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US primary voters choose midterm candidates as Democrats look to flip key seats
Democrats seek to oust Republicans in New Jersey and Iowa, while other major races remain up in the air The key race for California governor remained deadlocked as vote counting continued across the US on Wednesday morning following primary elections to decide who would run in several critical districts in the US House and Senate in November, in a midterm year expected to favor Democrats. In California, it was the Republican Steve Hilton, a former UK political operative and Fox News host, who had the most votes, with roughly half of the ballots counted for governor. For the Democrats it was Xavier Becerra, the former health secretary, who led the field after a tumultuous campaign. The California system is such that the two candidates who receive the most votes then face off in the general election, no matter which party they are from. Continue reading...
What happened
According to The Guardian’s source item, US primary voters choose midterm candidates as Democrats look to flip key seats, Democrats seek to oust Republicans in New Jersey and Iowa, while other major races remain up in the air The key race for California governor remained deadlocked as vote counting continued across the US on Wednesday morning following primary elections to decide who would run in several critical districts in the US House and Senate in November, in a midterm year expected to favor Democrats. In California, it was the Republican Steve Hilton, a former UK political operative and Fox News host, who had the most votes, with roughly half of the ballots counted for governor. For the Democrats it was Xavier Becerra, the former health secretary, who led the field after a tumultuous campaign. The California system is such that the two candidates who receive the most votes then face off in the general election, no matter which party they are from. Continue reading…
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- US primary voters choose midterm candidates as Democrats look to flip key seatsThe Guardian - 2026-06-03T10:38:20+00:00
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