Nathaniel Rakich
@baseballot.bsky.social
Managing editor @votebeat.org. Previously senior editor and senior elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight. Email, don't DM: nrakich at votebeat dot org
Here's what we learned from the DOJ monitors here in Michigan yesterday: www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
The Trump administration sent federal monitors to the Michigan primary. Here’s how it went.
Monitors from the Department of Justice quietly observed the voting process in four Michigan cities.
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The AP has also called the #MI13 Democratic primary for state Rep. Donavan McKinney, who defeats incumbent Shri Thanedar. McKinney is a progressive but likely appealed to many voters who wanted Detroit to have a Black congressman again.
After a long night of vote-counting in a tighter-than-expected race, the AP has called the #MIsen Democratic primary for progressive Abdul El-Sayed. He defeats Rep. Haley Stevens 48.5–47.%.
*smacks the roof of the U-Haul rented by the city of Detroit to ensure ballots arrive safely and securely* you can fit 3500 ballots the entire country is waiting on in this bad boy
anyway back to the news. They just announced a new round of absentees (about 3,500) will be here in 10-15 mins. Sounds like there's another batch after though? So do with that what you may
OK I'm the only reporter left in Huntington Place where they're counting Detroit's absentee votes AMA
The AP has called the #MI10 Republican primary for Mike Bouchard Jr., son of a local sheriff, and the Democratic primary for prosecutor Christina Hines. This is a Trump+7 seat but should be quite competitive in November.
Republican Amanda McKinney and Democrat John Duresky have advanced to the general election in #WA04, per the AP. This is a safe GOP seat being vacated by Rep. Dan Newhouse, so McKinney is very probably headed for Congress.
The AP has called the #MI07 Democratic primary for progressive William Lawrence. Many Dems are worried he'll cost them this swing seat in November. Two more moderate candidates in the primary combined for 57% of the vote.
With 53% of the estimated vote counted in swing-seat #WA03, the cumulative Democratic vote is 56%, and the cumulative Republican vote is 42%. But lots of ballots still to count.
Conservative talk radio host Chris Stigall has won the GOP primary for #MO06, per the AP. This is a safely Republican seat being vacated by Rep. Sam Graves, who endorsed Stigall.
In a bit of an upset, state Sen. Cindy Holscher has won the Democratic primary for #KSgov, per the AP. She defeats Ethan Corson, who was Laura Kelly's preferred successor. Holscher is more anti-establishment, anti-data center, and anti-public money for the Chiefs stadium.
Detroit says they expect to get 4,000 absentee ballots in the next 20ish minutes for processing. The final 3,000? They expect that in 2-3 hours. Inching closer to being done in the city after those come in.
The AP has called the Republican primary for #MIgov for Rep. John James. With 26% of the vote counted, he's beating businessman Perry Johnson 50–36% and will run his 3rd statewide race.
State Sen. Rick Brattin has won the GOP nomination in #MO05, the Dem-held seat that has been gerrymandered to Solid R. He co-founded the Missouri Freedom Caucus and had Trump's endorsement.
AP: State Sen. Jeremy Moss has won the Democratic nomination in #MI11, the solidly Democratic seat being left behind by Haley Stevens.
The AP is also projecting that Amendment 4 in Missouri will lose; it's currently getting crushed, 82–18%. This measure would have made it very hard to pass citizen-initiated constitutional amendments by requiring them to pass in every congressional district.
A Kansas ballot measure to change state Supreme Court justices from governor-appointed to popularly elected has failed (69–31% with 32% reporting). Republicans pushed the measure as a way to make the court more conservative.
The AP has also called the #KSgov Republican primary for state Senate President Ty Masterson, who had Trump's endorsement. He'll be favored to flip the governor's office after 8 years of Dem Gov. Laura Kelly.
The AP has called the #KSsen Democratic primary for Adam Hamilton. He's a moderate pastor who could make November uncomfortable for incumbent GOP Sen. Roger Marshall.
The AP has called the Democratic primary in #MO01 for Rep. Wesley Bell. He's currently crushing former Rep. Cori Bush 71–26%, although only 26% of the vote is counted. A high-profile loss in an otherwise good year for progressives.
Per this article, "Hoskins asserted Tuesday that the petition is unconstitutional because congressional redistricting plans cannot be subject to voter referendums." apnews.com/article/redi...
Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districts
Missouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump.
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Hoskins choosing to do this today also makes it very likely that his office determined there are enough valid signatures and that can't be the way out.
Michigan is headed to the polls today. Here's when to expect primary election results. Be sure to follow @hayleyharding.bsky.social for more from Michigan! www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...
It won’t be long until we know the results of Michigan’s primary election
Watching Michigan’s primary election? Here’s what to know about when to expect election results.
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Also, today is the deadline for the Missouri secretary of state to determine whether the redistricting veto referendum has qualified for the ballot. Problem is, they're also holding primaries today for the new (possibly soon-to-be-illegal) districts.
Happy primary day! Here's when polls close tonight (all times Eastern): 🕖: Virginia 🕗: Missouri, most of Kansas and Michigan 🕘: Last few counties in Kansas and Michigan 🕚: Washington
That's a good package. Feels like several teams could have matched or beaten it.
There’s an easy compromise for the next CBA: No salary cap, but the Dodgers are banned from all transactions until 2033.
