Primary elections 2022 latest: Trump-backed Republican wins in Illinois as New York’s governor cruises to victory

Colorado, New York, Illinois among states voting Tuesday

Lauren Boebert jokes Jesus didn't have enough AR-15s to save his life

Tuesday saw another wave of primary showdowns across the country as US voters turned out to make crucial decisions ahead of November’s general elections.

This week’s challenges included the numerous battles taking place in New York, where redistricting as well as the resignation of Gov Andrew Cuomo have brewed up a particularly interesting election season. Gov Kathy Hochul won a nomination to serve her first full term as governor in New York, while JB Pritzker coasted to victory in his own primary in Illinois where he will now face David Bailey, a state senator, in the November general election.

Meanwhile in Colorado Rep Lauren Boebert became latest far-right Trump acolyte to win own primary challenge; she faced a challenge from Don Coram of the Colorado She

The first-term congresswoman faced a coordinated effort to dig into her past by David Wheeler, the head of the “Fire Boebert” PAC who previously led a drip-drip campaign of damaging revelations that contributed to Madison Cawthorn’s primary defeat in North Carolina.

Key Points

• Primaries took place in New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Nebraska, Mississippi, Colorado and Illinois
• Democratic governors coast to victory in New York and Illinois
• Markwayne Mullin wins GOP nomination for open US Senate seat in Oklahoma
• Lauren Boebert holds on to US House seat

[29 June 2022 03:18 · John Bowden]

Lauren Boebert wins in Colorado

Freshman Rep Lauren Boebert will likely win reelection this fall after winning a Republican primary in her deep-red district. She faced a state lawmaker from her party’s more moderate wing.

She was able to raise millions for her primary defense and won an easy victory despite efforts by a super PAC to dig into her past.

Read more from The Indpendent’s Eric Garcia:

[29 June 2022 03:42 · John Bowden]

Lee Zeldin defeats Andrew Giuliani in NY gubernatorial primary

Congressman Lee Zeldin is the GOP’s nominee to take on Kathy Hochul, the incumbent governor of New York, for her office in the fall.

Mr Zeldin’s victory on Tuesday is a defeat for his several rivals including Andrew Giuliani, son of President Donald Trump’s former attorney. Rudy Giuliani previously served as the mayor of New York City during the 9/11 terror attacks.

Mr Zeldin will face a steep uphill battle to defeat Ms Hochul in New York, a Democratic stronghold.

[29 June 2022 04:05 · John Bowden]

Trump-backed candidate who said Roe ruling was ‘victory for white life’ wins Illinois primary

Rep Mary Miller has won the primary for Illinois’s newly-redrawn 15th congressional district; she defeated a more moderate Republican and fellow House member after winning the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.

At a recent rally over the weekend alongside the president she courted controversy with this statement in support of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe vs Wade: “President Trump, on behalf of all the Maga patriots in America, I want to thank you for the historic victory for white life in the Supreme Court”.

Her spokesperson later said the remark was a slip of the tongue.

Read more from The Independent’s Eric Garcia:

[29 June 2022 04:39 · John Bowden]

Markwayne Mullin leads GOP primary for open seat in Oklahoma

Markwayne Mullin, the GOP congressman, led the race for his party’s nomination on Tuesday to serve in the US Senate replacing retiring Sen Jim Inhofe. He will now advance to a runoff over second-place contender TW Shannon.

The pair beat a wide field of Republican rivals on Tuesday that included Scott Pruitt, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency under Donald Trump who resigned amid a series of scandals involving his spending and conflicts of interests.

[29 June 2022 05:45 · John Bowden]

Salmon drops out of GOP primary race for Arizona governor

Arizona’s primary is in a little more than a month, and the GOP gubernatorial field just got a little smaller.

Former U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon has dropped out in the hopes of avoiding a split of the moderate vote that could beneft Kari Lake, a former TV news reporter, who is endorsed by Donald Trump due to her support for his conspiracies about the 2020 election.

She’s now running against developer Karrin Taylor Robson in the 2 August primary.

Read more in The Associated Press:

[29 June 2022 07:30 · John Bowden]

Election fraud conspiracist loses in Colorado

Embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has lost her bid to be Colorado’s secretary of state, a position that would have given her oversight over state elections.

Ms Peters remains under indictment on a number of charges related to her alleged activities in support of efforts to prove Donald Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

She was in a distant third place with nearly 100 per cent of the vote reported Tuesday evening.

[29 June 2022 09:00 · John Bowden]

Mike Lee easily wins nomination for reelection in Utah

Trump loyalist Mike Lee has successfully won his party’s nomination to seek reelection as senator for the state of Utah. His voting record and loyalty to the ex-president contrasts sharply with that of the state’s other GOP senator, Mitt Romney.

On Tuesday, he coasted to victory in his primary with more than 60 per cent of the vote against Becky Edwards.

[29 June 2022 10:00 · John Bowden]

GOP congressman facing ethics probe loses his seat

Steven Palazzo, a GOP congressman from Mississippi, lost his House seat on Tuesday as he faces a review into whether he misused campaign funds, though it was looking increasingly unlikely that the congressman would be found liable for wrongdoing.

He was successfully primaried by police officer Mike Ezell, who is favoured to win the deep red district in November.

[29 June 2022 11:00 · John Bowden]

ICYMI: Lauren Boebert wins her primary

Freshman Rep Lauren Boebert will likely win reelection this fall after winning a Republican primary in her deep-red district. She faced a state lawmaker from her party’s more moderate wing.

She was able to raise millions for her primary defense and won an easy victory despite efforts by a super PAC to dig into her past.

Read more from The Indpendent’s Eric Garcia:

[29 June 2022 12:00 · John Bowden]

Democratic governors have strong showings against challengers

It was a good night for JB Pritzker and Kathy Hochul, the Democratic governors of Illinois and New York.

Mr Pritzker surged to victory in his primary to seek a second term; he was winning with more than 90 per cent of the vote against Beverly Miles with 80 per cent of the vote in.

And Ms Hochul won a decisive victory in the New York primary against progressive Jumaane Williams and conservative Tom Suozzi, who sought to oust Ms Hochul before she had a chance to serve a full term. She replaced Gov Andrew Cuomo, who resigned, last year.