{"id":302,"date":"2026-06-18T18:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=302"},"modified":"2026-06-18T18:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:10:50","slug":"4-states-d-c-pick-candidates-in-primary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=302","title":{"rendered":"4 States, D.C. Pick Candidates in Primary Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s iron grip over the Republican Party has been on display throughout the primary season, with candidates who have secured his endorsement routinely besting their rivals and even well-established incumbents who have drawn Trump\u2019s ire.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=300\">Who Won? 4 States Pick Candidates for November in Party Primaries<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But it\u2019s not absolute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Four states and the District of Columbia voted in key primary and runoff <u>elections<\/u> on Tuesday. And while three more Republican candidates backed by Trump secured spots on the general election ballots, one high-profile candidate riding the president\u2019s endorsement in a key GOP matchup fell short against a billionaire in Georgia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Here\u2019s a recap of Tuesday\u2019s biggest election results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b>Alabama Senate Runoff<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump-endorsed Republican Rep. Barry Moore won his party\u2019s nomination over former Navy SEAL and weapons training company owner Jared Hudson in the GOP runoff election to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>On the Democratic side, Municipal Court Judge Everett Wess defeated former corporate executive Dakarai Larriett. But in a state that hasn\u2019t elected a Democratic senator <u>since the 1970s<\/u>, Wess\u2019 chances in the general election appear to be slim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b>California Special House Election<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Democratic state Sen. Aisha Wahab <u>advanced<\/u> in the 14th District special primary election to replace Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress following sexual assault allegations. In California\u2019s jungle primary system, the two candidates with the most votes advance regardless of party. Wahab\u2019s opponent in the Aug. 18 runoff election has not yet been determined as votes are still being counted, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Democrat Melissa Hernandez, Bay Area Rapid Transit director and former Dublin mayor, <u>was in second place<\/u>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b>Georgia Senate and Governor Runoffs<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump\u2019s endorsement was not enough for Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to win Georgia\u2019s gubernatorial runoff election for the Republican nomination. In a blow to the president, healthcare businessman Rick Jackson emerged victorious in the contentious race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, and some credit his record-breaking $100 million campaign spending.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Jackson will face former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, in November.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=298\">JD Vance Recommends Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to DOJ for Criminal Investigation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump\u2019s pick in the Senate runoff, Rep. Mike Collins, had more success. Collins defeated former college football coach Derek Dooley and will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in what is expected to be an intense general election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b>Oklahoma Senate and Governor Primaries<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Republican primary to replace term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt will advance to a runoff between Attorney General Gentner Drummond and state Sen. Mike Mazzei \u2013 endorsed by Trump \u2013 as neither won a majority of votes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump-endorsed Rep. Kevin Hern swept the Republican primary for Markwayne Mullin\u2019s former Senate seat, since he is now secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The majority of Oklahoma voters did not support a ballot measure that would have raised the state\u2019s <u>minimum wage<\/u> to $15 by 2029, keeping the minimum wage at the federal rate of $7.25.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b>Washington, D.C., House and Mayor Primaries<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Washington experienced its first election since 1990 in which the positions of mayor and D.C. delegate seats are both vacant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A winner <u>has not yet been determined<\/u> in a race that will give the District its first new mayor in more than 10 years, since Mayor Muriel Bowser is not seeking a fourth term. Because the District is using ranked choice voting for the first time, counting votes can take longer. Council member Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, was significantly ahead. Trump <u>threatened<\/u> to \u201ctake back Washington\u201d and \u201crun it on the federal basis\u201d if Lewis George wins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Council member Robert White <u>succeeded<\/u> in the election to replace retiring Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington\u2019s nonvoting representative in Congress. White is expected to win the seat in one of the country\u2019s bluest cities.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=296\">Airports, AI and Affordability: Week in Review<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primary season saw four more states and the District of Columbia head to the polls in a night highlighted by a noteworthy loss for President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[17,74,18,13,168,8,20,169],"class_list":["post-302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-alabama","tag-california","tag-elections","tag-georgia","tag-oklahoma","tag-sign-in-to-manage-your-newsletters","tag-voters","tag-washington-d-c"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>4 States, D.C. 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