Posted on 08/05/2022 8:59:16 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Three of the 10 Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump were up for reelection in Tuesday's primaries, with one losing his bid to a Trump-backed candidate and the other two appearing to hold leads in their races, which have not yet been called.
In Michigan's 3rd Congressional District, covering Grand Rapids, freshman Rep. Peter Meijer lost narrowly to Trump-backed opponent John Gibbs, who had served in the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department under the former president.
Trump had vowed to push out of office this primary season the lawmakers who voted to impeach him for a second time.
Meanwhile, in Washington state, the races have not yet been called for the House seats held by two other impeachment voters, Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse. However, unlike Meijer, both are in place to advance to the general election, reports The Wall Street Journal.
In Washington's primary elections, the candidates from all parties are placed on a single ballot for each House race, with the top two finishers advancing to the November election. Neither Newsmax's election partner, Decision Desk HQ, nor The Associated Press have called the elections in those races.
Newhouse, a four-term congressman, faced seven challengers for the 4th Congressional District seat, including six Republicans of which one, Loren Culp, is a former small-town police chief who had refused to concede the governor's race in 2020 and got Trump's backing in the primary election.
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Joe Kent for WA-3
@joekent16jan19
Update - I’m 1.03 % away from JHB, that’s 1,668 votes. 40k (ish) votes remain to be counted. Another 20k + update is expected this evening before 6pm.
Thank you to all my supporters for your prayers ! Let’s hold the line!
Greg Price
@greg_price11
🚨🚨Ballots just dropped in Washington and
@joekent16jan19
is surging.
He’s down 1,668 votes to Jaime Herrera Beutler with somewhere between 45-50K remaining.
1.03% away from moving on to November.
He is only 1 point back now.
Nope. Different chain.
Why does it take the State of Washington so long to count votes?
As I understand it, many people turned in their ballot on election day and it overwhelmed the system.
He is only 257 votes behind with 7870 ballots to count.
Can he still overtake her?
Those seven had done the job they were there to do, and will no doubt be amply and richly rewarded in their lives after elected office.
Valadeo and Newhouse survived the primaries, the only ones—or did I miss one?
Butler losing to Kemp. Do I have all this right?
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