{"id":1516032,"date":"2022-06-14T19:34:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T23:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1516032"},"modified":"2022-06-14T19:34:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T23:34:22","slug":"voters-decide-primaries-in-nevada-south-carolina-maine-and-north-dakota-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-decide-primaries-in-nevada-south-carolina-maine-and-north-dakota-live-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Voters Decide Primaries in Nevada, South Carolina, Maine, and North Dakota (LIVE UPDATES)"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvoters-decide-primaries-in-nevada-south-carolina-maine-and-north-dakota-live-updates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1516032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-9\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nFollow live returns from South Carolina, Nevada, Maine, North Dakota and Texas&#8217; 34th Congressional District special election in the Fox News Election Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/elections\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_primary-voters-decide-elections-in-nevada,-south-carolina,-maine,-north-dakota:-live-updates_postclickthru_9_article1\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR LIVE PRIMARY RESULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-8\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Tue Jun 14 2022 19:11:31 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Trump key factor in South Carolina primaries, as he seeks revenge on incumbent Republicans<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s endorsement power faces yet another test in South Carolina, where he aims to unseat two House GOP incumbents who he sees as disloyal.<\/p>\n<p>\nFive-term Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., was one of just ten House Republicans who\u00a0voted to impeach Trump\u00a0on charges that he fueled the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol led by right-wing extremists and other Trump supporters aiming to disrupt congressional certification of now-President Biden\u2019s Election College victory in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Rice, a self-described &#8220;Chamber of Commerce&#8221; Republican, has leaned into his impeachment vote as he\u2019s faced off from half a dozen primary challengers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Republicans are supposed to protect the Constitution. We take an oath to protect the Constitution, not a man,&#8221; Rice emphasized in an interview with Fox News Digital on the eve of the primary. &#8220;And so what I did was take a conservative vote. If you want a conservative, I\u2019m the guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To read more from Fox News&#8217; Paul Steinhauser, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/south-carolina-trump-key-factor-gop-primaries-arrington-mace-rice-fry\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_primary-voters-decide-elections-in-nevada,-south-carolina,-maine,-north-dakota:-live-updates_postclickthru_8_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-7\">\n<p><span class=\"pill is-breaking\">Breaking News<\/span><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Tue Jun 14 2022 19:02:29 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Polls close in South Carolina<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Polls have closed for voters in South Carolina where former President Trump&#8217;s influence is on the ballot after he endorsed two primary challengers to incumbent Republicans seeking reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Trump endorsed Katie Arrington over incumbent Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., after the incumbent Republican voiced opposition to Trump&#8217;s remarks on January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\nTrump also endorsed incumbent Rep. Tom Rice&#8217;s, R-S.C., primary challenger Russell Fry. Rice voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol and is one of six Republicans seeking reelection who is facing a Trump-endorsed primary challenger.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-6\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Tue Jun 14 2022 18:58:53 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">GOP Rep. Tom Rice votes in primary as he faces Trump-backed challenge<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Rep. Tom Rice voted earlier Tuesday in his primary race against several primary challengers, including Trump-backed state lawmaker Russel Fry. Rice was one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fox News&#8217; Matteo Cina and Austin Westfall contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-5\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Tue Jun 14 2022 18:43:39 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Bernie-backed candidate looks to unseat moderate Dem in latest test for progressive wing of party<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nProgressive Democrat and activist Amy Vilela is making a bid in Nevada&#8217;s\u00a0Tuesday Democratic primary\u00a0to oust longtime moderate incumbent Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., from the congressional seat she&#8217;s held for nearly a decade in the latest electoral test for the progressive wing of the party.<\/p>\n<p>In exclusive interviews with Fox News Digital, each of the candidates made the case as to why they were the right person to represent voters in\u00a0Nevada&#8217;s 1st Congressional District, with Titus arguing she was the true &#8220;progressive&#8221; in the race and Vilela claiming voters were struggling with Titus&#8217; &#8220;complacency&#8221; preventing real change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are really struggling in Las Vegas, and it&#8217;s time to have some bold leadership that is ready to go and fight for change,&#8221; Vilela said when asked about the state of the race. &#8220;People are responding positively. They&#8217;re ready for leadership that isn&#8217;t complacence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To read more by Fox News&#8217; Brandon Gillespie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bernie-sanders-candidate-moderate-democrat-test-progressive-wing-party\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_primary-voters-decide-elections-in-nevada,-south-carolina,-maine,-north-dakota:-live-updates_postclickthru_5_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-4\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Tue Jun 14 2022 18:39:38 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Trump not on the ballot, but playing key role in high profile Nevada, South Carolina primaries<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Donald Trump turns 76 on Tuesday,\u00a0and he hopes to celebrate by doing something he\u2019s been unable to do so far this year \u2014 watch one of his endorsed candidates running in the Republican primaries knock off an incumbent who\u2019s crossed the former president.