Katie Britt wins Alabama Republican Senate primary runoff
CNN Projection: Katie Britt wins Alabama Republican Senate primary runoff
From CNN staff
Trump-endorsed candidate Katie Britt will win the Alabama Senate Republican nomination, CNN projects.
Britt, the former chief of staff to retiring Republican GOP Sen. Richard Shelby, defeated Rep. Mo Brooks in a runoff election after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the state’s primary.
Former President Trump had initially endorsed Brooks but withdrew that support in March, citing Brooks’ comments about moving past the 2020 election. After the first round, Brooks worked to get Trump to re-endorse him, including in a since-deleted Twitter plea, but Trump ended up endorsing Britt.
CNN Projection: Yesli Vega will win GOP primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District
From CNN staff
Yesli Vega will win the GOP primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, CNN projects.
Vega is a Prince William County supervisor and has the endorsements of conservatives like Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, Virginia GOP Rep. Bob Good, 2018 Virginia GOP Senate nominee Corey Stewart and Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Vega will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger in November.
CNN Projection: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser wins Democratic primary in run for third term
From CNN staff
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser will win the Democratic primary in her run for a third term, CNN projects.
Crime has been a central issue in the mayoral race. Bowser has introduced a plan that would include hiring hundreds of more police officers. One of her primary challengers, Robert White, campaigned on wanting to increase “violence interrupters” and focus more on housing instability.
James Butler and Trayon White were the other two candidates in the race.
If elected, Bowser would become the first mayor to win three consecutive terms since Marion Barry in 1986. (Barry served four nonconsecutive terms in all.)
CNN Projection: Tabitha Johnson-Green will win Democratic primary runoff for Georgia’s 10th District
From CNN staff
Tabitha Johnson-Green will win the Democratic primary runoff election for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, CNN projects.
Johnson-Green is a registered nurse and will face Republican Mike Collins in November.
Here’s what the scene is like at Alabama GOP Senate candidate Katie Britt’s campaign venue
From CNN’s Jeff Simon and Kristen Holmes in Montgomery
Republican Senate candidate Katie Britt’s campaign is welcoming roughly 500 family, friends and supporters to a chic venue in downtown Montgomery, replete with exposed brick walls and a two-man band singing old school country songs.
The mood feels light as the campaign hopes that former President Trump’s late endorsement will carry weight in a state that voted for him by more than 25 points in 2020. Sean Ross, the campaign’s communications director, is superstitious — he’s been growing his beard since January and says he hopes to shave it off tomorrow morning after a win tonight.
Another attendee also told CNN that he was growing a beard for good luck. “It doesn’t look good,” he joked.
Britt’s husband Wesley is mingling and taking photos with supporters in what will become the overflow room. So many folks RSVP’d to attend that the main hall where Britt is expected to speak later tonight had to be rearranged twice this afternoon to accommodate more people, according to a campaign staffer.
Polls closed in Alabama at 8 p.m. ET. Britt is facing off against Rep. Mo Brooks in a runoff for their party’s Senate nomination. Britt took almost 45% of the vote in the first round last month. Trump initially endorsed Brooks in the primary, then dropped him in March, citing Brooks’ comments about moving past the 2020 election.
Correction: An earlier version of this post misattributed a detail to Sean Ross.
CNN’s Gregory Krieg contributed reporting to this post.
CNN projection: Rich McCormick will win GOP primary runoff election for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District
From CNN staff
Rich McCormick will win the GOP primary runoff election for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, CNN projects, defeating Trump-endorsed attorney Jake Evans.
McCormick is an emergency room doctor and Marine veteran.
CNN Projection: Charlie Bailey will win Democratic primary runoff election for Georgia lieutenant governor
From CNN staff
Charlie Bailey will win the Democratic primary runoff election for lieutenant governor in Georgia, CNN projects, defeating former Rep. Kwanza Hall.
Bailey is a lawyer and was backed by Stacey Abrams. He will face Republican state Sen. Burt Jones in the fall, who has been endorsed by former President Trump.
CNN Projection: Terry Namkung will win GOP primary in Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District
From CNN staff
Terry Namkung will win the Republican nomination in Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District, CNN projects.
Polls are closing across Alabama and Washington, DC
From CNN’s Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen and Melissa Holzberg DePalo
It is 8 p.m. ET, and polls are closing across Alabama and Washington, DC.
Here are the key races we are tracking:
Alabama: Republicans Katie Britt and Mo Brooks are going head-to-head in a runoff for their party’s Senate nomination. Britt won former President Donald Trump’s endorsement after taking almost 45% of the vote in the first round last month.
This Republican primary to fill the seat of retiring GOP Sen. Richard Shelby has captured national attention for months. Trump in March yanked his endorsement of Brooks, accusing the congressman of going “woke” for suggesting voters move on from the 2020 election, even though Brooks was the first House Republican to vow to oppose congressional certification of Joe Biden’s victory.
Britt, the former president of the Business Council of Alabama and a one-time top Shelby aide, has cast herself as a Trump-aligned conservative while arguing that Brooks, a six-term incumbent, is a career politician who only recently embraced the former President after heavily criticizing him during the 2016 GOP presidential primary.
There’s also a Republican primary runoff for Brooks’ US House seat in northern Alabama, with Dale Strong and Casey Wardynski facing off.
Washington, DC: Mayor Muriel Bowser faces three primary challengers in the Democratic primary as she bids to become the first DC mayor to win a third consecutive term since Marion Barry in 1986.
Crime has been a central issue and Boswer is facing off against from Robert White, James Butler and Trayon White.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/june-21-primary-election-results/h_bd06e6f5c28f1e47555cab2896fd056a
