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Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and Washington, DC, elections

By Elise Hammond, Maureen Chowdhury and Melissa Macaya, CNN
Updated 1:24 PM EDT, Wed June 22, 2022
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What you need to know

  • The primary season continued Tuesday with more elections in Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and Washington, DC.
  • In Alabama, Katie Britt, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, will defeat Rep. Mo Brooks in the GOP Senate runoff election, CNN projects.
  • In Georgia, CNN projects that two Trump-endorsed GOP House candidates will lose their respective primary runoffs. In the race for secretary of state, Bee Nguyen will win the Democratic nomination and face off against GOP incumbent Brad Raffensperger in the fall, CNN projects.
  • In Virginia, Republicans picked nominees who they hope can defeat Democratic incumbents in two House districts. In Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser will win the Democratic mayoral primary as she seeks a third term, CNN projects.

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Here are 4 takeaways from Tuesday's elections in Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and DC

From CNN's Eric Bradner

Republican voters in Georgia ignored Donald Trump’s endorsements in congressional primary runoffs for safe GOP House seats on Tuesday night, but sided with the Senate candidate in Alabama who had his blessing over one of the former President’s earliest and most loyal supporters.

Tuesday’s elections also set the matchups for several key House races in Virginia and Georgia. And in Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser won her Democratic primary and is now poised to win a third term.

Here are four takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries and runoffs in Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and Washington, DC:

Georgia GOP voters again ignore Trump’s wishes: Weeks after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger cruised past Republican primary challengers backed by Trump, who is still fuming over their rejection of his lies about election fraud in 2020, Georgia GOP voters rejected two more candidates endorsed by the former President in congressional primary runoffs Tuesday, according to CNN projections.

Rich McCormick, an emergency room doctor and retired Marine, will win the Republican nomination for Georgia’s 6th District, defeating Trump-backed attorney Jake Evans in Tuesday’s runoff for the metro Atlanta district.

And Mike Collins, a businessman and the son of the late Rep. Mac Collins, defeated Vernon Jones, a former Democrat-turned-Republican who had the endorsement of Trump, in Georgia’s 10th District. Jones, a long-time Trump ally, had initially sought to run against Kemp in the gubernatorial primary. Trump engineered his departure from that race, clearing the way for former Sen. David Perdue to become Kemp’s Trump-backed challenger while the former President backed Jones in the House race he lost Tuesday. (Perdue lost his race to Kemp in May.)

Still, while Trump’s preferred candidates lost, his brand of politics won: McCormick ran as a MAGA-style conservative, and Collins embraced Trump’s election lies.

Trump-backed Britt beats Trump loyalist Brooks in Alabama: Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks had the support of much of Fox’s prime-time lineup, a raft of conservative activists, Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky, a slew of conservative House members and more in Alabama’s Republican primary runoff to replace retiring Sen. Richard Shelby.

But he’d lost Trump. The former President had endorsed Brooks, only to rescind it later and then ultimately back Britt in the runoff once it became clear she was the front-runner.

And on Tuesday, Britt — and Trump — prevailed, CNN projected.

Britt, a former chief of staff to Shelby who went on to lead the Business Council of Alabama, and Brooks, a six-term congressman and member of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus, had finished in the top two of the state’s May primary to advance to the runoff.

Brooks’ strong showing last month had been something of a surprise. Trump said the reason he’d rescinded his endorsement was because Brooks had urged Republican voters to move past the 2020 election to focus on 2022 and 2024 — a mortal sin to Trump, who continues to spread lies about past election fraud. But Trump also dumped Brooks while the congressman was lagging in the polls.

Now, Britt is the prohibitive favorite against Democrat Will Boyd in the November election in the deep-red state.

Bowser poised for third term as mayor: After winning the Democratic primary Tuesday, Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser is now all but certain to become the first DC mayor to win a third term since Marion Barry did it in 1986. (Barry would ultimately serve four non-consecutive terms.)

Bowser defeated DC Councilmembers Robert White and Trayon White and 2018 mayoral candidate James Butler in a race that focused on violent crime. Bowser said she would increase the size of the DC police force. The nation’s capitol is heavily Democratic, so the party’s primary effectively determines the winner of the mayor’s race.

Matchups set in key House races in Virginia and Georgia: Tuesday’s elections also set the matchups for several competitive House races.

