In SC primary, ardent Trump backer defeats Rep. Mark Sanford
In the most dramatic result in primaries across five states Tuesday, Sanford was the second incumbent House Republican to lose a primary this year — the latest victim of intense divisions among the
Sanford was defeated by state Rep.
"He's MIA and nothing but trouble," Trump continued. "He is better off in
The swipe was a reference to Sanford's unexplained disappearance from the state in 2009, which he later said was part of an affair he was carrying on with a woman in
Even for a political figure with no shortage of confidence wading into his own party's decision-making, Trump's attack on Sanford was a bold case of going after a sitting member of
In his remarks Tuesday night, Sanford was unbowed, saying, "I stand by every one of those decisions to disagree with the president."
Sanford had never lost a political race in
After declaring victory Tuesday, Arrington asked
Four other states voted Tuesday, including several races that will be key to determining which party controls the
In other races:
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Sanford was not the only establishment Republican to face a challenge Tuesday.
McMaster, an early supporter of the president's 2016 campaign, had Trump's full endorsement, marked by a weekend tweet.
But while Trump remains very popular in the state, McMaster has been shadowed by a corruption probe involving a longtime political consultant. McMaster received the most votes of the four
McMaster, the former lieutenant governor, assumed the governorship last year after
In a big Virginia race , Republican
Stewart surprised many by nearly winning last year's Republican nomination for governor.
He was the top aide to Trump's presidential campaign in
As a candidate for governor in 2017, Stewart spoke out against removing Confederate monuments, including the Robert E. Lee statue that prompted a deadly protest in
He said Tuesday he planned to wage a "vicious" campaign against Kaine.
A HOUSE BELLWETHER IN VIRGINIA
Democratic State Sen.
In Comstock's district, Wexton was the best-known in the field, and was viewed as the
Comstock, a moderate Republican who easily beat back a challenge from conservative
Though Wexton favors a ban on the sale of assault weapons, she defied what has been the tendency in some swing districts to nominate
TURNING THE LePAGE
The system insured that counting was slow and winners difficult to call. But businessman
The Associated Press did not call the Democratic primary as none of the seven candidates was close to the majority needed to be declared the outright winner, so more tabulations are required next week under ranked-choice voting. Last-place candidates will be eliminated and votes reallocated until there is a winner, a process that may take more than a week.
There was also the return of
Centrist
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