***Live Updates*** Super Tuesday Primaries: All Eyes on CA
Eight states hold primary elections tonight, but all eyes will be on California, where Democrats could get shut out in key House races in the Golden State because of California’s top-two jungle primary system.
Alabama, New Jersey, Iowa, Mississippi, New Mexico, Montana, and South Dakota will also hold primaries.
Breitbart’s Sean Moran is on the ground in the Big Sky state, covering the GOP Senate primary. Moran will be sending in updates from Matt Rosendale’s campaign headquarters.
Read Breitbart California’s Joel Pollak’s preview of the most important California House primaries here.
Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates of all of the key results. All times eastern.
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2:00 AM: CA state senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton) looks like he will be recalled for supporting the gas tax and replaced by Republican Ling Ling Chang, which means Democrats will lose their supermajority in the state senate.
1:50 AM: Persky (Stanford rape case judge) likely will be first CA judge to be recalled since 1932
Michele Dauber who led #recall aimed at Judge #AaronPersky speaks out w voter approval winning w wide margin: uses victim’s words to cap recall movement. pic.twitter.com/pphT6fLxbo
— Robert Handa (@RHandaNBC) June 6, 2018
1:45 AM: Rosendale now giving victory speech in Helena:
“We’re here to slaughter the hog of big government,” he said.
(Sean Moran/Breitbart News)
1:35 AM: AP Calls Montana GOP Senate Primary for Matt Rosendale.
BREAKING: Matt Rosendale wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Montana primary election. @AP race call at 11:33 p.m. MDT. #Election2018 #APracecall #MTprimary pic.twitter.com/xns3Zzk771
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) June 6, 2018
1:25 AM:
California Primary: Big Night for Republicans as John Cox Qualifies for November Ballot | Breitbart https://t.co/jGINEI9tGx
— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) June 6, 2018
1:20 AM: Breitbart’s Sean Moran in Montana:
Rosendale continues to lead at 33.7 percent of the vote, while Fagg has 29.2 percent, with 48 percent of precincts reporting.
Rosendale looks to have won #mtsen GOP primary, as he slowly pulls away from Fagg. But, still votes to be counted. #mtpol #mtnews
— Mike Dennison (@mikedennison) June 6, 2018
1:15 AM: Ummmm….
12:35 AM: Rosendale in good shape in Montana:
It’s going to be Rosendale in Montana. He’s up by about 2,000 votes and while only 1/3 of the precincts are in about 60% of the expected vote is in. Fagg just not winning outside of Yellowstone and nearby counties while Rosendale winning most everywhere else.
— Henry Olsen (@henryolsenEPPC) June 6, 2018
12: 23 AM: NBC and CNN project Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox will get the second spot in the gubernatorial race and face off against Newsom. Cox surged after Trump endorsed his candidacy.
JUST IN: Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox will be one of the top two finishers in California’s jungle primary and will advance to the November election to face off against Democrat @GavinNewsom. pic.twitter.com/QgqHakcWmy
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 6, 2018
Cox is already slamming Newsom; says CA state income tax would double if Newsom gets his way
— Rob McMillan (@abc7robmcmillan) June 6, 2018
Cox: “Newsom loves San Francisco with homeless in the streets… and a housing crisis… I don’t think Newsom deserves a promotion.”
— Rob McMillan (@abc7robmcmillan) June 6, 2018
JUST IN: Republican John Cox will face Democrat Gavin Newsom in California Governor’s race in November #CaliforniaPrimary2018 pic.twitter.com/60ZO4gIwqN
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) June 6, 2018
12:21 AM: Villaraigosa:
Antonio Villaraigosa expected to speak soon … his staff just hand delivered a press release saying he’s calling for polls to remain open until Friday due to printing glitch that left thousands of LA County voters off the rolls by mistake pic.twitter.com/JQllepwj1Q
— Mary Plummer (@maryplummer) June 6, 2018
12:17 AM:
Cox tells @FoxNews he likes the early polling returns, he’s hitting back at “experts” who predicted Newsom/Villaraigosa in the top 2. He says California has been beaten down by the Democrats, and they they keep reaching their hands in other peoples pockets. He’s fired up! @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/Zso8pK2IdA
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) June 6, 2018
12:15 AM: Left-wing CA “Resistance” AG Becerra celebrating election night at Planned Parenthood party:
AG @XavierBecerra celebrating election night at Planned Parenthood party in Sacramento pic.twitter.com/FYgW8Vs0aR
— Laurel Rosenhall (@LaurelRosenhall) June 6, 2018
12:07 AM: Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom projected to secure one of the two spots for November’s gubernatorial race.
