On Tuesday, a former New York Republican Congress member who spent eight months in jail for dodging his taxes is trying to make a comeback, a massive field of Democrats looks toward unseating a very popular Republican governor in Maryland, and legalizing medical marijuana is up for a vote in Oklahoma. Primary voters in New York, Maryland, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Utah will be going to the polls Tuesday night to pick their candidates for the 2018 midterms. There’s a slew of races to pick the Democratic and Republican nominees for the House, Senate and governors’ seats. Vox has live results below, powered by Decision Desk. New York Polls close at 9 pm Eastern. Live results are below. New York First Congressional District Democratic primary: somebody needs to make Lee Zeldin feel the heat Incumbent Rep. Lee Zeldin was first elected in 2014. He was a state legislator before that. He voted in favor of Obamacare repeal but against the tax bill, which, in its rollback of deduction for state and local taxes, particularly hurt high-tax states like New York. On the Democratic side, it’s a crowded field, with five candidates, but there appear to be two who stand out from the rest. Kate Browning, who fled Ireland during the Troubles and used to be a school bus driver, is one of the top two fundraisers on the Democratic side. But far and away, the money leader is business executive Perry Gershon, who has put at least $600,000 of his own money into the race. Scientist Elaine DiMasi, Bernie Sanders acolyte David Pechefsky and former county official Vivian Viloria-Fisher make up the rest of the field. This district is rated Likely Republican and R+5, meaning all else being equal, it’s about 5 points more Republican than the country, by Cook Political Report. So this is on the edge of competitiveness. But the district, taking up the eastern half of Long Island, did narrowly vote for Barack Obama twice before backing Donald Trump by 12 points in 2016. It’s going to be an expensive race for Democrats, but they hope there might be enough independent and moderate voters that in an anti-Trump year, they can pull off an upset. New York Second Congressional District Democratic primary: Democrats want to flip Peter King’s district Suffolk County official DuWayne Gregory is back after losing to 13-term Rep. Peter King pretty badly in the 2016 election. He’s touted his legislative experience while his competitor, consultant Liuba Shirley, has emphasized her grassroots activism. Shirley made headlines in May when she gained FEC approval to use campaign funds for child care. She’s posted an impressive fundraising haul and gained the endorsements of Emily’s List, which helps elect Democratic women candidates who support abortion rights, and Bernie Sanders-aligned group Our Revolution. The district, rated R+3 by Cook Political Report, has been named to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) list of targets, amid strong Democratic performances in recent elections for local office. Thus far, the Democratic candidates have slammed King’s ties with the president, as well as his role in advancing a tax bill that did not include local and state tax deductions. Despite the district’s conservative lean, active registered Democratic voters actually outnumber Republican ones. New York 11th Congressional District Republican primary: Dan Donovan versus Michael Grimm Incumbent Rep. Dan Donovan is trying to fend off former Congress member and convicted tax evader Michael “I’ll break you in half, like a boy” Grimm, the man Donovan replaced in 2015. Grimm is attacking Donovan as a soft Republican, for voting against the tax bill and Obamacare repeal. He got the backing of Steve Bannon and Anthony Scaramucci, for whatever it’s worth. He also bizarrely claimed Donovan had told him that he would seek a pardon for Grimm from Trump if Grimm didn’t challenge him in the primary. There is a lot going on here, and we do have one public poll that showed Grimm leading Donovan by 10 points, But Trump has sided with Donovan in the intraparty fight. This will be one of Tuesday’s most closely watched elections. New York 11th Congressional District Democratic primary: Max Rose (probably) awaits in the general election Max Rose — a post-9/11 combat veteran in this Staten Island district — has earned the DCCC’s Red to Blue imprimatur, which means they’re pretty excited about him. He has also raised by far the most money, though at least one other candidate — union-backed, Medicare-for-all-endorsing Omar Vaid — has cracked six figures. Cook thinks this R+3 district leans toward the Republicans, though that could certainly change if Grimm and his baggage earn the GOP nomination. The district narrowly supported John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008, backed Obama over Mitt Romney in 2012, and then went 10 points for Trump in 2016. New York 14th Congressional District Democratic primary: Joe Crowley faces an unexpectedly spirited progressive challenge Longtime Rep. Joe Crowley, a member of House Democratic leadership, appears to face a somewhat serious progressive primary challenge from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She is portraying Crowley as corporate-funded, while talking up her progressive bona fides through her support of Medicare-for-all, a jobs guarantee and other economic justice issues. Crowley was tsked by the New York Times editorial board recently for skipping a primary debate with his challenger. Listen, Crowley is a 10-term incumbent and might be more worried about whether he can move up in Democratic leadership if his party retakes the House than about his primary. But it’s worth monitoring, given the enthusiasm for Ocasio-Cortez among some lefty groups and publications. Because this is a D+29 district, according to Cook, it’s not going to be competitive in November. New York 19th Congressional District Democratic primary: a crowded field to challenge vulnerable incumbent John Faso There are a bunch of viable candidates challenging incumbent Republican Rep. John Faso. Antonio Delgado is an attorney and Rhodes scholar raising a lot of money. Pat Ryan is running on a gun control message. Businessman Brian Flynn is putting a lot of his own money in the race. Gareth Rhodes is a former Andrew Cuomo staffer with the Times’s endorsement.