It is 8 p.m. ET, and polls are closing throughout Maine and in Texas’ thirty fourth Congressional District.
Key races to observe in Maine: The race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is setting as much as be one of the aggressive Home races within the basic election in November.
The seat is at the moment held by Democratic Rep. Jared Golden who’s operating unopposed. Two Republicans — former Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Elizabeth Caruso, a small enterprise proprietor — are squaring off to take him on within the fall. The district voted for Donald Trump in 2020.
In Maine’s gubernatorial race, Democratic incumbent Janet Mills is unopposed for her get together’s nomination, as is her predecessor, controversial Republican Paul LePage.
Key issues to find out about Texas’ particular election: Voters within the state’s thirty fourth Congressional District will resolve who will fill a vacant seat after Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela introduced in April he would resign — he had beforehand mentioned he wouldn’t be searching for one other time period.
The particular election to fill the previous couple of months of the time period will likely be held below Texas’ previous district strains — not the brand new district strains voters voted in for the March 1 primaries.
The events have consolidated their help round two candidates — main Republicans have endorsed Mayra Flores, who can also be the GOP nominee for the redrawn district in November, whereas Democrat Dan Sanchez has the help of Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, who at the moment represents the neighboring fifteenth District and is the Democratic nominee for the thirty fourth Congressional District in November.
This could possibly be the most effective probabilities both get together has to flip a seat in a particular election this cycle.
