Tomorrow's Primaries

It's been 2 weeks since there were any primaries, but tomorrow they're back. There's nothing too major happening tomorrow, but for your edification here are the races that will be set after tomorrow night.

Mississippi Senate
The Democratic side needed a runoff to decide who will be the sacrificial lamb to Trent Lott in November. Bill Bowlin (D) faces Erik Fleming (D) for that honor, with Fleming having come close to winning the race outright on June 6 when he received 44% of the vote. He should be viewed as the favorite to win this runoff.

Mississippi CD 1
Ken Hurt (D) will face Bill Bambach (D) in this runoff. Hurt received 39% of the vote on June 6 to Bambach's 24%, so is a favorite in this race. The winner will face Congressman Roger Wicker (R) in November.

South Carolina CD 1
In this runoff primary, Ben Frasier (D) will face Ray Maatta (D) to determine who will face Congressman Henry Brown, Jr. (R) in November. Frasier just missed winning this spot outright on June 13, having received 47% of the vote. Maatta received 32% of the vote in the primary.

Utah CD 3
In the only non-runoff primary of the night, Congressman Chris Cannon (R) faces challenger John Jacob (R), with the winner facing Christian Burridge (D) in November.

So there's the lineup. I'll have a report on results sometime late tomorrow night, or more likely midday Wednesday.