{"id":2271220,"date":"2024-06-19T06:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-six-takeaways-from-primaries-in-virginia-oklahoma-and-georgia\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T06:12:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:12:22","slug":"top-six-takeaways-from-primaries-in-virginia-oklahoma-and-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-six-takeaways-from-primaries-in-virginia-oklahoma-and-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Insights from Virginia, Oklahoma, and Georgia Primaries"},"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\">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%2Ftop-six-takeaways-from-primaries-in-virginia-oklahoma-and-georgia%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=2271220&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>The article discusses the primaries held in Virginia,\u2062 Oklahoma, and Georgia, emphasizing close races and clear wins among different \u200ccandidates.<\/p>\n<p>In Virginia, the most notable race\u200b was \u200bbetween House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) and \u200dchallenger state Sen. \u200bJohn McGuire. The \u200ccompetition was \u2063extremely close, with\u2062 a possibility of a recount due to less than \u200ba half-point difference\u200d in \u2062votes as the night ended. Good, despite opposition including from former President Trump, remained resilient \u2062in his campaign \u2064efforts. Meanwhile, Democrats set up important matchups in Virginia\u2019s 7th and \u200d2nd districts with\u200c Eugene Vindman and Missy Cotter\u200b Smasal winning their respective primaries. Both are positioned to \u2063compete in significant races come the general elections.<\/p>\n<p>In Oklahoma, incumbent Republican\u200b Congress members had a smoother night, \u2064with Tom Cole, Frank Lucas, and Kevin Hern decisively winning their primaries. Cole \u2064notably fended off a relatively well-funded\u2064 challenger \u2062in a dominant showing.<\/p>\n<p>In Georgia, Democrats\u2062 selected\u2064 Shawn\u2064 Harris to challenge Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)\u2062 for the 14th \u200dCongressional District,\u2064 setting up a difficult\u200b race \u200bconsidering the strong Republican leaning of the\u2063 district.<\/p>\n<p>the elections largely favored incumbents and set the\u200c scene for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-shadow-over-the-republican-party-and-the-effect-of-his-endorsements-on-2024-candidates\/\" title=\"Trump's influence on the GOP and the impact of his endorsements on 2024 candidates.\">competitive \u2064races<\/a> in the upcoming general elections.  <\/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>A nail-biter contest between House Freedom Caucus chairman Bob Good (R-VA) and his Trump-backed challenger cast a question mark over an otherwise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-hammer-florida-the-new-capital-of-red-state-america\/\" title=\"Josh Hammer: Florida, the New Capital of Red State America\">good election night<\/a> for incumbent lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>House <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/appropriations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Appropriations<\/a> Committee Chairman <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-cole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Cole<\/a> easily fended off a primary challenge, as did two other Oklahoma Republican incumbents.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Good primary, in Virginia\u2019s 5th District, could be headed for a recount, with just a few hundred votes separating the lawmaker and Virginia state Sen. John McGuire as the vote-counting stretched into the late hours.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, voters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oklahoma<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> helped set fall matchups with a series of primaries in both competitive and safe House districts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Here are the Washington Examiner\u2019s top takeaways from Tuesday\u2019s primaries. <\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Bob Good endures nail-biter election<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., chairman of the conservative the House Freedom Caucus, speaks to reporters about allegations that the government spying on Americans, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. They say the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act should not be reauthorized due to constitutional abuses and warrantless spying. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The embattled Good, who faced opposition from Trump but also an unorthodox coalition of House lawmakers, traded the lead with McGuire as results trickled in on Tuesday night. With less than a half point separating the two candidates around midnight, the race could be headed to a recount.<\/p>\n<p>According to Virginia law, a recount can be requested if the final tally is within 1 percentage point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter the outcome, you\u2019ve shown the DC Swamp that you won\u2019t back down from standing for what\u2019s right. Keep the faith and don\u2019t stop fighting now,\u201d Good wrote on X as the race was still being decided. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Right now, we\u2019re still waiting on the final election results of today\u2019s Primary. As we wait, I wanted to thank you for your support thus far. You made sure your vote was cast. Many of you gave up your precious time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/young-n-y-conservatives-protest-market-manipulation\/\" title=\"Young N.Y. conservatives protest market manipulation\">make phone calls<\/a> and knock on doors. Several of you had tough\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob Good for Congress (@GoodForCongress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoodForCongress\/status\/1803260953951347052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump has held a grudge against Good for endorsing his GOP presidential rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy also sought to oust the Freedom Caucus chairman after he was one of eight Republicans who voted to remove him from the speakership.<\/p>\n<p>McGuire appeared to declare victory at his watch party in Virginia, saying \u201cit is an honor to be your Republican nominee,\u201d but no outlets have yet to declare the race for either candidate.