Primary Night Results Thread (AL, CA, IA, MT, NJ, NM, SD)

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In Alabama's GOP primaries, Love and Smith will face off in the runoff in the 2nd district, and it looks like Parker against Baswell Guthrie for the 7th's runnoff.

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Lance and Myers won the GOP CD primaries in NJ.

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Does MMM have a chance in Iowa in November?

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Does anyone have current results for the gop primary in loebsack's district?  I'm on my blackberry and can't view the results anywhere.

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The blackberry was my bday present (it was only 100 dollars if I switched to atandt from verizon, my plan was up, blah, blah, blah) anyway thanks for the iowa results. This district may be competative. It seems to vote by candidate as opposed to party. I read a star ledger article that endorsed mmm and hinted that she may be able to take down loebsack. Has this race been overlooked?  I mean I think cq lists this as strong or safe dem. Any thoughts?

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You're probably right about loebsack, just trying to find at least a little good news for the gop tonite. A pearce win seals the deal for udall, but if wilson would have won, udall still would have about a 97 percent chance of winning. If mark udall wins in colorado while tom wins in nm, I wonder if it will be the first time cousins served in the senate together....

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You're probably right about loebsack, just trying to find at least a little good news for the gop tonite.

Leonard Lance over Kate Christie?

I guess this is good news.  I mean both candidates have advantages over each other.  Lance seems like a genuinely nice guy and very kind and courteous plus he has the experience (15 years in the state Senate).  However, Whitman seemed to have the enthusiasm and drive to beat Stender, and being a young and personable candidate helped too.  All in all, both would have been good candidates IMO, and I'm glad Lance got the nod (as opposed to Kelly Hatfield or Martin Marks).

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Is Camile Andrews the actual candidate for her husband's district?  I thought she was supposed to be a filler until they found a viable candidate.

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You're probably right about loebsack, just trying to find at least a little good news for the gop tonite.

Leonard Lance over Kate Christie?

I guess this is good news.  I mean both candidates have advantages over each other.  Lance seems like a genuinely nice guy and very kind and courteous plus he has the experience (15 years in the state Senate).  However, Whitman seemed to have the enthusiasm and drive to beat Stender, and being a young and personable candidate helped too.  All in all, both would have been good candidates IMO, and I'm glad Lance got the nod (as opposed to Kelly Hatfield or Martin Marks).

Indeed, if you care about holding on to NJ-07, last night was doubly good news as Dick Zimmer won the GOP nod for U.S. Senate.  While he's likely to get overwhelmed by Lautenberg in the general, it's worth noting that he absolutely crushed Pennachio in his old CD (which is, basically, a modified version of NJ-07): he won Hunterdon by 60–30, especially impressive because Pennachio had the "line" there.  Zimmer also scored an off-the-line victory in Somerset, besting Pennachio 46–43.

Having a U.S. Senate candidate on top of the ticket who is destined to win NJ-07 bodes very well for Lance.

This is good news, especially in a year that will be bad for Republicans, specifically in open seat contests.  If the Zimmer support sticks, as you pointed out, this should help Lance win here.  Also, I think that the Dems would have had a better shot here if they hadn't nominated someone as liberal as Stender.