12:05 AM: From Breitbart’s Sean Moran in Montana:
At 12:04 PM ET Matt Rosendale took first place in the Montana Republican primary, 31.9 percent of the vote and Russ Fagg with 31.7 percent of the vote. The Rosendale headquarters erupted in applause and cheers as the state auditor took the lead… 28 percent of the polls are reporting.
11:55 PM: Good news so far for Californians opposed to the gas tax increase (measure to repeal gas tax could be a big turnout booster in the fall):
In CA-39, R’s talked up this recall election of a Dem state senator who voted for the gas tax hike as a tool to boost GOP energy. Results so far: pic.twitter.com/Z2XcBtc5t1
— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) June 6, 2018
11:50 PM: In California, Breitbart’s Joel Pollak notes that “early results in California look favorable for Republican John Cox in his quest to qualify for the November ballot against Democrat Gavin Newsom. There are very few results in from Southern California, however.” Exit polls had Cox in second behind Newsom and Villaraigosa fourth behind Republican Travis Allen.
11:42 PM: Noem wins GOP gubernatorial primary in South Dakota:
BREAKING: Kristi Noem wins Republican nomination for governor in South Dakota primary election. @AP race call at 10:35 p.m. CDT. #Election2018 #APracecall #SDprimary pic.twitter.com/5Iex9I2H5c
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) June 6, 2018
11:35 PM: In a given, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) secures one of the two spots for CA’s Senate race. State Senator Kevin de Leon, the left-wing author of the state’s “sanctuary state” law, not guaranteed to get the second spot.
BREAKING: Democrat Dianne Feinstein advances to November election for U.S. Senate in California. @AP race call at 8:24 p.m. PDT. #Election2018 #APracecall #CAprimary pic.twitter.com/381KkKwbXA
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) June 6, 2018
Tonight’s victory was because of you. Thanks so much for your support and for your faith in me. Now it’s on to November! #CaliforniaPrimary2018 pic.twitter.com/RnnTOEQ9dp
— Dianne Feinstein (@DianneFeinstein) June 6, 2018
11: 30 PM: Another Montana update from Boyle:
As of 11:28 p.m. ET, some discrepancies in still early Montana Senate primary results. CNN has Matt Rosendale in the lead, while the New York Times and Politico have Russell Fagg in the lead. Still 80 percent out there. It’s going to be a long night in Montana.
11:10 PM: Montana update from Breitbart’s Matt Boyle:
Early returns in Montana’s Senate primary show a razor thin race for now on the GOP side as conservative Matt Rosendale is within a couple hundred votes of establishment-backed Russell Fagg. Fagg was out to an early lead of nearly 10,000 votes but Rosendale has closed in on him quick, making this race one to watch with just over 16 percent of precincts reporting so far. Whoever wins this nomination will face off against Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in November, a top GOP pick-up opportunity in a state President Donald Trump crushed Hillary Rodham Clinton in in November 2016.
UPDATE: 32.1% — Russell Fagg — 20,503
31.7% — Matt Rosendale — 20,235
11:06 PM: Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) leading in gubernatorial primary. Could become first female governor in South Dakota.
Some cheers from Noem camp as early results show her leading Jackley with 62 percent of precincts reporting pic.twitter.com/BVs3tjBvKU
— Dana Ferguson (@bydanaferguson) June 6, 2018
11:02 PM: Early exit poll has GOP gubernatorial candidate John Cox in second behind Dem. Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom.
11:00 PM: Polls now closed in California.
10: 55 PM: CA Dem. gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa wants polls to be kept open longer because roughly 118,000 voters were left off the rolls in Los Angeles County.
