6/13 Primaries

While next Tuesday is not nearly as big as this Tuesday was in terms of impact, there are still some interesting primaries to watch on Tuesday. Here are the races next week:

Maine Senate
Senator Olympia Snowe (R) is up for re-election this year, and faces no primary opponent. She will be facing either Eric Mehnert (D) or Jean Bright (D) in November.

Maine Governor
Governor John Baldacci (D) is running for re-election, but faces a primary opponent in Chris Miller (D). The winner will face whichever of the three Republicans wins on Tuesday: former Congressman David Emery (R), state Senator Peter Mills (R), or state Senator Chandler Woodcock (R)

South Carolina Governor
Governor Mark Sanford, Jr. (R) faces Oscar Lovelace, Jr. (R) in this primary fight. The winner will face Dennis Aughtry (D), Toomy Moore (D), or Frank Willis (D) in November.

South Carolina CD 1
Randy Maatta (D) faces off against Ben Frasier (D) and Ralph Ledford (D) in this primary, with the winner facing Congressman Henry Brown, Jr. (R) in November.

South Carolina CD 2
Michael Ray Ellisor (D) will face David White III (D) in this primary, with the winner going up against Congressman Joe Wilson (R) in November.

South Carolina CD 3
Franklin Ballenger (D) and Philip Cheney (D) square off in this primary, for the right to face Congressman Gresham Barrett (R) in November.

Virginia Senate
Harris Miller (D) and James Webb, Jr. (D) are set to battle it out to determine who will face off against Presidential-aspirant, and current Senator, George Allen (R) in November.

Virginia CD 8
Mark Ellmore (R) and Thomas O'Donoghue (R) will face off to determine who will get to be the sacrificial lamb against Congressman Jim Moran, Jr. (D) in November.

Virginia CD 11
Andrew Hurst (D) and Ken Longmyer (D) face off in this race to determine who will face Congressman Tom Davis III (R) in November.

There ya have it...not nearly as sexy a primary lineup as we saw earlier this week, but it moves us another week closer to the general election and provides a few answers to who will face whom come November.