{"id":2193112,"date":"2024-03-05T14:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T19:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-down-ballot-races-to-watch-on-super-tuesday\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T14:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T19:11:35","slug":"5-down-ballot-races-to-watch-on-super-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-down-ballot-races-to-watch-on-super-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Key Races to Watch on Super Tuesday"},"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\">16<\/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%2F5-down-ballot-races-to-watch-on-super-tuesday%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=2193112&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--><p>As voters eagerly head to the \u200cpolls\u2062 on Tuesday to cast their votes in the Democratic and \u2062Republican presidential primaries,\u200c there&#8217;s more at \u2062stake than just \u2062the presidential race. Super\u200d Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-minority-leader-mccarthy-speaks-highly-of-president-trump-after-previous-critical-comments\/\" title=\"House Minority Leader McCarthy speaks highly of President Trump after previous critical comments\">primary elections<\/a>\u2063 will be held in 16 states and one U.S. territory, and these races will have major implications for the battle over\u200c control of Congress. So, while all eyes are on the presidential candidates, it&#8217;s important to keep an eye on some down-ballot races as\u200b well. Here \u200dare a few races to watch as the results start pouring in on Tuesday evening:<\/p>\n<h2>California Senate Primary<\/h2>\n<p>In \u200cCalifornia, there&#8217;s \u2062a \u200dtight \u200brace \u2064for the seat of\u200c the late Sen. Dianne\u2062 Feinstein. Numerous Democrats\u2064 and Republicans\u200c are vying for the top\u2063 two spots, \u2062including Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, Barbara Lee, and former MLB player \u2063Steve \u200cGarvey, who is\u2062 running as a Republican. The California Senate \u2064primary is nonpartisan, \u2063meaning the\u200d two candidates with the most \u200bvotes, regardless of party \u2064affiliation, will\u200b face each other head-to-head in the general election in November.<\/p>\n<h2>Texas Democratic Senate Primary<\/h2>\n<p>In Texas, Democrats are\u200d hoping to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz,\u200d who has held the seat\u200d since 2013. Rep. \u200cColin Allred, a former NFL player,\u200d and Democratic state Sen. Roland Gutierrez are the favorites in a crowded field to win the party&#8217;s nomination. Democrats have been eyeing Texas as \u200da potential battleground, and this \u2062race will \u2064be crucial \u200cin their efforts to flip a Senate \u200bseat \u200bin the red state.<\/p>\n<h2>Texas\u2063 GOP \u2063House Primary<\/h2>\n<p>Another important race \u200din Texas is the \u2062GOP House primary, \u2062where 11 \u200dRepublicans are vying for a U.S. House\u200c seat. Brandon Gill, endorsed by both Trump and Cruz, is considered \u200dthe frontrunner in the race.\u2063 The candidates are looking to fill the \u200dseat\u200b of outgoing Rep. Michael \u200cBurgess, who announced his retirement. The \u2063top\u2063 two\u2064 candidates\u200d will move on to a \u200crunoff in\u2064 May if no candidate reaches the majority threshold.<\/p>\n<h2>Alabama GOP House Primary<\/h2>\n<p>In Alabama, two incumbent Republicans, Reps. Jerry Carl and \u200cBarry Moore, are \u200cfacing off in the 1st District primary\u2064 after the\u2062 state redistricted. The winner\u200d of this primary is expected to easily win the general election in November, as \u2063the district is safely Republican.<\/p>\n<h2>North Carolina Gubernatorial Primaries<\/h2>\n<p>Both Republicans and Democrats in North Carolina \u200dwill be voting for their\u200c respective nominees\u200c in\u2064 the gubernatorial primaries. Democratic Governor\u200d Roy Cooper is term-limited, so the race for his \u200dsuccessor is heating up. On \u2062the GOP side, Trump-endorsed candidate Mark Robinson, the state&#8217;s lieutenant governor, is facing two other Republican candidates. For Democrats, state Attorney General Josh Stein is\u200b expected to secure the\u2064 party&#8217;s\u2064 nomination. The general\u200d election for North Carolina governor is expected to be competitive and expensive.<\/p>\n<p>So, as you cast your \u2063vote in the presidential primaries, don&#8217;t forget to keep an eye on these \u2064down-ballot races that could have a significant impact on \u200bthe future of \u200cCongress and\u200b state \u2063governance.  <\/p>\n<h2> How might the results of \u200bthe\u2063 North Carolina\u2063 Senate primary between \u200bThom\u2064 Tillis and Garland\u200d Tucker impact \u2063Republican control of the Senate in the general election?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 , there&#8217;s a highly contested \u2060\u2062Democratic Senate primary race\u2063 between incumbent Senator \u2062John\u2062 Cornyn and\u2062 his main \u2062challenger, MJ Hegar. Hegar has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/enes-kanter-freedom-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Enes Kanter Freedom Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize\">gained nationwide attention<\/a> after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-desperately-tries-to-spin-bud-lights-massive-plummet-in-sales\/\" title=\"WaPo's desperate spin on Bud Light's sales plunge.\">highly successful campaign<\/a> for the U.S. \u2062House of Representatives\u2062 in 2018. If she wins the primary, she would become the first female\u2063 Democratic nominee for the Senate in Texas history.\u2064 This race\u200c could \u2062serve as\u200c an \u200cindicator of the Democratic Party&#8217;s ability to make inroads in traditionally Republican states.<\/p>\n<h2>North Carolina Senate Primary<\/h2>\n<p>North Carolina is another state to watch in Tuesday&#8217;s primary elections. The Republican Senate primary\u2063 is\u2063 shaping up to be a battle between incumbent Senator Thom Tillis and his main challenger, Garland Tucker. Tillis, who has been in office since \u200d2015, is facing\u200b criticism from both sides of the aisle, making this race \u2064particularly interesting. If Tillis loses the primary, it could\u200c have implications for Republican\u2062 control of the\u200c Senate\u2063 in the \u2064general election.<\/p>\n<h2>Alabama\u2062 Senate Primary<\/h2>\n<p>The Alabama \u2062Senate primary race is also likely to draw attention on Super Tuesday. Incumbent Senator\u2064 Doug Jones, the only Democrat \u200cto win a Senate seat\u200b in Alabama in the \u200bpast 25 years, is facing \u200ca tough\u2063 battle \u2062to \u2062hold onto his \u200cseat. Republican candidates such as\u2063 former Auburn\u200c University football coach Tommy\u2064 Tuberville and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions \u200care among those vying for the Republican nomination. The \u200coutcome of \u200dthis race could determine \u200bwhether the Democrats have\u2062 a chance of retaining their Senate majority.<\/p>\n<p>While the presidential primaries are undoubtedly important, it&#8217;s crucial to remember that the results of down-ballot races can have a significant impact on the balance \u2062of power in Congress. The outcomes of the \u200dCalifornia, Texas, North Carolina, and Alabama Senate primaries could shape the trajectory of the 2020 election and influence the direction of the country in the years to come. As\u200c voters participate in Super Tuesday, they should pay attention to these races and consider the broader\u2062 implications of their choices. The stakes are high, and every vote counts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As voters hit the polls on Tuesday for the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries, they&#8217;ll also cast votes in crucial down-ballot races. Super Tuesday will see primary elections in 16 states and one U.S. territory, bringing President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump closer to their goals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2193113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2053333065-scaled-e1709659556571.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2193112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2053333065-scaled-e1709659556571.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193112","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\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2193112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2193112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2193113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2193112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2193112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2193112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}