I’m calling on @LACountyRRCC to keep the polls open longer because of the unprecedented number of voters left off the voter rolls. You have the right to vote. If you were turned away, return to your polling place & exercise your right to vote by requesting a provisional ballot. pic.twitter.com/hLxVPaa9ML
— Antonio Villaraigosa (@antonio4ca) June 6, 2018
10:43 PM: Breitbart’s Sean Moran in Montana:
@BreitbartNews is live from the @MattForMontana headquarters in Helena, Montana! #mtsen #mtpol pic.twitter.com/V0JkJsbU1w
— Sean Moran (@SeanMoran3) June 6, 2018
10:26 PM: Montana update from Breitbart’s Sean Moran:
With 5 percent of the polls reporting, Fagg leads at 53 percent to Rosendale’s 22.7 percent. Fagg has a stronghold in Yellowstone county, where Rosendale’s support is more dispersed throughout the state.
10:25 PM: Roby in Alabama looks like she’ll be in a runoff:
50% reporting from AL2, and Rep Martha Roby R-AL is at 39%; still looks like she’s heading for a GOP runoff
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) June 6, 2018
10:09 PM: From Breitbart’s Sean Moran in Montana: With 4,206 votes in, Matt Rosendale leads with 46 percent of the vote, Russell Fagg 27 percent, and Albert Olszewski has 16 percent of the vote
9:45 PM: Error left 118,000 voters off roster in Los Angeles County. Could impact retiring GOP Rep. Ed Royce’s District (CA-39), which includes a small part of Los Angeles County.
According to CNN:
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder said that the names of 118,522 voters were omitted from the roster that poll workers use to check in voters at their polling place.
In an interview, a spokesman with the county registrar said the office did not know what parts of the county were affected, but some 1,530 precincts of the 4,357 Los Angeles County voting locations were impacted.
9:25 PM: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) projected to win Dem. nomination in NJ by a margin that is hardly overwhelming despite not having a serious challenger from the left. May mean he’ll be in some trouble in the fall against Hugin. Menendez’s opponent, Lisa McCormick, got nearly 40% of the vote despite getting no funding. Even Dem. voters in New Jersey may be sending Menendez a message.
9:00 PM: Bob Hugin wins GOP Senate nomination in New Jersey, and his race is called before Menendez’s. He will face Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in the fall.
8:55 PM: Establishment GOP Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) cruises to win without serious primary challenge in Mississippi:
BREAKING: Roger Wicker wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Mississippi primary election. @AP race call at 7:53 p.m. CDT. #Election2018 #APracecall #MSprimary pic.twitter.com/2eRgWAMx5e
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) June 6, 2018
8:50 PM: Breitbart’s Joel Pollak in California:
8:40 PM: Voter turnout update from Orange County, California. Resistance Democrats hoping to avoid a catastrophic night in three O.C. Congressional Districts.
Here’s the latest turnout update: The same time period in 2016 (3pm) we had a 9.93% in-person turnout. In 2014 it was 3.16% and today it is 4.28%. Another update after 6pm. #VoteOC2018 pic.twitter.com/T3F5Ir7lfp
— OC Registrar (@OCRegistrar) June 6, 2018
8:30 PM: Something to look out for in tight California races:
Fun California thing. Any registered voter can vote by mail, and lots do. As long as the ballot is *postmarked* by today, it’s valid. So we could very well see some races undecided even after the early hours of tomorrow morning.
— Katie Watson (@kathrynw5) June 6, 2018
8:20 PM: New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Bob Hugin getting ready to take on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ). Read Breitbart’s Matt Boyle’s piece on the very slim lead Menendez has over Hugin in the polls.
Candidate Bob Hugin is already mingling with party faithful-first time I’ve ever seen any candidate emerge at 8:02pm pic.twitter.com/LGZRzCtB1m
— Brenda Flanagan (@FlanaganNJTV) June 6, 2018
8:10 PM: Polls are now closed in Alabama. Will anti-Trump Congresswoman Martha Roby prevail tonight? Trump, using a “loyalty test,” is reportedly not going to endorse candidates who have slammed him, which could mean trouble for Roby if there is a runoff after tonight.
Polls close in California at 11 p.m. ET. Can Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox, who has surged after President Donald Trump’s endorsement, make it on the November ballot? In Montana, will Matt Rosendale prevail?
My beautiful wife Sarah and I just cast our ballots at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters this afternoon. #InItToWinIt pic.twitter.com/By1k56Jcp8
— JohnHCox (@TheRealJohnHCox) June 4, 2018
Best way to start any day! #CathedralofSaintHelena pic.twitter.com/9MDdzXkggr
— Matt Rosendale (@MattForMontana) June 5, 2018
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