It’s Election Day, with voters casting ballots in primary races in New York, Colorado, Utah and South Carolina.
Here’s a quick rundown of the premier races to watch:
NEW YORK
Will Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D) become the first House Democrat to lose a primary election this cycle?
The squad member’s campaign has divided Democrats along ideological lines, with progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), lining up behind him. Establishment Democrats, such as Hillary Clinton, are backing Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Latimer has benefitted from millions of dollars from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Bowman has been a staunch advocate for Palestine, although he recently apologized for questioning whether Hamas sexually assaulted Israeli women in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.
The noise around Bowman has irked some of his Democratic colleagues. He pulled a fire alarm before a congressional vote and held a profanity-laced campaign rally outside his district over the weekend.
A recent poll from Emerson College/PIX11/The Hill found Latimer with a 17 point lead.
COLORADO
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) left Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District and will instead seek reelection in the 4th Congressional District.
After surviving against Democrat Adam Frisch by only 546 votes in 2022, the conservative firebrand will run in a more safely Republican district.
Boebert is the clear favorite in the crowded Republican primary field.
There’s also a special election to fill former Rep. Ken Buck’s (R) seat.
Parker Mayor Greg Lopez (R) is the favorite to finish Buck’s term, but political watchers will be keeping an eye on Democratic turnout to measure enthusiasm ahead of November.
UTAH
Who will Republicans nominate to run for retiring Sen. Mitt Romney’s seat?
Moderate Rep. John Curtis (R), who was a Democrat in the early 2000s before switching parties, is seen as the favorite.
But former President Trump and much of MAGA world are backing Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs.
The winner will be the heavy favorite in November.
Utah is also home to a fascinating governor’s race.
Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, a Trump critic who is nonetheless very popular at home, is facing a primary challenge from Phil Lyman, a Trump ally.
The state convention nominated Lyman, who was pardoned by Trump after being convicted of a misdemeanor over a federal lands protest.
Cox went around the state convention and gathered enough signatures to make it on the primary ballot. He’s favored to win another term.
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