Category: Primaries

• 6/21 Recap & June House Update

  June 24, 2022

  Primary Recap Virginia In Virginia 2nd’s district, state Senator Jen Kiggans comfortably won the GOP nomination with 56% of the vote. She defeated three opponents running to her right, including Navy veteran Jarome Bell. Her strongest district-wide margin came from Virginia Beach County, where she took 63%. She performed worst… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle

• 6/21 House Watchlist: VA, GA, & AL

  June 20, 2022

  Introduction This week, six important Republican House primaries will be occurring in the south. Three of these races are runoffs happening in Georgia, with two of them (GA-06 & GA-10) acting as referendums on former President Trump’s endorsement power. Two more, in Virginia, will determine challengers to incumbent Democrats in… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle

• Primary Round-Up: 6/14

  June 15, 2022

  Texas-34 (GOP Success in South Texas) Last night concluded the closely-watched special election campaign in Texas-34, a seat that runs north along the Gulf Coast from the heart of the Rio Grande Valley to the greater San Antonio area. Republican Mayra Flores defeated Democratic attorney Dan Sanchez 51-43.3%, avoiding a… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle

• House Watchlist 6/14

  June 12, 2022

  Introduction This Tuesday, a series of hotly-contested House primaries will be occurring in Nevada and South Carolina. In addition to the latest nomination news, Split Ticket will provide updates on the House special elections in AK-AL and TX-34. To find out more about this year’s primary cycle, check out our… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle

• House Round-up: 6/8

  June 8, 2022

  Introduction Last night had its fair share of surprises, from runoffs in Mississippi to pathbreaking results in California. Since voters in 7 new states have chosen nominees for the House of Representatives, Split Ticket feels compelled to break down the key results as they currently stand. A series of important… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle

• 6/7 House Watchlist

  June 7, 2022

  Intro & CA Note Primaries will be occurring in seven different states today. Split Ticket covered California in a separate piece last week, so this write-up will be solely devoted to House contests in New Jersey and a handful of other states. Compared to past dates on the electoral calendar,… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle

• California Primary Watchlist

  June 3, 2022

  INTRODUCTION Next Tuesday, there will be primary elections in seven states across the country. In an effort to keep our articles concise, Split Ticket has decided to devote a separate write-up to the Golden State alone. California is unique because it has more competitive House primaries than any other state… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle and Leon Sit

• 5/24: Primary Roundup

  May 27, 2022

  Governor (+ Secretary of State) Georgia On Tuesday, Georgia had a streak of pro-incumbent primary results. Incumbent Governor Brian Kemp was resoundingly re-nominated to a second round again Stacey Abrams. He won with 73.7% of the Republican primary vote against Trump-endorsed former Senator David Perdue. This figure exceeds the 69.5%… Read More

  Lakshya Jain, Leon Sit and Armin Thomas

• 5/24 Primary Watchlist

  May 24, 2022

  Senate In Arkansas, incumbent Republican John Boozman is running for re-election. Boozman should easily win both his primary and general election; this race is rated as Safe Republican, and in a Trump +28 state, it would have been this way regardless of the lean of the cycle. In Georgia, Herschel… Read More

  Harrison Lavelle, Lakshya Jain and Leon Sit