November general election slates for 16 congressional, four gubernatorial, and three U.S. Senate races were set in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Vermont in the Aug. 9 primary elections.
Among first-glance takeaways are triumphs by four candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and the narrow victory by “squad” leader Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in her Democratic primary. A Minnesota Republican congressional candidate won two races on the same day, and Vermont voters are positioned to elect the state’s first woman to Congress.Trump Endorsements
The former president backed three victorious candidates in Wisconsin and one in Connecticut.Leora Levy won the Republican U.S. Senate primary in Connecticut and will challenge incumbent two-term Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).