Live coverage: Aug. 9 primaries in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin
Four states are holding primaries tonight, while Minnesota will also host a special election in the 1st Congressional District for the final months of the late Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn's term.
Key races: Previews | Cheat-sheet ♦ Results: CT | MN | VT | WI
MN-05 (D): We kick off this thread of tonight’s coverage with some news. Challenger Don Samuels has conceded, meaning that Rep. Ilhan Omar has been renominated, albeit by a razor thin (51-48) margin.
MN-04 (D): Not a big surprise, given that she has earned little criticism for her performance in office, but Rep. Betty McCollum has easily earned renomination, dominating well-funded challenger Amane Badhasso by an 84-14 margin.
CT-Sen (R): The AP has called this race for former Chilean ambassador Leora Levy, who was the beneficiary of a late Trump endorsement.
MN-01 (Special): We have finally hit the threshold here, but the results come with a big caveat: Republican Brad Finstad enjoys a 59-38 lead over Democrat Jeff Ettinger. However, none of the (relatively few) big Democratic counties are reporting votes yet. While it would be a mega-upset for Ettinger to pull this off in a Trump +10 district, it should get considerably closer than this.
MN-01: While they are still battling to finish out the term of the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn, both Democrat Jeff Ettinger and Republican Brad Finstad have won their respective primaries for November’s general election. So no matter the outcome tonight, there is guaranteed to be a rematch in three months.
WI-Gov (R): If it weren’t for the legal swords dangling over his head, Donald Trump would be having a decent night. His preferred candidate has already won in Connecticut, and now it looks increasingly likely that his endorsed candidate in Wisconsin is headed to a narrow win. With about ¾ of the vote counted, Tim Michels now leads Rebecca Kleefisch by about 17,000 votes (47-44, in percentage terms).