The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
Maine held its downballot primary on Tuesday, while Alabama and Texas hosted their primary runoffs. You can find the results at the links for each state. We’ll have a comprehensive rundown in our next Digest.
Leading Off
●NY-17: On Tuesday, the Associated Press called the June 23 Democratic primary for attorney Mondaire Jones in New York’s 17th Congressional District. With 50,000 votes counted, Jones has a hefty 45-17 lead over self-funder Adam Schleifer in the contest for this safely blue seat in Westchester and Rockland Counties north of New York City. Jones would be the first gay Black man to serve in Congress, though he may not be the only new member to share that distinction: Richie Torres, who identifies as Afro-Latino, has a wide lead for the primary for the nearby 15th District, though that contest has not yet been called.
