This Tuesday the primary elections took place in Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Utah, without many surprises and some important losses for former President Donald Trump.
While in Colorado the moderate candidates Trump-backed candidates were beaten, in Illinois there was a significant victory for the “Save America” movement.
Among the Democrats, the election in New York was very competitive , but Governor Kathy Hochul prevailed over challengers, including progressive Jumaane Williams.
Colorado
Heidi Ganahl will be the Republican Party candidate in Colorado to run against incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis in November, who had no competition in the primary, so he was confirmed for re-election.
Ganahl beat Hispanic contender Greg López, who stood out in the race for supporting former President Donald Trump’s theories about “electoral fraud” that he could not prove in court.
Illinois
In Illinois, former President Trump had more luck with the victory of State Senator Darren Bailey, who beat moderate Richard Irvin, former mayor of Aurora.
Bailey will face Democrat JB Pritzker, who easily cruised to victory over Beverly Miles.
Trump has referred to Pritzker as “one of the worst governors” of the entity.
“Darren is the ideal man to face and defeat one of the worst governors in the United States,” he said.
Bailey focused her campaign on the violence in Chicago, a city she described as “a dysfunctional, corrupt and crime-ridden hellhole”.
Another winner of the “Trump team” was the representative in the Congressional District 15, Mary Miller, who said that the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion was a triumph “for the lives of whites”, although a spokeswoman wanted to amend the statements by assuring that she was referring to the “right to life”.
New York
In New York, Democratic Governor Hochul prevailed without problem to compete in November for the position she currently occupies, to which she was appointed after the resignation of former Governor Andrew Cuomo, points out for several cases of harassment.
“I am here because I stand on the shoulders of generations of women, generations of women who constantly had to face that glass ceiling. For the women of New York, this is a win for you,” Hochul said.
On the Republican side, Lee Zeldin beat Andrew Giuliani, despite the efforts of his father Rudy Giuliani in recent weeks to boost his campaign.
Oklahoma
In this state, Republican Governor Kevin Stitt won your party’s primary with 69 percent. It was endorsed by Trump, who also endorsed it four years ago.
For this race, the former president even launched a fundraiser in April for Stitt, whom he recently called “a fighter for the incredible people of Oklahoma.”
Joy Hofmeister won the Democratic Party nomination and will face Stitt in November.
Utah
The The entity does not have a gubernatorial vote, but Republican Senator Mike Lee faced a race in which he won his party. Lee is known for espousing voter fraud conspiracy theories, which former President Trump continues to espouse.
Lee is one of the characters under investigation by the Select Committee on the assault on the Capitol, which has indicated that Lee discussed how to “legally deny” the results of the elections in 2020, through texts sent to Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff.
Democrat Evan McMullin will face Lee on November 8.