Josh Turek wins Democratic primary in battleground Iowa Senate race
Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek has won the Democratic nomination for his state’s open U.S.

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Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek has won the Democratic nomination for his state’s open U.S.
All the latest results and updates as New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and Montana also vote in primariesCalifornia elections: governor, LA mayor and Congress at stakeIowa: Democrat Josh Turek to face Trump-backed Ashley Hinson in bid to flip red Senate seatSign up for the Breaking News US emailVoters in Maine won’t head to the polls until next week, but the state’s primary election has been shaken up by recent news about Senate hopeful Graham Platner.According to information his wife shared with his campaign last year, Platner exchanged sexually explicit texts with other women during his marriage, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported, and which the Guardian has confirmed.Graham Platner met on Tuesday with Democratic leaders in Washington DC as the embattled Maine Senate candidate contends with yet another revelation threatening his campaign, which is at the center of his party’s hopes of regaining control of Congress.Platner did not respond to questions from reporters and quickly entered a waiting car as he exited the meeting, which stretched for more than an hour and a half at the headquarters of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). A spokesperson for the DSCC did not respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...
Election officials in Los Angeles told reporters that results may be delayed as vote-counting would not finish the night that polls close. L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan said that vote counting would go into “the early hours” of the next morning.
Josh Turek secured the Democratic nomination for the Iowa senate seat race. During the lead up to the primaries, state Sen. Zach Wahls tried to characterize his primary rival Turek as an extension of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
A gold medalist on the U.S. men’s wheelchair basketball team, Mr. Turek is running as a “common-sense moderate.”
Ms. Hinson, a former journalist who is supported by President Trump, won the Republican nomination.
NBC News’ Steve Kornacki analyzes the results for projected winners in the Iowa and New Jersey primaries as Democrats aim to flip the Senate.
Voters in New Jersey will weigh in on a slate of House primary elections Tuesday. There is one open seat up for grabs in the 12th Congressional District, with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) retiring from office. Meanwhile, the race in the 7th Congressional District marks the most competitive race in the Garden State. Rep.…