Biggest Primary Night Yet, Races in 6 States

About this episode

The episode discusses the significant primaries occurring in six states, focusing on California's gubernatorial race and various House contests.

Tonight, big primaries in six states, some of them central to which party controls Congress next year. Californians are voting in a massive gubernatorial primary to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom and in several House races under a new congressional map that aims to help Democrats flip as many as five Republican seats. There is also a tight contest for mayor of Los Angeles. And in Iowa, voters are picking candidates for the House, Senate and governor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Anderson Cooper

Topics covered

• primaries
• elections
• Congress
• California
• Iowa
• gubernatorial race
• House races

Keywords

• primaries
• California
• Iowa
• elections
• Congress
• Gavin Newsom
• Los Angeles
• House races
• Democrats

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democrats

Places: California, Iowa, Los Angeles

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