Since then, Bush’s efforts to close the gap have centered on emphasizing Paxton’s legal troubles, including an ongoing FBI investigation into corruption accusations and a separate 2015 indictment on securities fraud charges. Bush is the last of his family still in public office and finished 20 percentage points behind Paxton in a four-way primary. Jeb Bush, has spent the past year mounting a primary challenge to Paxton, the two-term attorney general. One puts the Bush family dynasty on the line: Republican George P. Texas held the first primary of 2022 back in March, but runoffs will finally settle two major races. Asa Hutchinson, who is barred by term limits from seeking reelection. The candidates are running to succeed Republican Gov. Sanders has shattered fundraising records and has focused mainly on national issues, running spots criticizing President Joe Biden on issues like inflation while ignoring her rivals.įive Democrats are seeking the party’s nomination for governor, with nuclear engineer and ordained minister Chris Jones the front-runner. She faces a long-shot primary challenge from former talk show radio host Doc Washburn.
Sanders, Trump's former spokesperson, is heavily favored in her Republican primary for governor.
The mild-mannered Boozman has taken a more aggressive tone in his campaign ads, vowing to complete the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.īoozman’s rivals include former NFL player Jake Bequette, who has the support of a super PAC that’s aired ads attacking Boozman as not conservative enough, and Jan Morgan, a conservative activist and former TV reporter. John Boozman hopes to fend off a challenge from three Republican rivals in a race in which he’s had to rely on his endorsement from Trump as well as the state’s top GOP figures. In one campaign commercial, the governor pulls a handgun out of her purse to note her support of permitless concealed carry. Ivey has emphasized her conservative record, including signing legislation - now blocked by the courts - to make abortion a felony at any stage of pregnancy. They also criticized Ivey over a charter school that welcomed LGBTQ students. Lindy Blanchard, who was Trump’s ambassador to Slovenia, and businessman Tim James have criticized Ivey’s support of a gas tax increase and her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that included a temporary mask mandate and appeals for people to get vaccinated.
Kay Ivey is attempting to avoid a runoff as she faces several challengers from her right flank. The fractured field increases the chances the race will go to a June 21 runoff. Trump has not made another endorsement in the race. Trump initially endorsed Brooks last year but withdrew the endorsement in March after their relationship soured. Mo Brooks faces Katie Britt, the former leader of the Business Council of Alabama and Shelby’s former chief of staff, and businessman Mike Durant, best known as the helicopter pilot shot down and held captive in the events chronicled in “Black Hawk Down.” Shelby's retirement launched a heated and expensive primary for the GOP nomination for the seat. McBath said her push to stay in Congress was about fighting for gun safety on behalf of her son Jordan, who was killed in a shooting 10 years ago. McBath to jump into a Democratic primary against fellow Rep. In the Atlanta area, an unfavorable new district led Rep. A group of voters tried but failed to knock her off the ballot, accusing her of helping foment the Jan. The Trump-backed firebrand was stripped of her committee assignments last year over racist remarks, her embrace of conspiracy theories and a past endorsement of violence. Greene, a political lightning rod, is trying to stave off multiple Republican challengers. Walker has been accused of threatening his ex-wife’s life, exaggerating his business record and lying about graduating from the University of Georgia. Senate, football legend Herschel Walker, appears to be cruising to the Republican nomination despite some GOP leaders warning that Walker will be unelectable in November against Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock. Jody Hice, who has promoted Trump's lies that widespread voter fraud or tampering cost him the 2020 election. Raffensperger, the state's top elections official, is facing a tough challenge from U.S. Kemp has been increasingly confident the GOP will send him forward to a November rematch with Stacey Abrams, who is unopposed for the Democratic nomination. David Perdue to take on Kemp for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, but Perdue has lagged in polls and fundraising.
Trump's desire for vengeance has fueled the primary challenges to Kemp and Raffensperger, both of whom defied his pressure to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results. What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Minnesota: