Pence push for Kemp caps end of Georgia primary campaign Former Vice President Mike Pence is making an in-person push for Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp The Independent UK · May 23, 2022
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman discharged from hospital days after suffering stroke PITTSBURGH — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat, was discharged Sunday from the Lancaster hospital where he had been staying since suffering a stroke earlier this month. Tribune News Service · May 22, 2022
Georgia voters showed us these 3 things about the fall election NPR asked 36 people in Democratic-leaning Gwinnett County and Republican-leaning Forsyth County, Ga., what's on their minds heading into the midterms. Their answers are relevant to the entire country. WEKU · May 22, 2022
Herschel Walker unreported millions The Georgia Republican candidate running for U.S. Senate failed to report upwards of $3 million in earnings Salon · May 20, 2022
Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate primary gap narrows between Oz and McCormick with recount likely PHILADELPHIA — Two days after polls closed in Pennsylvania’s closely watched primary election, the Associated Press deemed the Republican U.S. Senate race still too early to call Thursday, with celebrity surgeon Mehmet Oz and hedge fund CEO David McCormick seemingly headed toward a recount — and final results unlikely to… The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 20, 2022
Pa. has 17,000 GOP mail-in ballots still to count in tight US Senate race between David McCormick and Mehmet Oz LANCASTER, Pa. — The waiting game for who won Pennsylvania's Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate continued into Thursday — and likely will continue into June. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022
Turnout booms in Georgia primary, led by resurgent Republicans ATLANTA — In Georgia’s first post-Trump primary election, unprecedented waves of voters have already swept into polling places — most of them Republicans. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022
Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022) In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and former V.P. Pence to campaign for Kemp Ballotpedia · May 19, 2022
Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022) In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and another possible incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary in NY Ballotpedia · May 19, 2022
Trump: Dr. Oz should "declare victory" Oz holds a slim lead in Pennsylvania Senate race but David McCormick is closing in as more mail votes are tallied Salon · May 19, 2022
A look at this week’s battleground primary results Welcome to the Thursday, May 19, Brew. Ballotpedia · May 19, 2022
Some of Alaska’s 48 US House candidates are millionaires. Another is paying off student loans ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Al Gross, an orthopedic surgeon running for U.S. House in Alaska as an independent, owns a rental property in California and part of an office building in Juneau. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022
Ukraine welcomes Senate confirmation of U.S. ambassador Ukraine welcomes the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Bridget Brink as Washington's Ambassador to Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Thursday. Reuters · May 19, 2022
‘McCarthyism within my own party’: Pat McCrory speaks out after US Senate race loss in North Carolina RALEIGH, N.C. — After more than 30 years in Charlotte and North Carolina politics, Pat McCrory’s name appeared on a ballot Tuesday for potentially the last time. Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022
Ballotpedia · May 18, 2022 Fetterman wins Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman defeated three other candidates in the May 17, 2022, Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, including U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, and Alexandria Khalil. Incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey (R)—who was first elected to the Senate in 2010—did not run for re-election.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 18, 2022 John Fetterman dominated the Pa. Democratic primary for Senate. Here’s how he won PHILADELPHIA — John Fetterman didn’t just win in Pennsylvania, he trounced his rivals. The lieutenant governor won every single county in the state and had a 30-point lead over U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate with 92% of votes counted Wednesday.
Ballotpedia · May 18, 2022 Budd wins the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina Ted Budd defeated Pat McCrory, Mark Walker, and eleven other candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina on May 17, 2022. Incumbent Richard Burr (R) did not run for re-election.
Salon · May 18, 2022 Manchin-backed Conor Lamb loses by 30 Conor Lamb framed himself as the most electable candidate before being routed by Lt. Gov. John Fetterman
Axios · May 18, 2022 Oz and McCormick neck-and-neck in Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary Kathy Barnette appears to have come in third place.
Al Jazeera · May 18, 2022 US midterm elections: Primary win for Republican vote denier The latest round of US states have voted to elect who will represent the major parties in November’s midterm elections.
The Independent UK · May 18, 2022 John Fetterman wins Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania Senate seat on day he is fitted for pacemaker after stroke Electing Fetterman to Senate ‘would be big step forward for Pennsylvania’s working people’, Biden says
Reason · May 18, 2022 Pennsylvania Voters Rejected the Political Establishment in Tuesday's Primaries But the pitched battle for the GOP Senate nomination in the Keystone State is still too close to call.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 18, 2022 John Fetterman wins Democratic Senate primary, with a promise to unite progressives and rural Pa. PITTSBURGH — John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor whose shorts- and scowl-wearing persona made him something of a political celebrity, has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, according to the Associated Press.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 18, 2022 It’s officially Charles Booker vs. Rand Paul in the fall for Kentucky’s US Senate seat WASHINGTON — Charles Booker became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Kentucky on Tuesday, setting up his long-shot challenge to Sen. Rand Paul in November.
WEKU · May 18, 2022 Fetterman wins Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, GOP race is too close to call Pennsylvania has an open Senate seat for the first time in 12 years. While the Democratic race was easily decided, the Republican primary looked like it's headed for a recount.