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    Former Mail Carrier Accused of Dumping Hundreds of Mail-In Ballots Ahead of Primary
    The Justice Department unsealed an indictment against a former U.S. Postal Service worker accusing him of tossing about 300 mail-in ballots into a dumpster ahead of the June Utah primary. Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sept. 16. The indictment was sealed. He was arrested and…
    Fred Lucas
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  • South Carolina’s Primary Battle Heats Up in the Final Stretch
    Supporters of the two candidates in South Carolina’s Tuesday special Republican primary race are doubling down on their efforts to draw support for their pick in the heated Senate race to determine the Palmetto State’s next U.S. senator following the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in July. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., who stood outside…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Alaska Senate Primary Results Move Democrats Closer to the Majority
    Incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and former Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola advanced to Alaska’s November general election for the U.S. Senate, moving the Democrats closer to flipping the seat. In Tuesday’s primary, Peltola captured 48% of the vote, with Sullivan receiving 42.8% of the vote, with 80% of votes counted, according to The Associated Press….
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    POLL: Marine Veteran Leads in Close and Crowded Florida Republican Primary
    With only hours to go before primary election day, a new poll shows three candidates running neck-and-neck in Florida’s newly redrawn 22nd District, with a fourth on their heels and nearly half of Republican voters remaining undecided. The reshaped 22nd District, formed under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redistricting map, could give Floridians the opportunity to send…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Primary
    Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won the Democrat nomination for Michigan’s Senate seat on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. He beat out Rep. Haley Stevens by fewer than 15,000 votes, or 1% of the vote. Democrat state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out weeks before the primary election but was still on the ballot,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Virginia Primary Results Set Up Fall Matchups
    The stage is set for November’s congressional elections. The Associated Press called all of Virginia’s races less than an hour after polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday. In the race for U.S. Senate, Democrat Mark Warner is attempting to win a fourth term. He ran unopposed in the primary and will square off against Republican…
    Rich Tucker
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    Michigan Senate Candidates Engage in Party Infighting Over Tax Returns Ahead of Democrat Primary
    After immense pressure from primary opponent Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Abdul El-Sayed has released tax return information in advance of the Aug. 4 primary in Michigan. Both Stevens and El-Sayed are running as Democrats for the open U.S. Senate seat to replace retiring Democrat Sen. Gary Peters. El-Sayed’s tax return information was shared on Wednesday…
    Rebecca Downs
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    My Upset Primary Victory Shows Voters Are Hungry for Health Care Solutions
    Last week, the Trump administration announced that it’s ramping up enforcement of its hospital price transparency rule to overcome widespread noncompliance. “Our message to hospitals is simple: Post your real prices,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Come into compliance immediately or prepare for serious consequences.”  Actual, upfront prices, as President…
    Rep. Ron Ferguson
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    Alaska’s ‘Sham’ Dan Sullivan Booted From Primary Election Ballot
    An Alaskan candidate for U.S. Senate who ran under the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has been declared ineligible to appear on the primary ballot by the state’s elections director. On Monday, Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher stated in a letter to candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr….
    Francesca Cella
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    Virginia State GOP Voids Lynchburg Primary Results
    Voters in Lynchburg, Virginia, can expect a large slate of candidates for the three city council seats that will be on the ballot in November. That’s because the Republican State Central Committee voted 55-17 to set aside the results of last month’s “firehouse primary” and declared that all interested candidates may file to be on…
    Rich Tucker
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    Mamdani Backs Primary Challenger Against Major Democrat Congressman
    New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is defying Democratic Party leadership as he seeks to overhaul the Big Apple’s congressional delegation, endorsing a socialist primary challenger against a prominent Democrat congressman in a race that exemplifies the party’s increasingly anti-incumbent and socialist spirit. On Thursday, Mamdani, who is affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America,…
    George Caldwell
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    Al Green, Trump’s Cane Waving Nemesis, Loses Primary
    Texas Democrat Rep. Al Green, famed for filing numerous articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and disrupting his address to Congress, lost by a landslide to a young primary opponent on Tuesday.  With over 95% of the vote counted by Wednesday morning, Democrat Rep. Christian Menefee led Green by nearly 40 points, The Associated…
    George Caldwell
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    Paxton Defeats Cornyn in Texas Senate Primary
    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s primary runoff Tuesday, adding to President Donald Trump’s hot streak of unseating those he considers insufficiently loyal and ending Cornyn’s multi-decade career in the Senate. The Associated Press declared Paxton the victor at 9 p.m. EDT, when he held a 25…
    George Caldwell
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    Mamdani-Backed NYC Primary Challenger Swamps Dem Incumbent in New Poll
    A new poll shows a Zohran Mamdani-endorsed House candidate swamping a Democrat incumbent endorsed by congressional leadership, reflecting an anti-incumbent spirit in the party driven by an increasingly anti-billionaire and anti-Israeli government base. New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who ran in the Democrat primary for mayor in 2025, leads incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman by…
    George Caldwell
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    Massie Loses Primary to Trump-Backed Challenger Gallrein
    Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky lost to a primary challenger backed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, denying the libertarian rebel an eighth term in Congress and reaffirming the president’s dominance of the Republican Party. The Associated Press declared Ed Gallrein the victor shortly before 8 p.m. when he held an almost eight-point lead…
    George Caldwell
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    Massie’s Primary Race Breaks Spending Records
    Rep. Thomas Massie’s, R-Ky., reelection bid on May 19 has become the most expensive Republican primary in history, with more than $32 million spent on advertising, as the congressman faces criticism over his remarks against the United States’ involvement in Israel. “I’m the main event,” Massie told MS NOW at the U.S. Capitol last week….
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Massie Primary to Test His Popularity, Trump’s Endorsement
    Soon, the Republican Party will hold a critical primary that could demonstrate the power of President Donald Trump’s endorsement. On May 19, Republicans in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District will decide whether they want Rep. Thomas Massie—who frequently bucks the party line—to remain in Congress. Massie, a Republican with a stubborn libertarian streak, was one of…
    George Caldwell
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    Ed Markey, Dem Politician of 50 Years, Narrowly Leads Primary Foe in Poll
    Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey is narrowly leading his primary challenger, Rep. Seth Moulton, in a Bay State brawl over the future of the party, new polling suggests. A May poll from Emerson College shows Markey leading Moulton 37% to 32% among likely Democrat primary voters. The survey, which sampled 451 voters on May 3-4,…
    George Caldwell
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    The Horses Approach the Gate for the 2028 Democrat Primary
    The horse race for the 2028 Democratic Party nomination has not begun, but that doesn’t mean some fillies, mares, nags, and mules aren’t starting to make their way toward the dirt track. Good luck finding a thoroughbred. Although the bell won’t sound for another year or so, the race will come upon us as fast…
    Al Perrotta
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    Democrats’ Jungle Primary Boomerang Hits Swalwell Hard
    ditor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal.   Here in California, we’re having a primary coming up in June. Since 2010, by ballot initiative, we have jungle primaries, where the…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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