25-year-old Maxwell Alejandro Frost wins Democratic nomination to succeed Demings
Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a 25-year-old gun control activist, is projected to clinch the Democratic nomination on Tuesday to succeed Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) in the House. The Associated Press called the race at 9 p.m. Frost overcame a crowded primary field that included longtime Florida Democratic politicos, including former Reps. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) and Corrine Brown (D-Fla.). Given the strong Democratic tilt of Florida’s 10th District, he’s almost certain to win the seat in November and become among the first Gen Z members of the House. “Today's election
Read MoreDCCC chair Maloney fends off challenge from Biaggi in New York House primary
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the chairman of House Democrats’ campaign arm, is projected to fend off a challenge from state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi in the Democratic primary for New York’s 17th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race at 9:50 p.m. Maloney's decision to run in the redrawn 17th Congressional District rather than his current 18th was controversial. It would have pitted the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, who is tasked with electing more Democrats, against first-term progressive Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.), who
Read MoreNadler ousts Maloney in contentious New York House primary
Rep. Jerry Nadler is projected to beat Rep. Carolyn Maloney in the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District, a contest that pitted two powerful committee chairs with decades of experience in the House against each other. NBC, CBS and CNN called the race before 9:35 p.m. Nadler is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and currently represents the 10th District, while Maloney is the chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee and holds the 12th District. The decennial redistricting process merged the cores of their districts along th
Read MoreOz aide mocks Fetterman's stroke in escalation of crudité tiff
Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz’s campaign is taking a jab at Democratic opponent John Fetterman after the lieutenant governor's campaign ridiculed — and raised money off of — a video showing the GOP hopeful shopping for groceries while complaining about the price of crudité. "If John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable in his life, then maybe he wouldn't have had a major stroke and wouldn't be in the position of having to lie about it constantly," Rachel Tripp, Oz's senior communications adviser, said in a statement, which was first
Read MoreMullin clinches Oklahoma GOP Senate nod
Oklahoma Rep. Markwayne Mullin is projected to win the state's Republican Senate runoff on Tuesday, advancing to November's general election. The Associated Press called the race at 8:35 p.m. EDT. Mullin defeated former state House Speaker T.W. Shannon in the runoff after neither candidate received 50 percent of the vote outright in the June primary. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) announced in February he wouldn’t finish out his term, triggering a special election to fill the seat. Polls going into the runoff showed Mullin leading Shannon. The run
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