Abortion was on the ballot in Kansas, while Trump's influence was put to the test in swing state Arizona.
CBS News projects that Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who has been leading the crowded field, wins the Republican nomination for the open Senate seat in Missouri. Eric Greitens, the former governor who resigned in 2018 and has faced allegations of domestic abuse, led early in the race, but an $11 million ad blitz by two anti-Greitens groups chipped it away.throwing his support behind"ERICIn Missouri's 1st Congressional District, CBS News projects incumbent Rep.
Meanwhile, three of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump are facing Trump-backed primary challengers. Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social to urge Republican voters to"knock out impeachment slime." In Michigan, CBS News projects John Gibbs defeats incumbent Rep. Peter Meijer, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump. Trump had backed Gibbs in the primary, and Gibbs will now face Democratic nominee Hillary Scholten in the general election.
In a statement early Wednesday, Meijer said he is"proud to have remained true to my principles, even when doing so came at a significant political cost." In the race to take on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, CBS News projects Tudor Dixon will win the Republican nomination. Dixon, backed by Trump, had been seen by Republican strategists as the strongest candidate to take on Whitmer.
In 2019, Kansas' state Supreme Court ruled that the right to an abortion is protected in the state constitution's bill of rights. Voters were deciding whether to allow the constitution to be amended in order to allow the legislature to ban abortion. 10:31 PM / August 4, 2022CBS News projects Kari Lake wins the GOP Arizona gubernatorial primary. She faces Democrat Katie Hobbs in the general election.
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