{"id":2263724,"date":"2024-06-10T07:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T11:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-house-primaries-to-watch-on-tuesday-from-south-carolina-to-nevada\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T07:13:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T11:13:19","slug":"five-house-primaries-to-watch-on-tuesday-from-south-carolina-to-nevada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-house-primaries-to-watch-on-tuesday-from-south-carolina-to-nevada\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Key House Primaries to Watch This Tuesday, from South Carolina to Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Ffive-house-primaries-to-watch-on-tuesday-from-south-carolina-to-nevada%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=2263724&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>His son,\u2063 Donald Trump \u200bJr.<\/p>\n<p>Golden is \u200dexpected to easily win \u2064the Democratic nomination,\u2063 but the GOP primary is more competitive, with at\u2063 least five candidates running.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, voters in four states \u2064will head to the polls for\u200d primary elections that will help determine the lineup for \u200dthe November ballot. Republicans \u2062are focusing on\u2063 vulnerable \u2064Democratic incumbents and primary challenges \u200cwithin their own party, while Nebraska&#8217;s\u200d lone House\u200c seat \u2064is also up for grabs. Some key races to watch include Rep. Nancy Mace \u2064facing \u2064a tough primary challenge\u2062 in South Carolina as part of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s revenge tour, a crowded field\u2063 in South Carolina to replace \u2064retiring Rep. Jeff Duncan, North\u200d Dakota&#8217;s GOP contenders vying for the\u200c seat \u2062vacated by Rep. \u2062Kelly\u2063 Armstrong, and the \u2063highly \u2064competitive race for Maine&#8217;s 2nd District between incumbent \u200dRep. Jared Golden and Republican candidate Austin Theriault, who has\u200c the support of former President \u2064Donald Trump and his son.  <\/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>Voters in four states are set to head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a slew of primaries that will help determine the makeup of the November ballot as both parties vie to take control of the House next year. <\/p>\n<p>Republicans are turning their focus to a handful of races in Maine and Nevada that will determine their party\u2019s candidate to take on some of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2942058\/trump-endorses-former-nascar-driver-unseat-jared-golden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vulnerable Democratic incumbents<\/a> in the lower chamber. Meanwhile, some GOP lawmakers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3030754\/nancy-mace-first-of-mccarthys-ousters-to-face-primary-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>facing primary challenges themselves<\/a>, including Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) in South Carolina, that they must survive if they wish to remain in the lower chamber.\u00a0Nebraska\u2019s lone House seat is up for grabs as well for the first time in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five House races to watch on Tuesday: <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nancy Mace faces primary challenger as part of McCarthy speaker vote revenge tour<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mace is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3030754\/nancy-mace-first-of-mccarthys-ousters-to-face-primary-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>facing a tough primary challenge<\/a> on Tuesday, making her the first of the eight Republicans who voted to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to fight for her reelection while the former GOP leader actively works against her. <\/p>\n<p>Mace will compete against Catherine Templeton for the GOP nomination for South Carolina\u2019s 1st Congressional District. The race has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crushing-it-clip-of-biden-goes-viral-from-cnn-town-hall-event\/\" title=\"\u2018CRUSHING IT\u2019: Clip Of Biden Goes Viral From CNN Town Hall Event\">garnered widespread attention<\/a>, with Mace facing opposition from some members of her own party, including McCarthy, who has set out on a revenge tour of sorts against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-eyes-payback-as-former-staffer-vies-to-replace-him-in-california-election\/\" title=\"McCarthy seeks revenge as ex-aide challenges him in California race\">hard-line conservatives responsible<\/a> for his ouster.<\/p>\n<p>Mace is among the most vulnerable of McCarthy\u2019s detractors as the other five running for reelection face their primary challengers. McCarthy has criticized Mace heading into the primary election, attacking the incumbent over her voting record and the recent turnover in her office. <\/p>\n<p>Templeton has seized on Mace\u2019s vote to oust McCarthy, using it to accuse the South Carolina Republican of being disloyal to her party. