ICYMI: Recent Primary Results
June 27, 2022
Twenty-five states have hosted Congressional primaries to select candidates to run in the general election, and the remaining will wrap up by September 13. Below are highlights of a few recent notable results:
Alabama
In the Alabama Republican primary run-off, Katie Britt (R) won with 63% of the vote to succeed retiring Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), and her opponent Rep. Mo Brooks (R) finished with only 37%. In November, Britt will be the heavy favorite against Democrat Will Boyd.
Virginia
Two Republican primaries last week set the races for who would run against vulnerable House Democrats in this fall’s general election.
- District 2 – to face incumbent Rep. Elaine Luria (D) in November:
- State Senator Jen Kiggans (R) won the GOP nomination with 55.8% of the vote.
- District 7 – to face incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) in November:
- Yesli Vega (R) won her GOP primary with 28.9% of the vote.
To view the full results of the Virginia primaries, click here.
Texas
Peter Cuellar (D) survived his primary challenge from progressive candidate (and his former intern) Jessica Cisneros (D) by only 289 votes. A lengthy recount process followed the May 24th run-off. Cuellar will face Republican Cassy Garcia in November’s general election.
