Maryland: Rep. Ben Cardin (D-MD) opens a solid lead over Kwesi Mfume (D) in the race for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. Check the Baltimore Sun blog for the latest.
Washington, DC: As expected, the Washington Post notes Adrian Fenty (D) won the Democratic mayoral nomination. He will almost certainly become mayor after the November election.
Rhode Island: It looks like Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) will win his primary fight against Stephen Laffey (R). Update: Laffey concedes.
Vermont: CQ Politics notes it only took 11 of Vermontís 260 precincts to report in for Rep. Bernard Sanders to be declared the winner of Tuesdayís Democratic Senate primary. That is what happens when the popular eight-term incumbent of the stateís only House seat runs up more than 90 percent of the vote over four virtually unknown opponents... What makes the outcome even more unusual is that Sanders agreed to the state Democratic Partyís decision to enter him in their primary only to prevent a possible ìspoilerî candidate from getting the nomination and competing with him in the general election."
New Hampshire: In NH-1, the New Hampshire Union-Leader says Carol Shea-Porter has upset Jim Craig for the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-NH) in November.
New York: The New York Times reports Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Elliot Spitzer (D) won their nominations for Senate and Governor by overwhelming margins. Andrew Cuomo (D) beat out Mark Green (D) for the Attorney General nomination. Hotline On Call notes today "marks a historic milestone in Dem efforts to re-establish their firm grip on NY politics."
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