Voters in a number of states weighed in on key contests in Tuesday’s primaries. Listed here are a few of the most notable wins and losses:
South Carolina
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Consultant Tom Rice, one of many 10 Home Republicans who voted to question former President Donald J. Trump after the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, was defeated by his Trump-backed challenger, State Consultant Russell Fry, within the Republican main within the Seventh Congressional District.
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Consultant Nancy Mace, a Republican, defeated her Trump-endorsed challenger, Katie Arrington, a former state legislator, to win the celebration’s nomination within the First Congressional District. The race examined whether or not Republican main voters prized loyalty to Mr. Trump over considerations that Ms. Arrington wasn’t a powerful common election candidate.
Nevada
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Within the state’s G.O.P. Senate main, Adam Laxalt gained his celebration’s nomination and can face the incumbent Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, who’s seen as weak this fall. Mr. Laxalt, a former legal professional common, was endorsed by Mr. Trump and had helped lead Mr. Trump’s efforts to overturn the presidential election ends in Nevada in 2020.
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Joe Lombardo, the Las Vegas space sheriff who was endorsed by Mr. Trump, gained the Republican nomination and can problem Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, in what is anticipated to be one of many tightest governor’s races within the nation.
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Jim Marchant, one of many organizers of the “America First” slate of secretary of state candidates who proceed to harbor doubts concerning the 2020 election, gained the Republican nomination to be the state’s high election official. He’ll compete in opposition to Cisco Aguilar, a Democratic lawyer who ran uncontested.
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April Becker, a lawyer and political newcomer, gained the Republican nomination within the Third Congressional District and can face Consultant Susie Lee, a Democrat.
Texas
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Mayra Flores gained the particular election within the thirty fourth Congressional District, flipping a seat — at the very least for now — that had lengthy been held by Democrats. She’ll have the seat at the very least till the tip of the yr. It was vacated by Consultant Filemon Vela, a Democrat who resigned to take a job with a lobbying agency. Ms. Flores would be the first Republican from the district and the primary Latina Republican from Texas in Congress.
Maine
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Bruce Poliquin, who used to signify the Second Congressional District, gained the Republican nomination for his previous seat. He’ll problem Consultant Jared Golden, one of many nation’s most endangered Home Democrats, who was uncontested in his main.
