Charlie Crist won his state's Democratic gubernatorial primary Florida Governor Ron DeSantis learned who his challenger will be this fall.His win came despite Gaetz being under federal investigation in a sex trafficking case In Florida, Trump protégé and Republican congressman Matt Gaetz - who also had Trump's backing - defeated former FedEx executive Mark Lombardo.Mondaire Jones, a first-term progressive who was one of the first openly gay Black members of Congress, was defeated by Goldman Carolyn Maloney, a 15-term incumbent who chairs a powerful House committee, lost to longtime colleague Rep.
Two Democratic incumbents in New York were ousted from the US House after redistricting shuffled congressional districts.Goldman worked on Trump's first impeachment The former president last week jokingly endorsed Democrat Dan Goldman, who won his New York primary, calling him 'honorable, fair, and highly intelligent'.Donald Trump celebrated 'ALL WINS' in a Truth Social post, boasting that all candidates he endorsed brought home victories, including some Democrats.While it may still end up a solid GOP year, Ryan's win is the latest indication that Democrats don't have to abandon hope just yet. Midterm elections are usually miserable for the party in power, and with inflation high and President Joe Biden's approval rating low, Republicans are anticipating a typical landslide. Ryan ran his campaign largely on the rollback of abortion rights, while Molinaro focused on the economic burden everyday Americans are feeling under record inflation and a sinking stock market. Ryan defeated Molinaro 51.3 percent to 48.7 percent, with 99% of the vote counted. Wade an the subsequent rollback of abortion rights seen across the country The Democratic executive of Ulster County, Pat Ryan, has largely focused his campaign on the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in June sent an unprecedented shockwave through midterm voters across the nation. The Hudson Valley race was also being watched as a possible bellwether for November's midterm elections - where Republicans had been expected to win the majority in the House.īut projections were upended after the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. The special election for New York's 19th Congressional District had for weeks been viewed as a likely Republican victory, with polls even days before Election Day projecting Molinaro in the lead. The swing district voted for Barack Obama in 2012, Trump in 2016, and Joe Biden in 2020. The Ulster County Executive had a wide lead immediately after polls closed, but Dutchess County Executive Molinaro significantly narrowed the gap as mail-in and early ballots - usually majority Democrat - were overtaken by Election Day voters who primarily skew Republican. Delgado left the House of Representatives to serve as New York Governor Kathy Hochul's lieutenant governor. Antonio Delgado's term, until the end of the year. Ryan will now serve the remainder of former Democrat Rep. Multiple outlets including the New York Times and NBC News called the race for Ryan with more than 95 percent of the votes counted - and less than 3,000 votes between the two candidates. In a major upset victory for President Joe Biden's party, New York Democrat Pat Ryan narrowly beat Republican Marc Molinaro in a race that remained in a dead heat nearly until midnight on Wednesday.
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