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Political newcomer Ronald Russell was projected to win the Republican primary for Maine’s 1st Congressional District as of late Tuesday. Russell, who grew up on a Fort Fairfield, farm and returned to the state in 2021, said during his campaign that his run for office is an attempt to “get the country back on track.” Russell defeated fellow first-time candidate …

Maine State Rep. Austin Theriault, a Republican better known as a former NASCAR driver and 2019 ARCA Menards Series champion, was projected Tuesday to win the Republican nomination for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. He defeated Marine veteran Mike Soboleski in the district, which covers a plurality of the state, including much of its rural expanse. Theriault, who was endorsed by …

Longtime Republican Congressman Mark Amodei has fended off a challenge from Former surgeon and real estate investor Dr. Fred Simon in Nevada’s 2nd congressional district. The Associated Press called the race. The deep red 2nd congressional district covers most of northern Nevada. Amodei has held the seat since 2011. He won the general election in 2022 over his Democratic opponent …

Former senior firearms sales executive Ryan Busse has won the Democrat nomination in the Montana gubernatorial race to unseat Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte in November. While most of Montana’s statewide leadership are currently Republican, the state’s governor’s seat was occupied by a Democrat for nearly a decade before being flipped red in 2020 by Gianforte. Busse detailed his views on …

Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy has won the Republican nomination in a field of three candidates in the highly anticipated Montana Senate race to unseat the red state’s Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. Sheehy secured the nomination during Tuesday’s primary, after strong support from conservative leadership in Congress made him the GOP pick to take on the three-term Democrat. “America is at …

Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana., won the Republican primary in the state’s gubernatorial race. Gianforte was first elected to serve as governor of the Big Sky State in 2020, flipping the seat red and ousting the Democrat who occupied the seat for several years. Before becoming the state’s 25th governor, Gianforte was a businessman and spent decades working in the private …

Democratic Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ political opponent debated with an empty podium after Willis skipped the county’s first Democratic Party debate, local reports show. Willis is the Georgia district attorney who brought forth the election inference case against former President Trump, charging him and 18 co-defendants with racketeering over allegations they tried to overthrow the 2020 election. Willis …

FIRST ON FOX: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was challenged to a primary debate rematch after she skipped a local Democratic debate to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C., her Democratic primary opponent saidin comments exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital. “There is no reason we can’t reschedule the debate,” Fulton County DA candidate Christian Wise …

Sen. JD Vance’s Silicon Valley network could play a pivotal role in the upcoming general election as GOP Senate nominee Bernie Moreno looks to oust vulnerable three-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio. Moreno, a Cleveland-based business leader and luxury auto dealership giant, was endorsed by Vance last year, and the first-term senator’s support was seen as a prelude to …

Former President Donald Trump was a big winner this week, not only in the presidential primaries in a handful of states across the country, but also in a number of highly contested down-ballot showdowns. And victories by Trump-endorsed candidates in some high-profile Senate and House primaries delivered further proof of the former president’s immense sway over the GOP. “An endorsement …