{"id":2250104,"date":"2024-05-22T06:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/primary-coup-incumbent-upsets-that-could-be-brewing\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T06:34:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:34:05","slug":"primary-coup-incumbent-upsets-that-could-be-brewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/primary-coup-incumbent-upsets-that-could-be-brewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Surprise: Potential Upsets by Current Leaders"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fprimary-coup-incumbent-upsets-that-could-be-brewing%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=2250104&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>In\u200d numerous primary\u200b races this year, incumbent House and Senate members face heightened risks \u200bof losing their \u200bseats before the \u200bgeneral election. Both parties\u200b witness challenges,\u2064 putting members of\u2062 Congress in jeopardy. Key\u200b examples include Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), reflecting the volatile nature of these contests. In the current\u2064 primary races, many \u2064incumbent House \u200dand Senate members are \u2062at risk of losing their seats before the general election. Both parties are experiencing challenges,\u200b endangering the positions\u200c of\u2064 Congress members. \u200cNotable cases include Rep. Bob Good\u2064 (R-VA), Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), and Rep. Jamaal\u200d Bowman (D-NY), highlighting\u2062 the competitiveness of these contests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Incumbents typically enjoy an advantage against challengers in primaries, but in several races this year many incumbents in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">House<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">Senate<\/a> are under threat of losing their seat before getting to the general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-who-are-fox-news-moderators-bret-baier-and-martha-maccallum\/\" title=\"Who are the Fox News moderators of the Republican debate, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum?\">past election cycles<\/a>, several members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are in danger of losing their seats to more centrist or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-touts-early-house-momentum-as-biggest-challenges-lie-ahead\/\" title=\"McCarthy touts early House momentum as biggest challenges lie ahead\">hard-line members<\/a> of their parties. Here are three of the House members who could be in danger of losing their seats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">recent examples<\/a> that could give insight into how each member could fare.<\/p>\n<h2>Rep. Bob Good (R-VA)<\/h2>\n<p>Good has represented Virginia\u2019s 5th Congressional District since 2021 after ousting former Rep. Denver Riggleman in the 2020 nominating contest by running to his right. Next month, Good will face a primary challenge in which voters in his district will pick him or state Sen. John McGuire.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge Good faces comes after he voted to oust former Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the speakership in October 2023 and endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) over Donald Trump in the GOP presidential primary. Good switched his endorsement to the former president after DeSantis dropped out in January.<\/p>\n<p>Good, the head of the House Freedom Caucus, has received support from Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Matt Gaetz (R-FL), among others, while McGuire, has garnered endorsements from Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Mike Rogers\u00a0(R-AL), Austin Scott (R-GA), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).<\/p>\n<p>Trump has not weighed into the primary with an endorsement, but both men <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3006584\/bob-good-alongside-challenger-mcguire-trump-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"attended\">attended<\/a> Trump\u2019s hush money trial Thursday in Manhattan as a show of support for the former president, whose endorsement has been critical in various races. A poll <a href=\"https:\/\/cardinalnews.org\/2024\/05\/07\/good-trails-mcguire-by-14-in-5th-district-gop-primary-new-polling-data-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"released\">released<\/a> earlier this month by <em>Cardinal News<\/em> shows McGuire leading Good, 45%-31%.<\/p>\n<p>The primary is scheduled for June 18 and could be a reversal of the 2020 primary, in which Republicans in the district voted for the more conservative challenger to compete in the general election. The district is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"considered\">considered<\/a> \u201csolid Republican\u201d by the <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX)<\/h2>\n<p>Gonzales, a centrist, has represented Texas\u2019s 23rd Congressional District since 2021. He is facing a primary runoff from YouTuber Brandon Herrera, who is running to Gonzales\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p>The race Gonzales finds himself in is a battle between the party establishment and the forces pulling him to its right. Incumbents tend to keep their seats unless caught off guard by more conservative challengers, such as when then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his primary in an upset in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales has the backing of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-TX), while Herrera has endorsements from Gaetz, Biggs, Good, and Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ).<\/p>\n<p>The incumbent has the fundraising advantage and won 45.1% of the initial vote, compared to Herrera\u2019s 24.6% in the March primary.<\/p>\n<p>The runoff between the two is scheduled for May 28. The district is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"considered\">considered<\/a> \u201csolid Republican\u201d by the <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>, with a partisan voting index of Republican +5.<\/p>\n<h2>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)<\/h2>\n<p>Bowman, a member of the progressive \u201cSquad,\u201d has represented New York\u2019s 16th Congressional District since 2021 after he ousted longtime centrist Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel, but he could lose to a centrist challenger next month.<\/p>\n<p>Westchester County Executive George Latimer is challenging Bowman for his deeply blue district, making Israel the chief issue separating the two. Bowman has been one of the most vocal critics of Israel, while Latimer has been supported by various pro-Israel groups.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3002756\/squad-member-bowman-latimer-bitter-debate-new-york-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debate\">debate<\/a> between the two earlier this month, Latimer also criticized the congressman over some of his conduct while serving in Congress the past three years, alluding to an incident when he got into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/873826\/mtg-says-she-felt-threatened-by-squad-member-bowman-during-capitol-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shouting match<\/a> with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on the Capitol steps.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman has the support of House Democratic leadership, but the congressman\u2019s stance on the war in Gaza will be a key test in the primary contest.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/03\/us-news\/rep-jamaal-bowman-trails-rival-george-latimer-by-17-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> released last month and conducted for the Democratic Majority for Israel, a group supporting Latimer, showed Bowman trailing his challenger by 17 percentage points. Latimer had a 52%-35% lead over Bowman in the poll among Democratic primary voters in the district.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic primary between the two is scheduled for June 25. The district is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"considered\">considered<\/a> \u201csolid Democrat\u201d by the <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>, with a partisan voting index of Democrat +21.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, many incumbent House and Senate members face stiff challenges in primaries, jeopardizing their seats before the general election. 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