News (Overview)
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AP: Tuesday’s primaries include presidential races and the prosecutor in Trump’s Georgia election case
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538 via ABC: 6 elections to watch in Georgia, Oregon and Idaho
California
Today some Californians will complete their voting in the special general election for CA's US House District 20. Per the New York Times: "Nine candidates are vying to fill the seat left vacant by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for the duration of his term, which ends in early 2025. Two weeks ago, a primary election was held to fill the seat for a full two-year term starting next year. In that race, two Republicans who are running again today, Vince Fong, a state Assemblyman, and Mike Boudreaux, the Tulare County sheriff, advanced to the November general election."
News and Analysis
Results and Resources
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California Secretary of State: Special General Election, May 21, 2024
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The New York Times (soft paywall): California 20th Congressional District Special Election Results
Florida
Per Ballotpedia, Florida's sole election today is the "Special general election for Orlando City Council Commissioner District 5"
Resources
News and Analysis
- Florida Politics: Seven face off in Special Election for Orlando City Council
Results
- Orange County, Florida Supervisor of Elections: Election Results and Turnout
Georgia
Per the Georgia Recorder: "Georgians will have one last opportunity Tuesday to head to the polls to vote in state and congressional primaries and a host of nonpartisan races on ballots all across the state."
Resources
- Atlanta News First: Answers to every question you have about voting in Georgia
News and Analysis
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Georgia Recorder: Georgia polls open Tuesday with key state, local and federal races on the ballot
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Georgia Recorder: Georgians go to the polls to pick legislative nominees but few competitive races await in the fall
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US News: State Supreme Court and Republican Congressional Primary Elections Top Georgia Ballots
Live Updates
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Georgia Public Broadcasting: Georgia's 2024 Primary Election: live results and updates from GPB News
Results
- Georgia Secretary of State: Georgia Election Results
Idaho
Idahoans finish voting today in statewide primaries as well as a local recall election in Kamiah
Resources
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Idaho Capital Sun: Today is Idaho’s 2024 primary election. Here’s what you need to know to vote.
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Idaho Statesman: 2024 Idaho Voter Guide
News and Analysis
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Idaho Statesman: ‘What’s in it for them?’ This outside lobbying group is top spender in Idaho GOP primary
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The Washington Post (soft paywall): In a place with a history of hate, an unlikely fight against GOP extremism | North Idaho has beaten the far right before. Now renegade Republicans are seeking to root it out of their own party, with a crucial test in Tuesday’s primary.
Results
- Idaho Secretary of State: Idaho Election Results
Kentucky
Resources
News and Analysis
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AP: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Kentucky’s primaries
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AP: Kentucky congressman expects no voter fallout for his role in attempt to oust House speaker
Live Updates
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Lexington Herald Leader: Live election updates
Results
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Kentucky State Board of Elections: Kentucky Election Results
New York
Resources
Results
- Lackawanna City School District: 2024-2025 Budget and Election Information
Oregon
Resources
- Oregon Capital Chronicle: Oregon’s 2024 primary election: Where to vote, find results and more
News and Analysis
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Oregon Capital Chronicle: U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Oregon lawsuit that sought to end mail voting
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Oregon Public Broadcasting: Turnout for Oregon’s primary election still lags behind historic levels
Live Updates
- Oregon Live: Oregon primary election 2024 live results
Results
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I’m particularly interested in the Georgia Supreme Court seat. I don’t think Willis is in much danger, nor is McAfee. I could be wrong. But as a Georgia (Fulton County) voter this is what I’m keeping my eye on.
Thanks for posting !
Where is everyone sheesh
[https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/05/21/georgias-2024-primary-election-live-results-and-updates-gpb-news](https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/05/21/georgias-2024-primary-election-live-results-and-updates-gpb-news)
I click on a link for Georgia primary results and the first thing I see is
# “5 p.m., May 21, 2024”
# Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger held a brief press conference update. A few key points:
* The average wait time remains at 1 minute.
* On track to have 1 to 1.1 million total voters today.
* Raffensperger says no excuse absentee voting has been smooth but the challenge is with the United States Postal Service. “They’re really are going to have to step their game up coming in the fall,” he said.
# Of course the Postal Service cant handle a primary. November is going to be a mess.
As usual, interested to see Haley’s numbers
Races to watch tonight:
* Georgia Supreme Court. Former Dem Congressman John Barrow is trying to win a seat and this is a _general election_ for some reason. Turnout is very low in Atlanta, though, but it’ll be interesting to see where the margins end up. Statewide, 53% of early voters picked up a Republican primary ballot while 47% picked a Dem one, per Georgia Votes https://georgiavotes.com/
* OR-03 (D). Susheela Jayapal, CPC chairwoman Pramila Jayapal’s sister, is running for the open seat in this safe Democratic district. Jayapal is actually a local elected official, sitting on the Multnomah county board of commissioners, but there is an avalanche of outside money and it seems like AIPAC is also trying to get one of her primary rivals, Maxine Dexter, elected.
* OR-05 (D). Jamie Macleod-Skinner narrowly lost the general election in 2022 by less than 2 points to now-GOP incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer after beating incumbent Democratic Congressman Kurt Schrader in the primary. JMS had previously unsuccessfully run twice to try and primary Schrader, who was considered a centrist/conservative Democrat. This time around, the DCCC has weighed in and invested in state representative Janelle Bynum, who actually beat Chavez-DeRemer at the state level previously. Bynum has benefited from an enormous amount of outside money as well, but the polling was close even in Bynum’s own internals as JMS has superior name recognition from her various runs. If she were to win the primary and be elected in the general election, Bynum would be the first Black person to ever represent Oregon in Congress.
* Multnomah County DA. Incumbent DA Mike Schmitt is considered a “progressive prosecutor” and is facing what may be a competitive race to retain his seat from Deputy DA Nathan Vasquez, a former Republican who only switched parties after the 2020 election. I haven’t seen any polling on this at all so I have no clue whether this race is competitive, but it was highlighted on Politico this morning and progressive prosecutors have been getting pushback in even extremely blue cities with concerns over crime and homelessness.