The president of USA and candidate for re-election, the Democrat Joe Bidenand the Republican donald trump They won this Tuesday the primaries in the states of Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginiaaccording to American media projections.
As expected, the presumed contenders in next November’s presidential elections emerged as clear winners very shortly after the closing of the voting centers in the three states, where other races were also settled that could define the configuration of the next Congress in Washington.
In Maryland, Angela Alsobrooks won the Democratic primary for a seat in the federal senateleaving the congressman and businessman on the road David Troneand to win in November against the other winner tonight, the Republican Larry HoganAlsobrooks will become the first black senator from that state.
Maryland progressives, who are particularly unhappy with the Biden administration’s support for Israel during its war against Hamas, had encouraged voters to vote for “not committed to any candidate” rather than expressing their preference for Biden.
Everett Bellamy, a Democrat who voted early in Annapolissaid he chose the “uncommitted” option instead of Biden’s as a protest against the deaths of women, children and non-combatants in Gaza.
“I wanted to send a message,” Bellamy, 74, said after leaving his early voting center.
On the Republican side, former governor Hogana critic of the former president donald trump (2017-2021), won the party’s candidacy for a seat in the Senate and it is one of the bets for wrest control of the Upper House from the Democrats in the next legislative period.
The other bet is the current governor of West Virginia, Jim Justicewho tonight won the Republican nomination to compete for the seat that the Democratic senator will vacate at the end of the year Joe Manchin.
justicea millionaire and former Democrat, who announced his change of party during a rally trump In 2017, he clearly won against six other candidates and after having the support of the former Republican president.
In this state, the congresswoman Carol Miller won the Republican nomination for the 1st congressional district and defeated former state legislator Derrick Evanswho served three months in prison after participating and making a live broadcast of the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 carried out by supporters of trump.
The former police officer Capitol Harry Dunnwho precisely achieved notoriety as one of the agents who repelled the assault on January 6, was defeated by the state senator Sarah Elfreth in the Democratic primary for the third electoral district of Marylandin a contest that brought together more than 20 candidates.
In Nebraskawho usually votes for Republicans in presidential elections, the Congressman Don Bacon won the party nomination for the second electoral district, and in his re-election race he will face the Democrat in November Tony Vargaswhom he already beat (by only three percentage points) in 2022.
Republican critics of Trump cannot choose the “uncommitted” option, but they can vote for his Republican rival Nikki Haley, who appears on the ballots in Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia even though she formally suspended her campaign more than two months.
Derek Faux, an independent voter from Charleston, West Virginia, said he supported Haley, and in the other Republican races he voted for the candidates he considered the least like Trump.
“I would rather see reasonable, moderate Republicans than some of the other guys,” he declared.
(With information from EFE and The Associated Press)