Virginia Republicans chose state Sen. Jen Kiggans to take on Democratic Rep. Rep. Elaine Luria in the Virginia Beach-based 2nd District, setting the matchup for what’s expected to be one of the nation’s most competitive House races, CNN projected. Kiggans, who has establishment support from the House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy-aligned super PAC and New York Rep. Elise Stefanik’s political organization, as well as the National Rifle Association, was the favorite in Tuesday’s primary against far-right businessman Jarome Bell.

The Virginia GOP also selected Yesli Vega, a Prince William County supervisor and an auxiliary sheriff’s deputy who was supported by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in what was a wide-open primary for Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s 7th District seat in northern Virginia.

National Republicans’ hopes in southwest Georgia’s 2nd District, represented for three decades by Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop but seen as more competitive after last year’s redistricting, were on Jeremy Hunt, a 28-year-old graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and a Black candidate in the plurality Black and rural district. But CNN projected Tuesday that Hunt lost to Chris West, a 38-year-old attorney and former Georgia Air National Guard officer who is White.

"Alabama has spoken. We want new blood, fresh blood," Britt says in victory remarks

From CNN's Kristen Holmes and Jeff Simon in Montgomery, Alabama
Katie Britt speaks to supporters Tuesday evening in Montgomery, Alabama, after securing the nomination for Alabama Republican candidate for Senate.
Katie Britt speaks to supporters Tuesday evening in Montgomery, Alabama, after securing the nomination for Alabama Republican candidate for Senate.
(Butch Dill/AP)

Cheers erupted at Katie Britt’s Montgomery election headquarters as she became the Alabama Republican candidate for Senate on Tuesday night. 

“When we got in this race, nobody thought this was possible,” Britt said. The former chief of staff to retiring GOP Sen. Richard Shelby was behind early on the race. “Unless you were related to be in or in a very small circle, you didn’t think this could be done.”

Britt was favored to win in the runoff against Rep. Mo Brooks after receiving the most votes during the May primary.

Britt rattled off a lengthy list of thank yous, including for Shelby, the people of Alabama, the crowd at her headquarters and her family and friends. She also briefly thanked former President Trump for “helping wrap [the election] up in style.”

“People across Alabama miss his America First agenda,” Britt said of Trump who endorsed the Republican establishment candidate in the 11th hour. “We are going to go to the United States Senate to fight for it each and every day. “

Trump became a presence in the race after first endorsing Brooks, one of his staunchest allies in the House, and then rescinding that endorsement after the Brooks campaign began to struggle. Trump accused Brooks of going “woke” after Brooks told a crowd at a Trump rally to move on from the 2020 election. As Britt gained momentum, Trump endorsed the candidate he once said was “not in any way qualified” for the job.

The episode turned into a public brawl between the former President and Brooks, who promoted Trump’s 2020 election conspiracies. Trump further embarrassed Brooks by saying he had “been wanting it back ever since…but I cannot give it to him!”

Brooks in turn lashed out telling a AL.com reporter that the former President has “no loyalty to anyone or anything but himself.”

Outside the Vaughn Park Church east of downtown Montgomery, voters who spoke to CNN were split on the power of Trump’s endorsement.

For Elise and Will Bone, Trump’s support is what put them over the edge for Britt.

“She’s young and I like what she stands for,” Elise told CNN. When asked if she and her husband ever considered voting for Brooks, Will interjected. “I like what he said,” Will said. “But Trump ain’t supporting him.”

But not everyone voting for Britt was doing so because of Trump. Susannah Cleveland has been behind Britt since day one.

“She is relatable, she is a mom like I am, I know her personally and I think she’s a great person,” Cleveland said. “I don’t trust Mo; I think Katie will be the best.”

LeeAnn Duggar came to vote with her daughter. She was backing Brooks, because she says he’s more conservative than Britt. Duggar said her opinion of Brooks wasn’t changed after Trump rescinded his endorsement.

CNN Projection: Chris West will win GOP primary runoff election for Georgia's 2nd Congressional District

From CNN staff
Chris West speaks during Georgia's 2nd Congressional District Republican primary election runoff debate on June 6 in Atlanta.
Chris West speaks during Georgia's 2nd Congressional District Republican primary election runoff debate on June 6 in Atlanta.
(Brynn Anderson/AP)

Chris West will win the GOP primary runoff election for Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District, CNN projects.

CNN Projection: Yolanda Flowers wins Democratic nomination for Alabama governor

From CNN staff
(From Yolanda Flowers)

Yolanda Flowers will win the Democratic nomination for Alabama governor, CNN projects.

Flowers beat Malika Sanders-Fortier in a runoff election after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the state’s May primary. Sanders-Fortier just completed her first term as a state senator.