<\/p>\n<h2>Oklahoma incumbents win their primaries<\/h2>\n<p>Cole, a longtime House member, defeated self-funding businessman Paul Bondar and three other candidates. Bondar, a political novice, invested $5 million of his fortune to unseat Cole, who has spent $3.1 million on the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But it wasn\u2019t nearly enough to take down Cole, who won 65% of the vote with 87% of ballots counted, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Incumbent Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) comfortably defeated two Republican challengers in Oklahoma\u2019s 3rd District Tuesday night. The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race for Lucas, who won nearly 73.1% with 88% of votes counted, less than 20 minutes after polls closed.<\/p>\n<p>Robin Carder and Darren Hamilton were hoping to unseat Lucas, who has been in Congress since 1994 and is chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Incumbent Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) also easily defeated a Republican challenger in Oklahoma\u2019s 1st District. The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race for Hern, who won 86.7% with 54% of votes counted, also nearly 20 minutes after polls closed.<\/p>\n<h2>Marjorie Taylor Greene gets a Democratic challenger<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., leaves a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., whom she has vowed to remove from his leadership post, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Democrats in Georgia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3050742\/georgia-democrats-marjorie-taylor-greene-challenger-red-house-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>14th District selected<\/a> Shawn \u201cGeneral\u201d Harris as the candidate who will face Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) in November. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the primary runoff for Harris roughly 20 minutes after polls closed at 7 p.m. Eastern. Harris won 69% of the vote compared to Democrat Clarence Blalock\u2019s 31%, with 98% of votes counted.<\/p>\n<p>Harris faces a steep climb in unseating Greene during the general election. The <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> rates the seat R+22.<\/p>\n<h2>Showdowns set in competitive Virginia House races<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Democratic congressional candidate Eugene Vindman poses for a picture, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Woodbridge, Va. (AP Photo\/Matthew Barakat)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Army veteran Eugene Vindman won the Democratic primary in Virginia\u2019s 7th Congressional District to succeed outgoing Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA).<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger is stepping down from Congress to run for governor, but the swing district is a top seat House Republicans are hoping to flip in November.<\/p>\n<p>Vindman, who won 49.3% with 92% of the vote counted, will face Republican Derrick Anderson in November. The army veteran is perhaps best known, along with his twin brother Alexander Vindman, for reporting a 2019 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that led to Trump\u2019s first impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Navy veteran Missy Cotter Smasal won the Democratic primary for Virginia\u2019s 2nd District, defeating fellow Democrat Jeremiah Denton.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race at 8:04 p.m., with Smasal winning nearly 70% of the vote compared to Denton\u2019s 29.9% with 61% of votes counted.<\/p>\n<p>Smasal, who is supported by former Democratic Govs. Ralph Northam and Terry McAuliffe, seeks to unseat Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) in a district that President Joe Biden narrowly won in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In the Old Dominion\u2019s 10th District, state Sen. Suhas Subramanyam won the Democratic primary to succeed outgoing Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA). <\/p>\n<p>Subramanyam won 30.3% of the vote with 93% of ballots counted, per the<em> Associated Press<\/em>. Wexton\u2019s Parkinson\u2019s disease has severely curtailed her ability to speak and led to the congresswoman deciding against another term. She had supported Subramanyam in the primary that featured 12 candidates in total.<\/p>\n<h2>Sen. Tim Kaine to face Republican Hung Cao<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Retired Navy captain Hung Cao participates in a debate on Oct. 20, 2022, in Leesburg, Va. Cao announced plans Tuesday, July 18, 2023 to seek the 2024 Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine. (AP Photo\/Matthew Barakat, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Navy veteran Hung Cao <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3050635\/trump-endorsed-navy-veteran-tim-kaine-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>easily won<\/a> a Republican Senate primary in Virginia featuring five candidates on Tuesday, setting up a battle with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>Cao won nearly 62.1% of the vote with 93% of the ballots counted, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. The nearest competitor, Edward Garcia, won roughly 11% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Trump supported Cao in his Senate bid after he lost a congressional campaign against Wexton in 2022\u00a0by more than 6 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>In a state\u00a0Biden won by 10 percentage points in 2020, it\u2019ll be hard for Cao to unseat Kaine. The <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> rates the Senate race as \u201csolid Democrat.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Trump endorsements hold sway despite Good question mark<\/h2>\n<p>Trump\u2019s endorsement continues to hold weight within the GOP as Trump-backed candidates won their primaries, even as the Good primary remains too close to call.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Republican Brian\u00a0Jack, Trump\u2019s former political director, won his election, defeating former state Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan\u00a0in the runoff for the Peach State\u2019s 3rd District.<\/p>\n<p>Among other candidates, Trump also backed Cole, who fended off Bondar, the self-funding challenger.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an otherwise stable election night for incumbents, House Freedom Caucus chairman Bob Good (R-VA) faced a tight race against a Trump-endorsed opponent. Meanwhile, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole and two other Oklahoma Republicans easily overcame their primary challenges. 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