<doc-sep>New York Rep. Joe Crowley, who had been seen as the potential leader of the House Democrats if they won the majority in November, was upset Tuesday in his party's primary by a 28-year-old Bernie Sanders supporter, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster won the Republican nomination to seek another term after a late push by President Trump, who said a loss would be fodder for "fake news" to attack him. Maryland voters chose former NAACP President Ben Jealous to challenge Gov. Larry Hogan. Utah voters gave former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. And New York Rep. Dan Donovan — also endorsed by Trump — was nominated after defeating former Rep. Michael Grimm, who was trying to regain his seat after serving time in prison for tax fraud. Here's what else we know: Colorado Five-term Democratic Rep. Jared Polis will face state Treasurer Walker Stapleton, a Republican, in the race to succeed Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in November. Both Polis and Stapleton won four-person primaries, which are unusual in the Mile High State. This year's primary was also notable because for voters who were not in either party were also eligible to vote. Other key races included: The Democratic primary in the 2nd District, where University of Colorado regent Joe Neguse defeated Air Force veteran Mark Williams for the nomination to seek the seat Polis gave up to run for governor; The Republican primary in the 5th District, where six-term Rep. Doug Lamborn defeated four challengers after almost being knocked off the ballot. He won a federal judge's ruling allowing him to run after initially being disqualified by a state judge for having out-of-state residents gather some signatures for his petitions. defeated four challengers after almost being knocked off the ballot. He won a federal judge's ruling allowing him to run after initially being disqualified by a state judge for having out-of-state residents gather some signatures for his petitions. The Democratic primary in the 6th District, where former Energy Department adviser Levi Tillemann lost to attorney and Iraq veteran Jason Crow. Tillemann was backed by several progressive groups and released a secret recording of a top Washington Democrat trying to clear the field for Crow, who has had fundraising support from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Maryland State election officials said as many as 80,000 people may have had to cast provisional ballots on primary day because of a computer problem. Local elections officials will begin examining those ballots on July 5. The Democratic battle for the nomination for governor was marked by a split among influential members of the party, and Democrats seemed to pick the favorite of the party's left wing to face Hogan, who did not have a primary. In a nine-person field, Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker lost despite the support of U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen and former Gov. Paris Glendening. Jealous had the backing of Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California. Other key battles included: The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, where two-term incumbent Ben Cardin defeated seven challengers, including Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. Army private who was convicted of leaking more than 700,000 classified documents. There's also an 11-person battle for the Republican nomination. defeated seven challengers, including Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. Army private who was convicted of leaking more than 700,000 classified documents. There's also an 11-person battle for the Republican nomination. The Democratic and Republican primaries in the open seat in the 6th District. Democrats nominated millionaire wine store owner David Trone, who spent $13 million in a losing bid for a different House seat two years ago and spent at least $9.5 million this year. He will face former Pentagon official Amie Hober. nominated millionaire wine store owner David Trone, who spent $13 million in a losing bid for a different House seat two years ago and spent at least $9.5 million this year. He will face former Pentagon official Amie Hober. Army veteran Jesse Colvin, won the Democratic nod to face Republican Rep. Andy Harris on the state's Eastern Shore. Mississippi The challenger to Sen. Roger Wicker will be state House Minority Leader David Baria, who defeated venture capitalist Howard Sherman in a runoff. Actors Robert De Niro and Alec Baldwin, two Trump antagonists, had hosted a fundraiser for Sherman, who is married to actress Sela Ward. And in Mississippi's 3rd District, district attorney