Nearly five months and over 100 years later Primaries and caucusesThe nomination round for the 2024 presidential election ends this month.
Voters in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington, D.C. will vote in both presidential and state primaries on Tuesday. Voters in Iowa, where a presidential caucus has already taken place, will vote in a state primary.
The White House nomination calendar ends four days later, including Democratic caucuses in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands on June 8.
and late President Biden And while former President Trump clinched both the Democratic and Republican nominations nearly three months ago, there’s still some drama left in the final contests.
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President Biden and Former President Trump (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson and Evan Vucci)
The Republican primary on Tuesday is the first since the presidential election. Trump was found guilty After pleading guilty at his criminal trial in New York City, he became the first former or sitting president in history to be convicted of a felony crime.
It is also the first round of Republican presidential primaries since Trump’s last rival for the nomination — former United Nations ambassador and former South Carolina governor Kevin O’Connell — lost his seat. Nikki Haley — said she would vote for Trump in the general election after remaining silent for months.
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Haley, who suspended her campaign in early March, continues to garner up to 20% of the vote in Republican presidential primaries, even though she is basically a zombie candidate. Haley will appear on the primary ballot in New Mexico.
The president will likely face a protest vote through an “uncommitted” option on the ballot, part of a protest against his support for Israel in its war with Hamas in Gaza.
Tuesday’s primary is set to set up a battle for the Senate majority
Three states are adamant on this Senate Primaries That will set up a general election and could determine whether Republicans win back control of the House.
In Reliably Red Montana, Tim Sheehy is the clear favorite to win the GOP Senate nomination and challenge Democratic Senator Jon Tester in November.
Tester, who Republicans consider extremely vulnerable in a state that Trump won by 16 points four years ago, is being heavily targeted by Republicans.
Sheehy — a decorated military veteran and successful businessman who has the backing of both Trump and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign arm of the Senate GOP — is facing two opponents on Tuesday.
Democratic Senator Jon Tester and Republican Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy (Kevin Dietsch/Lewis Johns)
It’s been 22 years since a Republican won a Senate election. new Mexico, A one-time swing state that nowadays leans blue.
The last Republican politician to win was Senator Pete Domenici, who was re-elected to a sixth term in 2002.
Now, 22 years later, his daughter, businesswoman Nella Domenici, wants to end the losing streak.
The younger Domenici, who has years of experience in the finance industry including serving as chief financial officer at Bridgewater Associates, will use her powerful political brand and substantial name recognition in New Mexico to challenge Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich, who is running for a third six-year term in November.
None of the candidates face a serious challenger in Tuesday’s primary.
The Republican Party is looking to capture six Senate seats in the November elections
It’s been more than half a century since a Republican won a Senate election in a blue state new Jersey.
But Republicans believe they have a chance this time.
A major reason for optimism is the possibility of a three-cornered contest in New Jersey. Senator Bob Menendez, Menendez, who is facing trial for federal corruption charges, is not running for re-election as a Democrat. On Monday, Menendez filed a petition with nearly 2,500 signatures to run for re-election as an independent candidate. Polls indicate the embattled senator’s independent bid could potentially siphon off votes from Rep. Andy Kim, a potential Democratic Senate candidate.
Senator Bob Menendez departs the Senate floor at the Capitol in Washington on September 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Kim, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, is facing labor leader Patricia Campos-Medina and activist Lawrence Hamm in the primary.
The Republican primary elections will be a test of Trump’s immense influence in the Republican primary elections.
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Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner was endorsed by Trump a few weeks ago at a large rally held by the former president in Wildwood, New Jersey.
Real estate developer and hotelier Curtis Bashaw is the leading fundraiser in the Republican nomination race.
He also has an edge on the primary ballot, as he holds two-thirds of the state’s 21 counties.
new Jersey Counties have long been allowed to print ballots that include a major party line, which is widely seen as helping candidates with established support. Kim sued in federal court to overturn county lines in the Democratic primary. But the GOP county lines were upheld.
Navy veteran Albert Harshaw and former Tabernacle Vice Mayor Justin Murphy also are running in the Republican Senate primary.
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