal charges Securities fraud charges When Some of his top aides claimed he had been abused His office by helping a wealthy donor. Paxton also faces abuse of power and bribery charges.
Mr. Bush sought to unite himself with Mr. Trump, moving away from Bush’s political dynasty, which was largely united in opposition to Mr. Trump. His defeat may indicate that the formerly powerful Bush family’s name has become the state’s political responsibility.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders has won the Republican nomination for Governor of Arkansas.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a former White House spokesman under Mr. Trump and the daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, easily won the Governor’s Republican nomination. Sanders defeated Dock Washburn, the host of local conservative talk radio. Dismissal After he chooses not to comply with the Covid-19 vaccine requirements for his station.
After Trump withdrew his support, Mo Brooks voted for the Senate Alabama.
Mr. Trump turned on Congressman Mo Brooks when he slipped into the vote earlier this year, but Mr. Brooks regained sufficient traction with voters and qualified for the final vote with the top voters in the race. I did.
Katie Britt, former Senator Richard Shelby’s former top aide.
Mr. Brit, Mr. Brooks, and the third leading candidate, military contractor Mike Durant, Did not agree with the discussionAs a result, voters’ impressions were unusually shaped by advertising. Many of the ads were funded by Super PACs and external groups.
In Texas, the Democratic house spill was too close to make a call.
The competition between Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who opposes the right to abortion, and his progressive challenger, immigration lawyer Jessica Cisneros, is to call at 1 am EST on Wednesday. It looks like it was too close (Results are updated here in real time).
The winner will face Republican candidate Kathy Garcia in November, who worked as a top aide to Senator Ted Cruz.
In the breakup of democracy, Immigrants The right to abortion was a central issue. Cisneros positioned himself as a supporter of abortion rights and criticized the incumbent as the last Democratic Party of Japan to have an abortion in Congress. Cuellar has posted an ad calling for Cisneros’s position on border security to be extreme and potentially harmful to residents of this border area.