Michael Guest defeated business consultant Whit Hughes for the nomination to face Democratic state Rep. Michael Ted Evans in November. Republican Rep. Gregg Harper announced in January he would step down after 10 years in Congress because he never planned on it being a career. New York Crowley's upset is likely to shock Democrats nationwide. Along with being the first Democratic congressional incumbent to lose a primary this year, he was serving as chairman of the party's caucus, and was seen as a possible successor to Nancy Pelosi. An outspoken critic of the president, Crowley's loss quickly made it to Trump's Twitter feed. "Perhaps he should have been nicer, and more respectful, to his President" Trump wrote. Ocasio-Cortez raised more than $300,000 for her campaign and had the backing of some influential groups, including MoveOn.org. She made it all count against Crowley, who raised more than $3 million. Born in the Bronx, Ocasio-Cortez said she decided to challenge Crowley to push a more progressive stance on economic and other issues, The Associated Press reported. “We meet a machine with a movement, and that is what we have done today,”said Ocasio-Cortez, who has never held elected office. Crowley was gracious in a speech to supporters. “I want nothing but the best for Ms. Ocasio-Cortez," he said. "I want her to be victorious.” The race between Donovan, a former district attorney, and Grimm, who resigned in 2015 when he was under investigation, was a nasty one. 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Not Now Turn On<doc-sep>Voters head to the polls on Tuesday for primary elections in five states — New York, Utah, Oklahoma, Maryland, and Colorado — to cast their ballots in consequential contests that could have big implications in November. Primaries in Oklahoma, Maryland, and Colorado will pave the way for some high-profile governor’s races in the fall. The fields in Oklahoma and Colorado are wide open, as both states have term limits for governors, and in Maryland, there’s a competitive Democratic field to face Republican Gov. Larry Hogan later this year. Oklahoma voters are also voting on a ballot measure that would legalize in marijuana. And in New York, there are multiple races to watch, including one involving a Staten Island convicted felon. Polls close in New York at 9 pm Eastern time, in Utah at 8 pm Mountain time, in Oklahoma at 7 pm Central time, in Maryland at 8 pm Eastern time, and in Colorado at 7 pm Mountain time. Here’s a quick guide to what’s at stake in every state. New York Polls close: 9 pm Eastern time At least five House seats in New York are expected to be competitive come November, meaning Tuesday’s races are a big deal. And as Vox’s Dylan Scott notes, they’re not just important — they’re also dramatic. In New York’s 11th Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Dan Donovan is fighting former representative and convicted felon Michael Grimm, who Donovan replaced in 2016, in the Republican primary. Grimm has attacked Donovan over his votes against the tax bill and Obamacare repeal, and both Anthony Scaramucci and Steve Bannon are backing him. Donovan vs. Grimm will be a closely watched race; whoever wins will face post-9/11 combat veteran Max Rose. Incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley, a Democrat, is facing a tough primary challenge from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York’s 14th Congressional District, and in its Second Congressional District, Democrats DuWayne Gregory and Liuba Shirley are facing off to see who runs against Republican incumbent Rep. Peter King in November. Utah Polls close: 8 pm Mountain time Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is running for the US Senate in Utah. He’s widely expected to win Tuesday’s primary against state Rep. Mike Kennedy, but he’s still got to take part in it. Romney could have bypassed the primary altogether had he won the Republican nomination at the GOP’s convention in Utah in April. He lost narrowly to Kennedy, who got 51 percent of the convention delegates’ votes to Romney’s 49. (Candidates need to surpass 60 percent to skip the primary.) Romney is expected to win on Tuesday and face off against Democrat Jenny Wilson, who is on the Salt Lake City Council, in November. Oklahoma Polls close: 7 pm Central time There are 10 candidates running in the GOP primary. The frontrunners are Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, former Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, and Tulsa business executive Kevin Stitt. On the Democratic side, it’s former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson and former state Sen. Connie Johnson. They’re competing to replace Republican Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, a notoriously unpopular figure who is term limited. Oklahoma is also voting on whether to legalize medical marijuana. Maryland Polls close: 8 pm Eastern time There’s a crowded Democratic field to take on incumbent Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in Maryland. Of the eight Democrats taking part in Tuesday’s primary, two in particular stand out: former NAACP president and venture capitalist Ben Jealous and former Prince George’s County official Rushern Baker. There are also several Democrats running in the primary for Maryland’s First Congressional District. Currently represented by Republican Rep. Andy Harris, Democrats are hoping to flip the state’s only red district in November. Colorado Polls close: 7 pm Mountain time