Key Primary Results in Colorado, New York, South Carolina and Utah
A House incumbent was finally defeated in a primary this cycle, although it was not a surprise.
Another is locked in a race that is still too close to call. And House Republicans had a good night overall in Colorado, where they avoided nominating flawed candidates in multiple races.
Voters in three more states – Colorado, New York and Utah – cast primary ballots on Tuesday, along with one runoff in South Carolina. That means 31 states have completed their primaries up to this point with 18 remaining between now and Sept. 10. (Yes, that adds up to 49. Louisiana has its all-party primary on Nov. 5.)
With less than five months still before Election Day, 31 candidates effectively have their tickets punched for Capitol Hill. They are likely to be new members of Congress next year because they’ve already won primaries in districts or states that are either solidly Republican or solidly Democratic and the general election is more of a formality. Republicans Jeff Crank of Colorado, Sheri Biggs of South Carolina and Mike Kennedy of Utah, along with Democrat George Latimer of New York, are the latest additions to the list.
Here’s what happened in some key contests on Tuesday.
Colorado.
3rd District (Pueblo area and Western Slope) Open; Lauren Boebert, R, running in 4th District. Trump 53%. Democratic efforts to push former state Rep. Ron Hanks to the top of the GOP primary field fell flat as the Jan. 6 participant trailed attorney Jeff Hurd, 42-28 percent, with nearly…
