Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* In Arizona’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, election denier Kari Lake won a Republican primary Tuesday, two years after narrowly losing the gubernatorial race in the state.
* In related news, Reps. David Schweikert, Eli Crane and Juan Ciscomani faced GOP primary rivals Tuesday, and each of the incumbent House Republicans prevailed.
* Arguably the most notable result in Arizona’s primary contests was further down the ballot: Stephen Richer lost his re-election bid for Maricopa County recorder, losing to a right-wing primary rival. Local Republicans punished Richer for telling them accurate information about the 2020 election results that they didn’t want to hear.
* While Vice President Kamala Harris technically isn’t yet the Democratic presidential nominee, her odds appear quite good: When the Democratic National Committee holds its virtual roll call, Harris will be the only name on the ballot.
* In related news, we don’t yet know who Harris’ running mate will be, but the incumbent vice president has already scheduled a rally in Philadelphia for Tuesday, and she’ll share the stage with her choice.
* Before President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid, a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll found Donald Trump ahead in each of the nation’s most competitive battleground states. A new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll, however, shows Harris leading Trump, 48% to 47%, across these seven states. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodology and margins of error.)
* Ahead of Missouri’s primaries next week, Trump has endorsed both of the GOP’s state attorney general candidates and all three of the party’s gubernatorial candidates.
* In Minnesota, the latest KSTP/SurveyUSA poll found incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar leading both of her Republican rivals by more than 20 points. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodology and margins of error.)
* And in case California’s 2026 gubernatorial race weren’t already crowded, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced last week that he’s running, too. This will be the Democrat’s second attempt at the office: Villaraigosa lost to Gov. Gavin Newsom six years ago.