Term-limited Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper will end his run in Colorado this year, and as in Oklahoma, there are a lot of figures on the left and right vying to replace him. On the Republican side, Tuesday’s primary will see Colorado state treasurer Walker Stapleton, former state Rep. Victor Mitchell, former Mayor of Parker Greg Lopez, and business executive Doug Robinson competing. On the Democratic side, it’s Rep. Jared Polis, Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, former state Sen. Michael Johnston and former state treasurer Cary Kennedy. In House races, another contest to watch is the Democratic primary in Colorado’s Sixth Congressional District. Army veteran and lawyer Jason Crow faces former Obama administration official Levi Tillemann, and the winner will go up against Republican incumbent Rep. Mike Coffman in the fall. Tillemann is the guy who sprayed himself in the face with pepper spray to make a point about guns.<doc-sep>
The New York primary elections are Tuesday, and they will set up some of 2018’s most important House campaigns. At least five House seats in the Empire State should be competitive in the fall. But Tuesday’s primary races aren’t just important — they’re also pretty dramatic. Convicted tax cheat Michael Grimm is trying to get back to the US Capitol in one Republican primary, while a top House Democrat, Joe Crowley, suddenly finds himself in a high-profile contest to keep his party’s nomination. So here they are, the New York primary elections you should know about, briefly explained. New York First Congressional District: Democrats could conceivably make Lee Zeldin feel the heat Who is the Republican? Incumbent Rep. Lee Zeldin, first elected in 2014. He was a state legislator before that. Voted in favor of Obamacare repeal but against the tax bill, which, in its rollback of deduction for state and local taxes, particularly hurt high-tax states like New York. Who are the Democrats? It’s a crowded field, with five candidates, but there appear to be two who stand out from the rest. Kate Browning, who fled Ireland during the Troubles and used to be a school bus driver, is one of the top two fundraisers on the Democratic side. But far and away, the money leader is business executive Perry Gershon, who has put at least $600,000 of his own money into the race. Scientist Elaine DiMasi, Bernie Sanders acolyte David Pechefsky and former county official Vivian Viloria-Fisher make up the rest of the field. What’s the story? This district is rated Likely Republican and R+5, meaning all else being equal, it’s about 5 points more Republican than the country, by Cook Political Report. So this is on the edge of competitiveness. But the district, taking up the eastern half of Long Island, did narrowly vote for Barack Obama twice before backing Donald Trump by 12 points in 2016. It’s going to be an expensive race for Democrats, but they hope there might be enough independent and moderate voters that in an anti-Trump year, they can pull off an upset. New York 11th Congressional District: Dan Donovan versus Michael Grimm on the GOP side, heading into a competitive general election Who are the Republicans? Incumbent Rep. Dan Donovan and former Congress member and convicted tax evader Michael “I’ll break you in half, like a boy” Grimm, the man Donovan replaced in 2016. Grimm is attacking Donovan as a soft Republican, for voting against the tax bill and Obamacare repeal. He got the backing of Steve Bannon and Anthony Scaramucci, for whatever it’s worth. He also bizarrely claimed Donovan had told him that he would seek a pardon for Grimm from Trump if Grimm didn’t challenge him in the primary. There is a lot going on here, and we do have one public poll that showed Grimm leading Donovan by 10 points, But Trump has sided with Donovan in the intraparty fight. This will be one of Tuesday’s most closely watched elections. Who are the Democrats? Max Rose — a post-9/11 combat veteran in this Staten Island district — has earned the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Red to Blue imprimatur, which means they’re pretty excited about him. He has also raised by far the most money, though at least one other candidate — union-backed, Medicare-for-all-endorsing Omar Vaid — has cracked six figures. What’s the story? Cook thinks this R+3 district leans toward the Republicans, though that could certainly change if Grimm and his baggage earn the GOP nomination. The district narrowly supported John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008, backed Obama over Mitt Romney in 2012, and then went 10 points for Trump in 2016. New York 14th Congressional District: Joe Crowley faces an unexpectedly spirited progressive challenge Who are the Democrats? The story here: Longtime Rep. Joe Crowley, a member of House Democratic leadership, appears to face a somewhat serious progressive primary challenge from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She is portraying Crowley as corporate-funded, while talking up her progressive bona fides through her support of Medicare-for-all, a jobs guarantee and other economic justice issues. Crowley was tsked by the New York Times editorial board recently for skipping a primary debate with his challenger. Listen, Crowley is a 10-term incumbent and might be more worried about whether he can move up in Democratic leadership if his party retakes the House than about his primary. But it’s worth monitoring, given the enthusiasm for Ocasio-Cortez among some lefty groups and publications.