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Voters choose among crowded field to replace Rep. Jeff Duncan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>South Carolina voters will also have the opportunity to choose their favored candidate to replace Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC), who announced earlier this year he would not run for an eighth term in Congress. <\/p>\n<p>Duncan\u2019s retirement leaves the seat open for the first time in over a decade, attracting a crowded primary field of seven Republican candidates. Whoever wins the primary is favored to win in November, as the district is considered to be reliably Republican. The <em>Cook Political Report <\/em>rates it as R+21. <\/p>\n<p>Because the field is so big, it\u2019s likely no candidate will receive more than 50% of the vote, which would trigger a runoff election later this year.\u00a0Among those running for his seat include state Rep. Stewart Jones and local pastor Mark Burns.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>North Dakota voters to decide Kelly Armstrong\u2019s successor<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Voters in North Dakota will vote in their primary for the state\u2019s only House seat, which is being vacated by Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), who has instead opted to run for governor. <\/p>\n<p>Armstrong\u2019s retirement from the House has attracted a crowded field of GOP contenders vying for the Republican nomination, including former foreign service officer Alex Balazs, former state Rep. Rick Becker, Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak, former Miss America Cara Mund, and Sharlet Mohr, who previously ran an unsuccessful bid for the Williston Basin School Board in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Balazs benefits from the endorsement of the state GOP, while Fedorchak has dominated the field in terms of fundraising. <\/p>\n<p>Whoever wins the Republican nomination is favored to win the seat in November, as the district is rated as R+20 by the nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report. <\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Vulnerable incumbent Jared Golden to get his challenger<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most competitive elections of the 2024 cycle is the House seat for Maine\u2019s 2nd District, which is held by Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME). <\/p>\n<p>House Republicans view Golden\u2019s seat as one of their best pickup opportunities, as former President Donald Trump won the district in both 2016 and 2020. However, Golden has proved himself to be a strong candidate after defeating Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin in 2018 and then winning reelection two years later despite Trump\u2019s victory in the district. <\/p>\n<p>But Republicans are hoping they can unseat Golden this year. Among those running are state Rep. Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver who has the support of Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Trump\u2019s support could boost Theriault in the GOP primary among voters who have backed the former president in the last three presidential elections. <\/p>\n<p>Theriault will face off against state Rep. Michael Soboleski in the GOP primary. Theriault holds a major financial advantage, with the most recent campaign finance records showing he has raised $1.2 million throughout his campaign compared to Soboleski\u2019s $117,000. <\/p>\n<p>The district is rated as R+6. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Republicans will choose challenger for Susie Lee, another vulnerable Democrat <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Nevada, Republicans will also head to the polls to pick their candidate to challenge incumbent Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV). <\/p>\n<p>The primary has attracted a crowded field of seven candidates seeking to unseat Lee in November in a race that is deemed to be one of the most competitive of the 2024 cycle. The district is rated D+1 by the <em>Cook Political Report. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Among those running for the GOP nomination is Marty O\u2019Donnell, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-seek-independently-wealthy-candidates-to-run-for-senate\/\" title=\"Republicans seek independently wealthy candidates to run for Senate\">independently wealthy candidate<\/a> who is known for composing music for popular video games such as <em>Halo<\/em> and <em>Destiny<\/em>. O\u2019Donnell has received the support of top Republicans in the state, including Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV), and has spent massive amounts of money from his own pockets since launching his campaign in March. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also running for the nomination is former state Treasurer Dan Schwartz, who could benefit from statewide name recognition after running in nearly every election cycle in Nevada since 2012. During that time, he has lost multiple congressional bids and the governor\u2019s race in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>Other candidates include attorney Steve Schiffman, entrepreneur Brian Nadell, former state Sen. Elizabeth Helgelien, tax analyst Drew Johnson, and Steve London.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters in four states will cast their ballots in Tuesday&#8217;s primaries, influencing the November ballot and the battle for House control next year. 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