Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and Washington, DC, elections

By Elise Hammond, Maureen Chowdhury and Melissa Macaya, CNN

Updated 1:24 PM ET, Wed June 22, 2022
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8:51 p.m. ET, June 21, 2022

CNN Projection: Tabitha Johnson-Green will win Democratic primary runoff for Georgia's 10th District 

From CNN staff

Tabitha Johnson-Green.
Tabitha Johnson-Green. (From Tabitha Johnson-Green/Facebook)

Tabitha Johnson-Green will win the Democratic primary runoff election for Georgia's 10th Congressional District, CNN projects.

Johnson-Green is a registered nurse and will face Republican Mike Collins in November.

9:52 p.m. ET, June 21, 2022

Here's what the scene is like at Alabama GOP Senate candidate Katie Britt's campaign venue

From CNN's Jeff Simon and Kristen Holmes in Montgomery

Republican Senate candidate Katie Britt’s campaign is welcoming roughly 500 family, friends and supporters to a chic venue in downtown Montgomery, replete with exposed brick walls and a two-man band singing old school country songs.

The mood feels light as the campaign hopes that former President Trump’s late endorsement will carry weight in a state that voted for him by more than 25 points in 2020. Sean Ross, the campaign’s communications director, is superstitious — he’s been growing his beard since January and says he hopes to shave it off tomorrow morning after a win tonight.

Another attendee also told CNN that he was growing a beard for good luck. “It doesn’t look good,” he joked.

Britt’s husband Wesley is mingling and taking photos with supporters in what will become the overflow room. So many folks RSVP’d to attend that the main hall where Britt is expected to speak later tonight had to be rearranged twice this afternoon to accommodate more people, according to a campaign staffer. 

Polls closed in Alabama at 8 p.m. ET. Britt is facing off against Rep. Mo Brooks in a runoff for their party's Senate nomination. Britt took almost 45% of the vote in the first round last month. Trump initially endorsed Brooks in the primary, then dropped him in March, citing Brooks' comments about moving past the 2020 election.

Correction: An earlier version of this post misattributed a detail to Sean Ross.

CNN's Gregory Krieg contributed reporting to this post.

10:02 p.m. ET, June 21, 2022

CNN projection: Rich McCormick will win GOP primary runoff election for Georgia's 6th Congressional District

From CNN's Mike Warren

Rich McCormick participates in Georgia's 6th Congressional District Republican primary election runoff debate on June 6.
Rich McCormick participates in Georgia's 6th Congressional District Republican primary election runoff debate on June 6. (Brynn Anderson/Pool/AP)

Rich McCormick, an emergency room doctor and retired Marine, will win the Republican nomination for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, CNN projects.

McCormick, who won a plurality of votes in the May 24 primary, faced attorney Jake Evans in Tuesday’s runoff for the metro Atlanta district. While Evans had the benefit of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, he did not improve much on his 24% showing in the primary. 

McCormick, meanwhile, had the support from others within the Republican Party, including House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, as well as support from the PAC for the Club for Growth. He was also the field’s leading fundraiser, raising more than $3 million and nearly double what Evans brought in. 

Despite not having the support of the former President, McCormick ran as a MAGA-style conservative. 

This is McCormick’s second bid for Congress. In 2020, he lost a close race to Democratic Rep. Carolyn Bordeaux in the neighboring 7th Congressional District. After census-driven redistricting placed some of the old 7th District into the new 6th District, McCormick launched his bid for the more Republican-friendly seat. (The current House member for the 6th, Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath, defeated Bordeaux last month in a primary to represent the new Seventh.)

The new district is heavily Republican, and McCormick is a clear favorite to win the seat in November.

8:14 p.m. ET, June 21, 2022

CNN Projection: Charlie Bailey will win Democratic primary runoff election for Georgia lieutenant governor

From CNN staff

Charlie Bailey participates in a Democratic primary debate on May 3.
Charlie Bailey participates in a Democratic primary debate on May 3. (Brynn Anderson/Pool/AP)

Charlie Bailey will win the Democratic primary runoff election for lieutenant governor in Georgia, CNN projects, defeating former Rep. Kwanza Hall.

Bailey is a lawyer and was backed by Stacey Abrams. He will face Republican state Sen. Burt Jones in the fall, who has been endorsed by former President Trump.

8:05 p.m. ET, June 21, 2022

CNN Projection: Terry Namkung will win GOP primary in Virginia's 3rd Congressional District

From CNN staff

Terry Namkung will win the Republican nomination in Virginia's 3rd Congressional District, CNN projects.

8:00 p.m. ET, June 21, 2022

Polls are closing across Alabama and Washington, DC

From CNN's Rachel Janfaza, Ethan Cohen and Melissa Holzberg DePalo

Rep. Mo Brooks, left, and Katie Britt, right.
Rep. Mo Brooks, left, and Katie Britt, right. (AP)

It is 8 p.m. ET, and polls are closing across Alabama and Washington, DC.

