Discussion Thread: 2022 California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota Primaries - Politics

Discussion Thread: 2022 California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota Primaries
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Discussion Thread: 2022 California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota Primaries

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 05:33 AM PDT

Nominating contests for the 2022 midterms are being held in California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota today. Polls close at 8pm local time in CA, IA, MS, MT, and NJ, and at 7pm local time in NM and SD.

Notable Races

In California, Republican Rep. David Valadao, who voted to impeach Trump, is fighting both pro-Trump Republican challengers as well as Democrat Rudy Salas in the the blue leaning 22nd District. Rep. Michelle Steel, the first Korean-American representative, faces Democrat Jay Chen in a new district, the 45th. Meanwhile, Rep. Karen Bass is vacating her seat to compete with billionaire developer and fellow Democrat Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayoral race.

In Iowa, former Rep. Abby Finkenauer is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley in the general election. Meanwhile in the House races, three Republican candidates vie to go up against Democrat Rep. Cindy Axne in the 3rd district.

Montana's at-large district has been resolved as the state has gained a second seat this cycle. Scandal-plagued former Trump interior secretary Ryan Zinke is seeking a return to Congress amid a crowded primary field via the lean-red district. In Mississippi's 3rd district, incumbent Republican Michael Guest who voted against certifying the 2020 election but voted for a commission to investigate Jan 6, is facing far right challengers.

In New Mexico's 2nd district, Gabe Vasquez and Darshan Patel are competing to challenge Republican incumbent Yvette Herrell in a lean-blue district. The reverse is happening in New Jersey's 7th district, where several Republicans are vying for the nomination against Democratic incumbent Tom Malinowski in a lean-red seat.

Results:

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The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 23

Posted: 07 Jun 2022 10:06 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. Things like "I live in X, you know what happened", "Nothing happened" or "[Politician] continues to be an idiot" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi there, /r/politics. Because this thread is about local politics, I'd like to reiterate that news about President Biden or any other national political figure is off topic in this thread and will be removed. Thank you, and have a good week.

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DeSantis spokeswoman belatedly registers as agent of foreign politician

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 04:39 AM PDT