Raffensperger, Greene winners in Georgia races
Ever since former President Donald Trump lost in the state of Georgia during the 2020 presidential election, he has sought revenge against the Republican incumbents there whom he blamed for not helping him overturn the results.
On Tuesday, Trump lost in Georgia again, with his endorsed candidates losing in their Republican primaries for governor, secretary of state and attorney general.
But those were not the only races voters decided Tuesday. Here is a rundown of the winners and losers in some of the most important contests in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas and Texas:
Georgia’s secretary of state won his primary, despite Trump’s best efforts.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defeated Rep. Jody Hice, the Trump-endorsed candidate who had embraced Trump’s lie about widespread voter fraud during the 2020 election.
Gov. Brian Kemp trounced David Perdue, the former president’s hand-picked candidate, to win Georgia’s Republican nomination for governor. Kemp will face Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee, whom he narrowly defeated four years ago.
Chris Carr, the state’s attorney general, also defeated his Trump-backed challenger, John Gordon, to win the Republican nomination for that office.
Herschel Walker, the former football star and a Trump-backed Senate candidate, defeated a crowded field of Republican challengers in Georgia. Walker will face Sen. Raphael Warnock in November.
Rep. Lucy McBath defeated Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux and won the Democratic nomination for Georgia’s 7th Congressional District.
Marjorie Taylor Greene won her Georgia House primary.
Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas defeated George P. Bush to win the Republican nomination for that office.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a former White House press secretary under Trump and the daughter of former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, easily won the Republican nomination for governor in the state.
Mo Brooks made it into an Alabama Senate runoff after Trump pulled back his endorsement.
In Texas, a Democratic House runoff was too close to call.
The race between Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat who opposes abortion rights, and his progressive challenger, Jessica Cisneros, an immigration attorney, appeared too close to call as of early Wednesday morning.