McBride one step closer to making House history after Democratic primary win – Washington Examiner
Democratic state Senator Sarah McBride has advanced to the general election after winning the Delaware Democratic primary, where she defeated two opponents with a notable 84% of the vote. If successful in the general election, McBride would become the first openly transgender member of Congress. The primary results were announced shortly after polls closed, and she is set to face Republican John Whalen, who won the GOP primary with 55% of the vote against Donyale Hall.
McBride one step closer to making House history after Delaware Democratic primary win
Democratic state Sen. Sarah McBride defeated two primary competitors in Delaware on Tuesday to advance to the general election, where a win would make the lawmaker the first openly transgender member of Congress.
The Associated Press called the House race for McBride at 8:41 p.m., 41 minutes after polls closed. The Democrat received 84% of the vote compared to Earl Cooper with 13% and Elias Weir with 3%.
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Republican John Whalen won the GOP primary with 55% compared to challenger Donyale Hall’s 45% when the race was called at 9:16 p.m. Hall reported a fundraising haul of almost $7,500, making him the second-highest fundraiser this primary cycle behind McBride with $1.7 million as of June.
McBride and Whalen will go on to the general election to replace Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), who is running for the state’s open Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE). Blunt Rochester is also looking to make history as the first woman and first black senator from Delaware.
Both Carper and Blunt Rochester, as well as former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), have endorsed McBride. McBride’s strongest primary challenger, Eugene Young, suspended his campaign in June. Young had Gov. John Carney’s (D-DE) endorsement but had not filed paperwork.
The Cook Political Report rates the House race as “solid Democratic.”
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