Trump went all-in on several elections during Tuesday’s primary races that were held across 5 states, Michigan Missouri, Arizona, Kansas, and Washington.
As of Wednesday morning, many highly contested races have yet to be called, including two GOP Incumbents in Washington, Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse. Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach Trump as one of his first acts in Congress, conceded defeat to a former official in Trump’s administration, John Gibbs, early Wednesday morning.
Trump-endorsed candidate Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake who trailed Karrin Taylor Robson by 10 points before midnight on Tuesday made a massive comeback over night and now leads Robson by 2 points in one of the most watched primaries across the nation. Trump-backed Senate hopeful Blake Masters also beat out Jim Lamon in the early hours of the morning.
State lawmaker and 2020 election challenger Mark Finchem has won the Republican nomination for secretary of state of Arizona, pushing him closer to being the state’s chief election officer during the 2024 presidential vote.
Finchem is the latest member of the “America First Secretary of State Coalition” to secure the Republican nomination in a key battleground.
TRUMP ARIZONA WINS
Rep. Paul Gosar – AZ04
Won with 64 percent of the vote. He voted to challenge the 2020 election results.
Trump endorsed the incumbent representative the day after Gosar’s chamber passed a resolution to remove the congressman from committee assignments for posting an anime video appearing to attack Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Joe Biden.
Trump said the congressman “has been a loyal supporter of our America First agenda, and even more importantly, the USA.”
Rep. Debbie Lesko – AZ08
Unopposed. She voted to challenge the 2020 election results.
Rep. Mark Finchem – AZ11
Mark Finchem, a state representative and 2020 election challenger who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the GOP nomination to oversee voting as Arizona’s secretary of state, according to a race call by The Associated Press.
Blake Masters
The Associated Press has called Arizona’s Republican Senate primary for venture capitalist Blake Masters, who will face off in November against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in a key battleground state race that may determine if the GOP wins back the Senate majority.
Still Pending In Arizona (according to Politico)
- Kari Lake (Governor) Leads by a slim 1.7% margin with an estimated 80% of the votes counted.
- Abraham Hamadeh (Attorney General) Leads by 8.3 percentage points with an estimated 79.8% of votes counted.
- David Schweikert (AZ01) Leads by 9.9 percentage points with an estimated 82.0% of votes counted.
- Eli Crane (AZ02) Leads by 9.72 percentage points with an estimated 79.0% of votes counted.
- Wendy Rogers (State Senate District 7)
- Rob Scantlebury (State Senate District 9)
- David Farnsworth (State Senate District 10)
- Anthony Kern (State Senate District 27)
- Janae Shamp (State Senate District 29)
Kansas Wins
Governor – Derek Schmidt
Won with around 81 percent of the vote.
Senate – Jerry Moran
Won with around 81 percent of the vote.
Rep. Tracey Mann – KS01
Unopposed. She voted to challenge the 2020 election results.
Missouri Wins
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer – M003
Won with 70 percent of the vote. He voted to overturn 2020 election results.
Rep. Sam Graves – MO06
Won with 82 percent of the vote. He voted to overturn 2020 election results.
Michigan Wins
Governor – Tudor Dixon
Won with around 40 percent of the vote.
Trump gave a last-minute endorsement to Dixon last week, ahead of an already competitive and chaotic gubernatorial election, in which five contenders were disqualified and one was charged with misdemeanors related to the Jan. 6 riots. By the time Trump got involved, two of the front-runners had been removed from the race and Dixon had already attracted high-profile supporters, including former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ family.
“When I met Tudor Dixon, she was not well known, but I could tell she had something very special,” he said in his endorsement.
ATTORNEY GENERAL – Matthew DePerno
Not chosen by a primary vote — expected to receive the party’s nomination at a convention later in August.
SECRETARY OF STATE – Krinstina Karamo
Not chosen by a primary vote — expected to receive the party’s nomination at a convention later in August.
According to Politico, Karamo, who is part of the same coalition of secretary of state hopefuls as Finchem, gained prominence as a poll challenger in 2020 after claiming Michigan’s election machines were fraudulent. Trump said Karamo was strong on crime, adding, “Good luck, Kristina, and while you’re at it, check out the Fake Election results that took place in the city of Detroit.”
Rep. Bill Huizenga – MI02
Unopposed.
John Gibbs – M103
Won with around 53 percent of the vote.
Gibbs, Trump’s former director of the Office of Personnel Management, faced a key rival: Rep. Peter Meijer, one of 10 House Republicans who voted in favor of impeachment.
Rep. John Moolenaar – M104
Won with 65 percent of the vote.
Rep. Tim Walberg – M107
Won with 67 percent of the vote. He voted to challenge the 2020 election results.
Lisa McClain – MI09
Won with 79 percent of the vote.
John James – MI10
Won with 87 percent of the vote.
Steve Carra – STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 36
Won with 40 percent of the vote.
Jonathan Lindsey – STATE SENATE DISTRICT 17
Won with 61 percent of the vote.
Matt Maddock – STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 51
Unopposed.
Still Pending In Michigan (according to Politico)
- Mike Detmer (State Senate District 22)
- Rachelle Smit (State House District 43)
- Jacky Eubanks (State House District 63)
- Kevin Rathbun (State House District 71)
- Jon Rocha (Write in candidate — State House District 78)
- Angela Rigas (State House District 79)
- Mike Hoadley (State House District 99)
Still Pending In Washington (according to Politico)
- Joe Kent (WA03)
- Loren Culp (WA04)
