Key races to watch in Tuesday's primaries
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Eight states and Washington, D.C., will hold primaries on Tuesday, marking the busiest electoral day since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in mid-March. Besides presidential contests, the races include a number of congressional primaries, which could have implications for the fight to control the House and Senate in November.
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Montana
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
The Republican and Democratic primaries to replace outgoing (retiring) Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) will take place on Tuesday with Democratic Rep. Ben Ray Luján and Libertarian candidate Bob Walsh set to become their party’s nominees in their uncontested races. Prior to Udall, the Senate seat was held by former Sen. Pete Domenici (R) for over 30 years.
In the GOP Senate primary, former television meteorologist Mark Ronchetti ended last quarter with the most cash on hand, but was outspent by Gavin Clarkson, who served in the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Trump administration in 2017. Elisa Martinez, founder of the New Mexico Alliance for Life, is also running in the state’s GOP primary.
Luján’s decision to run for Senate has opened up his House seat in the 3rd District. Former CIA operative Valerie Plame will face off against activist Teresa Leger Fernandez in the Democratic primary.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/500173-key-races-to-watch-in-tuesdays-primaries
