Sen. Ron Johnson will take on Wisconsin's Democratic lieutenant governor in November in one of the most closely watched Senate races. Vermont voters are poised to send a woman to Congress for the first time. Here's takeaways from Tuesday's primary races.
Barnes would be the first Black senator from Wisconsin if elected.
Johnson has the former president’s backing. But he’s also the only Republican senator up for reelection in a state Joe Biden won in 2020.Vermont has been represented in Congress by white men ever since it became the 14th state to join the union in 1791.advanced from Tuesday’s Democratic primary to face Republican Liam Madden in a general election contest that will determine who will be Vermont’s next representative in the U.S. House.
Vermont is a liberal-leaning state and a Republican last won the seat in 1988, making Balint the overwhelming favorite in November. If she wins, Balint will not only be the first woman to represent Vermont in Congress, but the first openly gay person, too. It may seem unusual that such a liberal-leaning state has not elected a woman to Congress. But there hasn’t been much opportunity. As the second-least populated state, Vermont gets to send only one representative to the U.S. House.Current Democratic Rep. Peter Welch has held the seat for the past 15 years, giving it up to run for the Senate. Current U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders had it the 15 years before that.
Although the pace of turnover has moved at glacier speed, there is an upside for Balint: The seat offers a reliable springboard to the U.S. Senate. Sanders’ term is up in 2024. So far, the 80-year-old has not said whether he intends to run again.
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