Flowers will face incumbent GOP Gov. Kay Ivey who won the May 24 primary with just more than 54% of the vote. She is running for her second full term in November.

Democrats last won the Alabama governorship in 1998.

CNN Projection: Mark Gonsalves will win GOP primary runoff election for Georgia's 7th congressional District

From CNN staff

Mark Gonsalves will win the GOP primary runoff election for Georgia’s 7th Congressional District, CNN project.

CNN Projection: Wes Allen will win Alabama's GOP secretary of state nomination

From CNN staff
Rep. Wes Allen speaks during the legislative session in the house chamber at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 7.
Rep. Wes Allen speaks during the legislative session in the house chamber at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 7.
(Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser/AP)

Wes Allen will win the GOP nomination for Alabama secretary of state, CNN projects. He defeated opponent Jim Zeigler in a runoff election.

Allen will now face Democratic nominee Pamela J. Laffitte in November.

CNN Projection: Dale Strong will win the GOP nomination in Alabama's 5th Congressional District

From CNN's Rachel Janfaza

Madison County Commissioner Dale Strong will win the Republican nomination for Rep. Mo Brooks’ House seat in Alabama’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects.

Strong, who calls himself a “Trump conservative,” defeated Army veteran and former Assistant Secretary of the Army under former President Trump, Casey Wardynski, to clinch the nomination for the seat vacated by Brooks, a six-term congressman, who left the US House to run for Senate.

Strong will face Democrat Kathy Warner-Stanton in the solid Republican district in November.

CNN Projection: Katie Britt wins Alabama Republican Senate primary runoff

From CNN staff
Katie Britt stand with her family during her victory party Tuesday evening in Montgomery, Alabama.
Katie Britt stand with her family during her victory party Tuesday evening in Montgomery, Alabama.
(Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser/USA Today Network)

Trump-endorsed candidate Katie Britt will win the Alabama Senate Republican nomination, CNN projects.

Britt, the former chief of staff to retiring Republican GOP Sen. Richard Shelby, defeated Rep. Mo Brooks in a runoff election after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the state’s primary.

Former President Trump had initially endorsed Brooks but withdrew that support in March, citing Brooks’ comments about moving past the 2020 election. After the first round, Brooks worked to get Trump to re-endorse him, including in a since-deleted Twitter plea, but Trump ended up endorsing Britt.

CNN Projection: Yesli Vega will win GOP primary for Virginia's 7th Congressional District

From CNN staff
Yesli Vega speaks during a campaign event on June 20 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 
Yesli Vega speaks during a campaign event on June 20 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 
(Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Yesli Vega will win the GOP primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, CNN projects.

Vega is a Prince William County supervisor and has the endorsements of conservatives like Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, Virginia GOP Rep. Bob Good, 2018 Virginia GOP Senate nominee Corey Stewart and Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Vega will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger in November.

CNN Projection: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser wins Democratic primary in run for third term

From CNN staff
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser prepares to speak at a March For Our Lives protest on the National Mall on June 11.
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser prepares to speak at a March For Our Lives protest on the National Mall on June 11.
(Nathan Posner/Shutterstock)

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser will win the Democratic primary in her run for a third term, CNN projects.

Crime has been a central issue in the mayoral race. Bowser has introduced a plan that would include hiring hundreds of more police officers. One of her primary challengers, Robert White, campaigned on wanting to increase “violence interrupters” and focus more on housing instability.

James Butler and Trayon White were the other two candidates in the race.

If elected, Bowser would become the first mayor to win three consecutive terms since Marion Barry in 1986. (Barry served four nonconsecutive terms in all.)

CNN Projection: Tabitha Johnson-Green will win Democratic primary runoff for Georgia's 10th District 

From CNN staff
Tabitha Johnson-Green.
Tabitha Johnson-Green.
(From Tabitha Johnson-Green/Facebook)

Tabitha Johnson-Green will win the Democratic primary runoff election for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, CNN projects.

Johnson-Green is a registered nurse and will face Republican Mike Collins in November.

Here's what the scene is like at Alabama GOP Senate candidate Katie Britt's campaign venue

From CNN's Jeff Simon and Kristen Holmes in Montgomery

Republican Senate candidate Katie Britt’s campaign is welcoming roughly 500 family, friends and supporters to a chic venue in downtown Montgomery, replete with exposed brick walls and a two-man band singing old school country songs.