<\/p>\n<p>This year Trump\u2019s birthday falls on the same day that four states \u2014\u00a0Nevada, South Carolina, Maine, and North Dakota\u00a0\u2014\u00a0hold primaries, with Texas holding a congressional special election.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Give me a birthday present, please. Two birthday presents,&#8221; Trump urged his supporters a week ago as he headlined a tele-rally for Katie Arrington and Russel Fry, the two Republican challengers he\u2019s endorsed in the GOP primaries\u00a0in South Carolina\u2019s First and Seventh Congressional Districts.<\/p>\n<p>To read more from Fox News&#8217; Paul Steinhauser, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-impact-nevada-south-carolina-gop-primaries\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_primary-voters-decide-elections-in-nevada,-south-carolina,-maine,-north-dakota:-live-updates_postclickthru_4_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-3\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Tue Jun 14 2022 18:39:24 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Rep. Tom Rice says his vote to impeach Trump was &#8216;the conservative vote&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nPAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. \u2013 Republican Rep. Tom Rice says his vote\u00a0to impeach then-President Donald Trump\u00a0&#8220;was the conservative vote.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I told you I was going to protect the Constitution. I meant what I said, and I upheld my oath, even when it\u2019s hard,&#8221; the five-term representative\u00a0in South Carolina\u2019s 7th Congressional District\u00a0said to polite applause from supporters gathered at Hog Heaven Barbeque on Pawleys Island on the eve of the state\u2019s primary.<\/p>\n<p>Rice was one of just 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach Trump on charges that he fueled the deadly\u00a0Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol\u00a0perpetrated by right-wing extremists and other Trump supporters aiming to disrupt congressional certification of President Biden\u2019s Election College victory in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>To read more by Fox News&#8217; Paul Steinhauser and Austin Westfall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/facing-trump-backed-primary-challenge-impeachment-vote-scs-rice-upheld-oath-constitution\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_primary-voters-decide-elections-in-nevada,-south-carolina,-maine,-north-dakota:-live-updates_postclickthru_3_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Tue Jun 14 2022 18:27:52 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Nevada Senate candidate Sam Brown says front-runner Laxalt has &#8216;taken voters for granted&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>A candidate running for Senate in Nevada said Adam Laxalt, the leading Republican candidate going into Tuesday&#8217;s primary election, has &#8220;taken voters for granted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nSam Brown, a retired Army captain and Purple Heart recipient,\u00a0trailed Laxalt in the polls\u00a0by nearly 20 points leading up to election day, according to the Real Clear Politics average. However, Brown closed the gap considerably in the final weeks of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Adam Laxalt, who I&#8217;m running against in this primary, has taken the voters for granted and just expects people to vote for him based off of his prior service as an attorney general and the fact that he&#8217;s got big name endorsements,&#8221; Brown told Fox News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Laxalt&#8217;s communications director, John Bruke, told Fox News: &#8220;While Sam Brown was unloading a u-haul after his most recent campaign loss in Texas, Adam Laxalt has built a grassroots movement that represents all 17 counties. No campaign on the entire ticket has been in front of more voters and engaged more Nevadans than ours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are ready to lead this party to victory in November,&#8221; Burke added.<\/p>\n<p>\nTo read more from Fox News&#8217; Matt Leach and Teny Sahakian, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/nevada-senate-candidate-sam-brown-says-front-runner-laxalt-taken-voters-granted\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_primary-voters-decide-elections-in-nevada,-south-carolina,-maine,-north-dakota:-live-updates_postclickthru_2_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-1\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Tue Jun 14 2022 18:22:08 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Amodei, Tarkanian clash over conservative principles in heated Nevada primary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Conservative principles have taken center stage in the heated clash between incumbent Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., and challenger Danny Tarkanian in\u00a0the race to represent Nevada&#8217;s 2nd Congressional District\u00a0in the next U.S. Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn exclusive interviews with Fox News Digital, each of the candidates argued they were the true conservative in the race, with Amodei touting his record voting in tandem with\u00a0former President Donald Trump&#8217;s\u00a0policies, and Tarkanian declaring he was the conservative that voters across the district &#8220;deserve and demand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey Amodei, you RINO. Seriously?&#8221;\u00a0began one of Amodei&#8217;s ads\u00a0he alluded to when asked about the criticism he&#8217;d received from Tarkanian over his congressional voting record. The 30-second ad went on to show him pushing back on the &#8220;Republican in Name Only&#8221; characterization by touting his positive ratings with the NRA and pro-life organizations, as well as &#8220;a Trump rating of 95%.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To read more from Fox News&#8217; Brandon Gillespie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mark-amodei-danny-tarkanian-clash-conservative-principles-heated-nevada-primary\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_primary-voters-decide-elections-in-nevada,-south-carolina,-maine,-north-dakota:-live-updates_postclickthru_1_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow live returns from South Carolina, Nevada, Maine, North Dakota and Texas&#8217; 34th Congressional District special election in the Fox News Election Center.CLICK HERE FOR LIVE PRIMARY RESULTSTrump key<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1516032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1516032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1516032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1516032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1516032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1516032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1516032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}