
With an estimated 99 percent of the vote counted, Foushee had 50 percent to Allam’s 33 percent. Valerie Foushee, backed by over $3 million in spending by super PACs backed by a cryptocurrency billionaire and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, defeated Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, who was backed by several progressive groups in an eight-candidate race. In the Republican primary, the winner was Sandy Smith, an ardent Trump supporter who was the target of an attack ad highlighting opposition research launched over the weekend with a nearly $589,000 buy by the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC allied with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.įoushee wins 4th District Democratic primary: State Sen. With an estimated 93 percent of the vote counted, Davis had 64 percent to Smith’s 30 percent in the four-candidate field when the race was called at 9:20 p.m. Erica Smith, who was backed by progressives including Massachusetts Sen. Inside Elections rates the November election Solid Republican.ĭavis wins 1st District Democratic primary: State Sen. Democrats nominated Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, who had 60 percent in a six-candidate primary when the race was called at 10:09 p.m.

With an estimated 99 percent of the vote counted when the AP called the race at 11:09 p.m., Edwards had 33.4 percent to Cawthorn’s 31.9 percent six other candidates shared the rest. Thom Tillis, narrowly won the nomination. Chuck Edwards, who had the backing of Sen. Gonzales rates the November race as Lean Republican.Ĭawthorn loses 11th District GOP primary: Numerous headline-grabbing controversies caught up with freshman Rep. Budd will face former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, who had 85 percent in a field of 11 candidates. Eleven other Republicans were also running. Mark Walker’s 9 percent when the AP called the race at 7:47 p.m. He had 56 percent of the vote to former Gov. Ted Budd, who had an early endorsement almost a year ago from former President Donald Trump, was the early winner of the nomination for retiring Sen. North Carolinaīudd, Beasley wins Senate primaries: GOP Rep. Here’s how races for open seats and for districts expected to be the most competitive in November turned out, based on election race calls by The Associated Press. North Carolina and Pennsylvania votes for open Senate seats highlighted a list of primaries Tuesday that also included races in Idaho, Kentucky and Oregon.