The mood feels light as the campaign hopes that former President Trump’s late endorsement will carry weight in a state that voted for him by more than 25 points in 2020. Sean Ross, the campaign’s communications director, is superstitious — he’s been growing his beard since January and says he hopes to shave it off tomorrow morning after a win tonight.

Another attendee also told CNN that he was growing a beard for good luck. “It doesn’t look good,” he joked.

Britt’s husband Wesley is mingling and taking photos with supporters in what will become the overflow room. So many folks RSVP’d to attend that the main hall where Britt is expected to speak later tonight had to be rearranged twice this afternoon to accommodate more people, according to a campaign staffer. 

Polls closed in Alabama at 8 p.m. ET. Britt is facing off against Rep. Mo Brooks in a runoff for their party’s Senate nomination. Britt took almost 45% of the vote in the first round last month. Trump initially endorsed Brooks in the primary, then dropped him in March, citing Brooks’ comments about moving past the 2020 election.

Correction: An earlier version of this post misattributed a detail to Sean Ross.

CNN’s Gregory Krieg contributed reporting to this post.

CNN projection: Rich McCormick will win GOP primary runoff election for Georgia's 6th Congressional District

From CNN's Mike Warren
Rich McCormick participates in Georgia's 6th Congressional District Republican primary election runoff debate on June 6.
Rich McCormick participates in Georgia's 6th Congressional District Republican primary election runoff debate on June 6.
(Brynn Anderson/Pool/AP)

Rich McCormick, an emergency room doctor and retired Marine, will win the Republican nomination for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, CNN projects.

McCormick, who won a plurality of votes in the May 24 primary, faced attorney Jake Evans in Tuesday’s runoff for the metro Atlanta district. While Evans had the benefit of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, he did not improve much on his 24% showing in the primary. 

McCormick, meanwhile, had the support from others within the Republican Party, including House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, as well as support from the PAC for the Club for Growth. He was also the field’s leading fundraiser, raising more than $3 million and nearly double what Evans brought in. 

Despite not having the support of the former President, McCormick ran as a MAGA-style conservative. 

This is McCormick’s second bid for Congress. In 2020, he lost a close race to Democratic Rep. Carolyn Bordeaux in the neighboring 7th Congressional District. After census-driven redistricting placed some of the old 7th District into the new 6th District, McCormick launched his bid for the more Republican-friendly seat. (The current House member for the 6th, Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath, defeated Bordeaux last month in a primary to represent the new Seventh.)

The new district is heavily Republican, and McCormick is a clear favorite to win the seat in November.

CNN Projection: Charlie Bailey will win Democratic primary runoff election for Georgia lieutenant governor

From CNN staff
Charlie Bailey participates in a Democratic primary debate on May 3.
Charlie Bailey participates in a Democratic primary debate on May 3.
(Brynn Anderson/Pool/AP)

Charlie Bailey will win the Democratic primary runoff election for lieutenant governor in Georgia, CNN projects, defeating former Rep. Kwanza Hall.

Bailey is a lawyer and was backed by Stacey Abrams. He will face Republican state Sen. Burt Jones in the fall, who has been endorsed by former President Trump.

CNN Projection: Terry Namkung will win GOP primary in Virginia's 3rd Congressional District

From CNN staff

Terry Namkung will win the Republican nomination in Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District, CNN projects.

Polls are closing across Alabama and Washington, DC

From CNN's Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen and Melissa Holzberg DePalo
Rep. Mo Brooks, left, and Katie Britt, right.
Rep. Mo Brooks, left, and Katie Britt, right.
(AP)

It is 8 p.m. ET, and polls are closing across Alabama and Washington, DC.

Here are the key races we are tracking:

Alabama: Republicans Katie Britt and Mo Brooks are going head-to-head in a runoff for their party’s Senate nomination. Britt won former President Donald Trump’s endorsement after taking almost 45% of the vote in the first round last month.

This Republican primary to fill the seat of retiring GOP Sen. Richard Shelby has captured national attention for months. Trump in March yanked his endorsement of Brooks, accusing the congressman of going “woke” for suggesting voters move on from the 2020 election, even though Brooks was the first House Republican to vow to oppose congressional certification of Joe Biden’s victory.

Britt, the former president of the Business Council of Alabama and a one-time top Shelby aide, has cast herself as a Trump-aligned conservative while arguing that Brooks, a six-term incumbent, is a career politician who only recently embraced the former President after heavily criticizing him during the 2016 GOP presidential primary.

There’s also a Republican primary runoff for Brooks’ US House seat in northern Alabama, with Dale Strong and Casey Wardynski facing off.

