Three Republican primary candidates in Colorado who backed former President Donald Trump's false claims of a stolen election lost their bids Tuesday to more moderate rivals, while a far-right candidate won the GOP's nomination for the Illinois governor race.
Joe O'Dea, a construction company CEO and first time candidate for office, celebrates the Republican victory.
Ron Hanks was defeated in the Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat by businessman Joe O'Dea after attending the January 6 'Stop the Steal' rally in Washington D.C.
Tina Peters, a Mesa county clerk who has been indicted for breaching vote-counting machines in an effort to prove Trump's claims about election rigging, lost her primary for the Colorado secretary of state to a moderate Republican.
In the state's gubernatorial primaries, Greg Lopez, who repeated Trump's false claims and promised to pardon Peters if elected, lost to a moderate candidate.
The far-right state senator won the GOP primary and will challenge the incumbent Democratic governor in the fall.
Bailey's victory was partly aided by a risky strategy adopted by Pritzker and his Democratic allies who spent $30 million to aid the far-right candidate who they perceive will be easier to beat in November.
Zeldin was one of the Republicans who voted against certifying the Presidential election results on January 6.
Mike Lee easily won the Republican primary for his seat in the US Senate. Despite being under scrutiny for his alleged role in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 elections, Lee was able to win. Evan McMullin will face off against Lee in the fall.
In Colorado, the limits in supporting Trump's false election claims were shown. Nancy Mace, who had been critical of Trump, was able to stave off a primary challenge from a Trump-backed candidate in South Carolina. On the same night that Rice voted to impeach Trump, he was soundly defeated by a Trump supporter. Mehmet Oz won the Pennsylvania Senate primary race by the slimmest of margins thanks to the support of Donald Trump. In Georgia, Trump was dealt the most stinging rebuke by voters after David Perdue failed in his primary challenge against Brian Kemp, who has been at odds with the former president over the integrity of the 2020 election results.
The Colorado GOP does not accept candidates who support Trump.
Zeldin beat Giuliani in the GOP primary for governor.
Downstate conservative Darren Bailey easily won the Illinois Republican nomination and will face J.B. Pritzker in the governor's race.
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