Here are the key races we are tracking:

Alabama: Republicans Katie Britt and Mo Brooks are going head-to-head in a runoff for their party's Senate nomination. Britt won former President Donald Trump's endorsement after taking almost 45% of the vote in the first round last month.

This Republican primary to fill the seat of retiring GOP Sen. Richard Shelby has captured national attention for months. Trump in March yanked his endorsement of Brooks, accusing the congressman of going "woke" for suggesting voters move on from the 2020 election, even though Brooks was the first House Republican to vow to oppose congressional certification of Joe Biden's victory.

Britt, the former president of the Business Council of Alabama and a one-time top Shelby aide, has cast herself as a Trump-aligned conservative while arguing that Brooks, a six-term incumbent, is a career politician who only recently embraced the former President after heavily criticizing him during the 2016 GOP presidential primary.

There's also a Republican primary runoff for Brooks' US House seat in northern Alabama, with Dale Strong and Casey Wardynski facing off.

Washington, DC: Mayor Muriel Bowser faces three primary challengers in the Democratic primary as she bids to become the first DC mayor to win a third consecutive term since Marion Barry in 1986.

Crime has been a central issue and Boswer is facing off against from Robert White, James Butler and Trayon White.

8:24 p.m. ET, June 21, 2022

CNN Projection: Mike Collins will win GOP nomination for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District 

From CNN's Mike Warren

Mike Collins participates in Georgia's 10th Congressional District Republican primary election runoff debate on June 6 in Atlanta.
Mike Collins participates in Georgia's 10th Congressional District Republican primary election runoff debate on June 6 in Atlanta. (Brynn Anderson/AP)

Mike Collins, a businessman who was endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp, will win the Republican nomination for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, CNN projects.

Collins, who won a plurality of votes in the May 24 primary, will defeat Vernon Jones, a former Democrat-turned-Republican who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Both advanced to the runoff after being the top two candidates in a crowded field.

The endorsement from Kemp, which followed the governor’s overwhelming victory in his own primary against the Trump-backed David Perdue, gave Collins an important boost over Jones, who had initially run against Kemp in the gubernatorial primary before dropping out to run for the House.

Trump rewarded Jones for clearing the “Trump lane” for Perdue by endorsing him for the exurban-heavy seat. A longtime Democrat, Jones was nonetheless a vocal supporter of Trump during the 2020 election and even spoke at the Republican National Convention. He officially switched parties months later, in 2021. Jones also made the move from his home in DeKalb County in Atlanta, where he had been the county’s chief executive officer and a state representative, to the 10th district.

But on the issues, Jones and Collins were largely indistinguishable. Like Jones, Collins ran as a “conservative outsider” and embraced a populist conservative agenda. He also falsely claimed that the 2020 election in Georgia was “stolen” by Joe Biden and the Democrats.

Collins is running for the seat held by Rep. Jody Hice, who ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state against Brad Raffensperger. Collins previously ran for Congress in 2014, losing the GOP nomination to Hice. His father, Mike Collins, was a congressman and Senate candidate in 2004.

The district is heavily Republican, and Collins is expected to keep the seat in GOP hands in November.

7:51 p.m. ET, June 21, 2022

CNN Projection: Rep. Ben Cline will win GOP primary in Virginia's 6th Congressional District

From CNN staff

Incumbent Rep. Ben Cline speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas in 2021.
Incumbent Rep. Ben Cline speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas in 2021. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Incumbent Rep. Ben Cline will the GOP primary for Virginia's 6th Congressional District, CNN projects.

Cline is running for a third term and will face Jennifer Lewis in November. Lewis was the only Democrat running for this seat.

8:25 p.m. ET, June 21, 2022

CNN Projection: Jen Kiggans will win GOP primary for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

From CNN's Eric Bradner

Sen. Jen Kiggans will face Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria in November.
Sen. Jen Kiggans will face Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria in November. (From Sen. Jen Kiggans/Facebook)

Jen Kiggans will win the GOP primary for Virginia's 2nd congressional district, CNN projects.

The Virginia state senator, Navy veteran and nurse practitioner, is backed by establishment Republicans, Rep. Elise Stefanik’s E-PAC and the Congressional Leadership Fund — a House Republican super PAC.

She easily bested businessman Jarome Bell, who last year in a tweet called for the execution of those involved with 2020 election fraud (a falsehood; there is no evidence of widespread election fraud anywhere in the United States in the 2020 election) and was backed by far-right figures and groups, including retired Gen. Michael Flynn, Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar and Turning Point Action, the group affiliated with far-right activist Charlie Kirk.

Kiggans will face Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria in November.

The race will likely be one of the most competitive House races come November. Biden would have won the redrawn district by less than five percentage points in 2020.