Many Republicans in Colorado have been appalled by the prospect of Tina Peters, an accused Mesa County official who is repeating Trump’s lies about voter fraud by taking over the state’s election machine. On Tuesday, these Republican voters rejected Peters’ offer to take over Secretary of State Jena Griswald. Instead, they nominated Pam Anderson, a former county official who defended the integrity of the Colorado postal mail system.
It was one of several contests in which Colorado Republicans chose more moderate candidates over those who accepted Trump’s election lies and took conservative positions on social issues.
In the primary against Democratic Sen. Michael Bennett, businessman Joe O’De, who supports abortion rights in addition to late abortions, defeated State Secretary Ron Hanks, who opposes abortion in all cases. Hanks was at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, but told CNN he did not go inside and repeated false conspiracy theories about voting machines and widespread election fraud.
And in the primary gubernatorial election to face Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in November, Heidi Ganal, a member of the University of Colorado’s Board of Regents, defeated Greg Lopez, a former Parker mayor who falsely claimed the 2020 election have been stolen from Trump.
But Illinois accepted Trump’s candidates
It was a very different story in Illinois, another Democrat-leaning state where Republicans hope the economic and historical factors leaning in their favor this year will come as a surprise in November.
Darren Bailey, a conservative U.S. senator who was backed by Trump and backed by billionaire Republican donor Dick Wichline, won the gubernatorial election.
“Darren is just the man who will take over and defeat one of the worst governors in America,” the former president said at a rally over the weekend.
In the debate, Bailey called Chicago a “criminal, corrupt, dysfunctional hellhole,” although he aspired to become governor of the state for which Chicago is an economic center. In the state legislature in 2019, he sponsored a resolution that would separate Chicago from the rest of Illinois; as a candidate for governor he resigned from that position.
Meanwhile, in the 15th Congressional District, where current representatives Mary Miller and Rodney Davis were recruited to the same district last year, Miller prevailed.
Miller, a controversial MP from the first term, voted to object to the results of the Electoral College in 2020 in Pennsylvania and Arizona and received Trump’s approval despite the rejection of the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives.
Miller, in a speech to the former president over the weekend, called for the annulment of Roe’s Supreme Court against Wade as a “victory for the lives of whites.” (A spokesman said she was wrong and wanted to say “right to life.”)
Kasten defeats Newman in the primary against a starter against a starter in Illinois
Elsewhere in Illinois, Democratic representative Sean Kasten will win his party’s nomination for the 6th Congressional District, defeating another member of the Democratic Chamber, Democratic House member Marie Newman, in another contest between an incumbent against an incumbent president. last year’s redirection process.
Newman was in her first term, but is facing an investigation by the House of Representatives’ ethics committee into allegations that she may have promised federal work to a major rival in exchange for their political support. Newman denied the allegations, saying the complaints were politically motivated.
A pro-Israeli group advertised against Newman, criticizing her for voting against $ 1 billion last year to fund Israel’s Iron Dome missile shield.
Mississippi Republican Chamber member involved in ethics investigation loses primary runoff
Republican Stephen Palazzo lost his seat in the first round in Mississippi on Tuesday, dropping out of Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezel.
Palazzo, like Newman, entered the campaign facing many ethical issues. These, including alleged misuse of campaign and congressional funds and criticism of its use by proxy. However, he finished at the top of the seven candidates earlier this month, but with only about 31% of the vote. The opposition consolidated in the runoff, possibly sending Ezel to Congress from the heavily Republican Gulf region.
Palazzo, a military veteran, was first elected during a wave of tea parties in 2010. But last year’s report from the Congressional Ethics Office found “substantial” evidence that he used campaign and congressional funds for personal use. sent officers for personal orders and tried to use his official power to help his brother rejoin the navy.
The report was adopted for review by the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives. He denied any wrongdoing.
The congressman was also criticized for using proxy voting, although he had previously denied the practice, prompting critics to call it a “no-show palace.”
Palazzo did not help his position in the district when he canceled a candidate forum in May, citing “national security meetings”. Later that evening, he posted photos online of him and his son eating at a local restaurant during the event.
Illinois representative Danny Davis overcomes the more difficult challenge
Two years ago, longtime Illinois Democratic MP Danny Davis easily defeated the progressive contender, community organizer Kina Collins. The 31-year-old Collins tried to replace the 80-year-old again this year – but Davis triumphed once again, although the race was much closer than in 2020. This time Collins was backed by progressive infrastructure, including Democrats for Justice. But the run in the 7th district in the Chicago area also underscored the frustration of some voters with the aging leadership of Democrats, in a party in which the first three members of the House of Representatives are 80 or older and President Joe Biden is 79. .
Edward Solan, a 75-year-old retiree from Oak Park, said he voted for Collins because Davis “has been around for too long and it’s time for a change.”
“Danny Davis is older than me. I knew when it was time to retire and I think it’s time to do it,” Solan said. “Not that I have a big disagreement with his record, but it’s time to move on.”
CNN’s Gregory Krieg contributed to this story.
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