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Key races were settled in primaries, runoffs or special elections in Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma and Utah.

Six states are holding congressional primary elections, primary runoffs or special elections on Tuesday

WASHINGTON — There’s a pair of member versus member primaries in Illinois, incumbents facing elimination in Mississippi runoffs and an empty seat being filled in Nebraska on Tuesday as seven states hold elections.

Republican Reps. Michael Guest and Steven M. Palazzo face potential elimination in primary runoffs on Tuesday in Mississippi.

Mississippi has runoffs, Nebraska a special election, and Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Utah have primaries.

Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion

Congressional primary runoffs are rare in Mississippi

Incumbent Michael Guest (R) and Michael Cassidy (R) are running in a Republican Party primary runoff in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District on June 28, 2022, to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district’s general election on Nov. 8, 2022. Guest has represented this district in Congress since 2019.

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Tuesday's primaries saw some Republicans attacked as not being loyal enough to Donald Trump, but, overall, parties got matchups they wanted.