Washington, DC: Mayor Muriel Bowser faces three primary challengers in the Democratic primary as she bids to become the first DC mayor to win a third consecutive term since Marion Barry in 1986.

Crime has been a central issue and Boswer is facing off against from Robert White, James Butler and Trayon White.

CNN Projection: Mike Collins will win GOP nomination for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District 

From CNN's Mike Warren
Mike Collins participates in Georgia's 10th Congressional District Republican primary election runoff debate on June 6 in Atlanta.
Mike Collins participates in Georgia's 10th Congressional District Republican primary election runoff debate on June 6 in Atlanta.
(Brynn Anderson/AP)

Mike Collins, a businessman who was endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp, will win the Republican nomination for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, CNN projects.

Collins, who won a plurality of votes in the May 24 primary, will defeat Vernon Jones, a former Democrat-turned-Republican who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Both advanced to the runoff after being the top two candidates in a crowded field.

The endorsement from Kemp, which followed the governor’s overwhelming victory in his own primary against the Trump-backed David Perdue, gave Collins an important boost over Jones, who had initially run against Kemp in the gubernatorial primary before dropping out to run for the House.

Trump rewarded Jones for clearing the “Trump lane” for Perdue by endorsing him for the exurban-heavy seat. A longtime Democrat, Jones was nonetheless a vocal supporter of Trump during the 2020 election and even spoke at the Republican National Convention. He officially switched parties months later, in 2021. Jones also made the move from his home in DeKalb County in Atlanta, where he had been the county’s chief executive officer and a state representative, to the 10th district.

But on the issues, Jones and Collins were largely indistinguishable. Like Jones, Collins ran as a “conservative outsider” and embraced a populist conservative agenda. He also falsely claimed that the 2020 election in Georgia was “stolen” by Joe Biden and the Democrats.

Collins is running for the seat held by Rep. Jody Hice, who ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state against Brad Raffensperger. Collins previously ran for Congress in 2014, losing the GOP nomination to Hice. His father, Mike Collins, was a congressman and Senate candidate in 2004.

The district is heavily Republican, and Collins is expected to keep the seat in GOP hands in November.

CNN Projection: Rep. Ben Cline will win GOP primary in Virginia's 6th Congressional District

From CNN staff
Incumbent Rep. Ben Cline speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas in 2021.
Incumbent Rep. Ben Cline speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas in 2021.
(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Incumbent Rep. Ben Cline will the GOP primary for Virginia’s 6th Congressional District, CNN projects.

Cline is running for a third term and will face Jennifer Lewis in November. Lewis was the only Democrat running for this seat.

CNN Projection: Jen Kiggans will win GOP primary for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

From CNN's Eric Bradner
Sen. Jen Kiggans will face Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria in November.
Sen. Jen Kiggans will face Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria in November.
(From Sen. Jen Kiggans/Facebook)

Jen Kiggans will win the GOP primary for Virginia’s 2nd congressional district, CNN projects.

The Virginia state senator, Navy veteran and nurse practitioner, is backed by establishment Republicans, Rep. Elise Stefanik’s E-PAC and the Congressional Leadership Fund — a House Republican super PAC.

She easily bested businessman Jarome Bell, who last year in a tweet called for the execution of those involved with 2020 election fraud (a falsehood; there is no evidence of widespread election fraud anywhere in the United States in the 2020 election) and was backed by far-right figures and groups, including retired Gen. Michael Flynn, Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar and Turning Point Action, the group affiliated with far-right activist Charlie Kirk.

Kiggans will face Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria in November.

The race will likely be one of the most competitive House races come November. Biden would have won the redrawn district by less than five percentage points in 2020.

CNN Projection: Bee Nguyen will face Brad Raffensperger in race for Georgia secretary of state

From CNN's Fredreka Schouten
Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen speaks to volunteers at Adams Park prior to canvassing in Atlanta on May 21.
Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen speaks to volunteers at Adams Park prior to canvassing in Atlanta on May 21.
Austin Steele/CNN

Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen will win the Democratic nomination for secretary of state to take on Republican incumbent Brad Raffensperger in November, CNN projects.

Nguyen is projected to finish ahead of former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler. The candidates advanced to the runoff after both fell short of the majority required under state law to win the May 24 primary outright. 

Nguyen, a rising star in Democratic circles, scored endorsements from a slew of national and state politicians, including Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s Democratic nominee for governor. The daughter of Vietnamese refugees, Nguyen (pronounced “win”) would become the first Asian American elected to a statewide political post in Georgia, should she prevail in the fall.

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