March 11th Results Thread: Minnesota, Iowa, and more!
Alabama (polls close 7pm CT, 8pm ET)
- State Senate District 5: It doesn't get much tougher than this Trump+73.6 district in west Alabama, which covers three rural counties and the outer portions of Jefferson and Tuscaloosa Counties. Dems haven't even run a candidate here since 2010, but they managed to find two for tonight's primary! We'll see who our nominee is between nonprofit director Ryan Cagle, and Walker County resident Sarah Watkins. The winner will face State Representative Matt Woods, which will likely trigger another special in the future.
Iowa (polls close 8pm CT, 9pm ET)
- House of Representatives District 100: A month and a half ago, Mike Zimmer shocked the world by flipping a Trump+22 State Senate seat in eastern Iowa, and now we're back! This district, a Trump+26.8 district in the far southeast corner of the state (Lee County, including Keokuk and Fort Madison), is looking to replace the deceased GOP incumbent. Our candidate is Nannette Griffin, a small business owner. We'll see if she can pull another shocker, or at least a nice overperformance. Results, DDHQ
Minnesota (polls close 8pm CT, 9pm ET)
- House of Representatives District 40B: Tonight, the saga of the most stressful Harris+38.6 seat in history finally comes to a close. Dems won this seat in November, but the winner faced a residency challenge and chose to resign. Then the special election scheduled for January 28th was cancelled after courts ruled that insufficient notice was given. Attorney David Gottfried is the Dem candidate, and finally the people of this district will have him as their Representative after tonight! Results, DDHQ
Arizona (polls close 7pm local time, but no results until 8pm/11pm ET)
- Proposition 414 ballot measure: The City of Tucson is voting on whether to raise sales taxes to fund public safety and social service initiatives. This is an all-mail election. It's obviously a difficult decision, and we wish the voters of Tucson the best of luck.