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State Rep. Ron Hanks, who baselessly claims Donald Trump was the true winner of the 2020 presidential election, wouldn’t commit to accepting the results of the Republican U.S. Senate primary next week if he loses to his opponent, construction company owner Joe O’Dea.

Gov. Kathy Hochul touted her record as she beat back criticism from Representative Tom Suozzi and Jumaane Williams, the New York City public advocate, during their second and final debate ahead of the June 28 primary.

Rep. Lee Zeldin took an aggressive approach as the front-runner in the first, feisty debate of New York’s Republican primary race for governor, batting back a barrage of attacks on Monday night by conjuring Trump-like nicknames for his rivals.

The four Republicans running for governor squared off in their first debate over who had the most conservative bona fides as they denounced congressional hearings into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, spoke about rolling back abortion protections and decried rising crime.

Gov. Kathy Hochul faced off against her two primary opponents, Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, in her first debate in the race for governor.

Debates are continuing as Vermont’s primary approaches on August 9th. The sole U.S. House seat is drawing a number of candidates from the major parties.

Republicans traded countercharges about who’s insufficiently conservative or truthful during debates Monday while staking out far-right positions on abortion and gun rights ahead of June 21 runoffs in three Georgia congressional races.

Crime, education and the economy were leading issues discussed Monday by eight candidates who are seeking Maryland’s Democratic nomination for governor during their first statewide televised debate.

Britt has kept a consistent approach to topics she has recently spoken out about, including her decision to decline a televised debate with Brooks before the runoff.

At least some of the five South Carolina Democrats seeking their party's gubernatorial nomination are expected to debate, just more than a week before the state's primary elections.

U.S. Senate candidates Ally Isom and Becky Edwards took the opportunity to point out, in incumbent Sen. Mike Lee's absence on the debate stage Thursday, what differentiates them from him.

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, the Republican with the most money and best polling position so far, served as a political pinata Thursday for his five GOP rivals for Illinois governor during their first public debate with him on the same televised stage.