by Mabinty Quarshie at Washington Examiner
Primary elections in Kentucky, Georgia, Idaho, and Oregon and a special election in California proved to be a good night for some incumbents facing challengers from their own parties.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) easily won the GOP primary in Kentucky, fending off two Republican rivals, as did Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA), who won a Democratic primary against two challengers in Georgia. In Idaho, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) also survived GOP primary challengers.
In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis won a Democratic primary to continue in her role. The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case Willis brought against former President Donald Trump last year also won election to a full term on Tuesday night.
But in Oregon, progressive candidates were defeated by more mainstream Democrats in races that could determine control of the House. Results from left-leaning District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s primary challenge from Nathan Vasquez were pending but showed Vasquez with a significant lead. Meanwhile, a successor for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s old seat emerged.
Here are the Washington Examiner’s seven takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries.
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