4 takeaways from Tuesday's elections in Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and DC
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Republican voters in Georgia ignored Donald Trump's endorsements in congressional primary runoffs for safe GOP House seats on Tuesday night, but sided with the Senate candidate in Alabama who had his blessing over one of the former President's earliest and most loyal supporters.
Tuesday's elections also set the matchups for several key House races in Virginia and Georgia. And in Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser won her Democratic primary and is now poised to win a third term.
Here are four takeaways from Tuesday's primaries and runoffs in Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and Washington, DC:
Georgia GOP voters again ignore Trump's wishes
Weeks after Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger cruised past Republican primary challengers backed by Trump, who is still fuming over their rejection of his lies about election fraud in 2020, Georgia GOP voters rejected two more candidates endorsed by the former President in congressional primary runoffs Tuesday, according to CNN projections.
Rich McCormick, an emergency room doctor and retired Marine, will win the Republican nomination for Georgia's 6th District, defeating Trump-backed attorney Jake Evans in Tuesday's runoff for the metro Atlanta district.
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