South Carolina, Nevada, Maine, N.D. head to the polls for primaries: live updates
WASHINGTON – Voters cast their ballots in four primary states on Tuesday, helping set the stage for the November general elections that will decide control of Congress — and the fate of President Joe Biden’s agenda in the second half of his term.
Races across South Carolina, Maine, Nevada and North Dakota feature candidates from the Trump-backed to the Trump-opposed, underscoring how much of the primary races are in fact a chance for Republican voters to shape the party’s future relationship with the ex-president.
Texas rounds out the day with a special congressional election.
What time do polls close Tuesday?
The first polls to close Tuesday are in South Carolina, at 7 p.m. ET.
Maine’s polls close an hour later, at 8 p.m. ET.
Nevada and North Dakota both close their polls at 10 p.m. ET.
-Ella Lee
in Nevada’s primary election on Tuesday. While the secretary of state position has often been seen as more bureaucratic than partisan, the role has recently become a flashpoint across the country for not just the counting of votes, but also for which votes get counted.
— Ariel Gans and Katherine Huggins, Medill News Service
Read the whole story here:In Nevada GOP primary, candidates see a fundamental shift in the secretary of state role