Tim Michels, Trump’s nominee for Wisconsin governor, defeated former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch in a proxy contest against Mike Pence.
At 11:35 p.m. EDT, the AP called the race for Michels, who had led Kleefisch all night.
Both Trump and Pence campaigned for their favourite candidate in Wisconsin in the last week before the election.
Trump told a rally gathering on Friday that Kleefisch was a ‘handpicked candidate of the failing establishment, the RINOs, the Washington swamp’
Trump stated Rebecca Kleefisch can’t overcome the state’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers. He’ll win against Rebecca.
Both Republican candidates questioned the 2020 election results, but wouldn’t go as far as Timothy Ramthun, who sought to decertify the outcome.
Michels was MAGA-approved.
Kleefisch reportedly surrendered to Michels in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
‘I succumbed to Tim Michels, but I encourage you to keep fighting,’ she added. The struggle is against Tony Evers and leftists who want to steal our way of life.
Vermont, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Minnesota had primaries Tuesday.
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes won the Wisconsin Democratic Senate primary.
Barnes will face incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who expects a difficult re-election struggle in a state that voted for Joe Biden in the previous election but for Trump four years earlier.
Barnes, a progressive endorsed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, must win over moderates and independents to beat Trump-aligned Johnson.
Rep. Ilhan Omar ran against moderate Democratic candidate Don Samuels in Minnesota.
Late Tuesday night, Omar was up by a few points.
AP called her victory at 11:47 p.m. EDT.
Omar’s Democratic primary win was tighter than anticipated against a moderate candidate who questioned her support for the ‘defund the cops’ campaign.
Omar, a congresswoman from Minneapolis and a left-wing leader, has called for more community-based public safety initiatives.
She debated former Minneapolis City Councilmember Don Samuels, whose district had more violent crime.
Samuels said Omar is polarising and helped defeat a ballot issue to replace the municipal police department with a new public safety agency. He and others sued the city to compel it to fulfil charter-mandated police manning levels.
Samuels’ close defeat demonstrates Omar is beatable: ‘If this was the general election, we would have won.’ Omar said, “Tonight’s success shows how much our district believes in our ideals.”
Part-time radio station event coordinator Barb Atkinson, 53, termed Omar ‘too far to the left.’
‘While I appreciate Ilhan Omar, I disagree with defunding the cops. Atkinson remarked, “I believe this phrase is inappropriate.” She continued, ‘We need our leaders to work together’
Omar, seeking her third term in the House, beat a well-funded but lesser-known opponent two years ago.
She’s already faced much opposition. Kathy Ward, 62, a Minneapolis apartment building housekeeper who voted for Omar, stated, “Her job isn’t done.” “Give her a chance”
Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Republican who died in February, was replaced in a special election Tuesday.
The Cook Political Report rates Brad Finstad, a former USDA official, ahead of Jeff Ettinger, the former CEO of Hormel Foods.
Ettinger campaigned on his ability to reduce food prices.
The winner will serve until January, when Hagedorn’s tenure ends.
Ettinger and Finstad will run for two years in November.
Before the special election was announced, Finstad won his May primary to stand on the November ballot against competitor Jeremy Munson.
Tuesday’s New England races are low-key.
Rep. Peter Welch won Vermont’s Democratic primary to succeed Sen. Patrick Leahy.
Republican Gov. Phil Scott won his primary easily.
Scott is likely to win Democrat Brenda Siegel’s uncontested gubernatorial primary.
State Sen. Becca Balint won the Democratic primary for Welch’s at-large House seat.
If Balint is elected in November, she’ll be Vermont’s first woman and out lesbian congresswoman.
Vermont is the only state without a female congresswoman. Balint, the November frontrunner, would be Vermont’s first openly homosexual congressman.
She was backed by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal.
‘Vermont has selected a bold, progressive vision for the future,’ Balint added.
Rep. Peter Welch, who is running for Senate, won the Democratic nomination for the state’s lone House seat on Tuesday. Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Senate’s longest-serving member, is retiring, leaving Vermont’s first vacant Senate seat since 2006, when Sanders replaced Jim Jeffords.
Balint beat Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, a Welch employee, with support from Leahy and Dean.
In November, she’ll face Republican Liam Madden of Bellows Falls.
In Connecticut, three Republicans ran against Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Leora Levy, a Trump-backed candidate, beat Themis Klarides and Peter Lumaj to win.
Levy’s triumph might indicate a change for the state GOP, which has backed moderates for years.
Levy, a socially conservative RNC member, beat moderate Klarides and conservative Lumaj.
She seemed startled by the win in her hometown of Greenwich.
‘This is history. She responded, “It’s exciting.” Levy thanked Trump for his support last week and promised to deliver. I appreciate your support.
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of two Republicans in Washington’s congressional delegation who voted to impeach Trump, lost her reelection race after being overtaken by a GOP rival sponsored by the former president.
Trump attacked the six-term incumbent and nominated former Green Beret Joe Kent. Southwest Washington state, across from Portland, Oregon.
Herrera Beutler led Kent by around 4,700 votes on election night, but her advantage dwindled over last week, and revised counts placed Kent ahead and in second place on Monday night.
Clark and Thurston Counties updated their numbers Tuesday, giving Kent 22.7% of the vote and Herrera Beutler 22.3%.
Herrera Beutler said in an email following the latest update, ‘Since I was first elected to this position, I’ve done my best to serve my home area and our nation.’
‘Though my campaign fell short this time, I’m pleased of everything we’ve done for the area where I was raised and still call home,’ she said.
‘I’m glad that I always spoke the truth, kept to my values, and did what I believed was right for our nation.’
Herrera Beutler said she has no regrets about her impeachment vote after the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol and stands by her words on the floor and on Twitter thereafter.
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told her he talked with Trump as protesters stormed the Capitol, and Trump remarked, “Well, Kevin, I think these folks are more furious about the election than you are.”
Kent was congratulated by Bush.
Joe Kent won a race in Washington against all odds. He defeated Jaime Herrera Beutler, who mistakenly played into the Democrats’ hands.
Joe is a gallant Green Beret who served our country well. He’s promising. Joe, congrats! said Trump.
Kent is a frequent on conservative TV programmes who echoed the former president’s worries about the 2020 election result.
On Monday, Kent blasted the state primary as ‘not a transparent process’ and claimed he had to fix a signature problem with his own vote that day.
Under Washington’s primary system, the top two vote-getters progress to November, regardless of party.
Washington voters don’t have to disclose a party affiliation while voting by mail.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez advanced to the November ballot after winning 31% of the August 2 primary vote.