Parade of Primaries

Voters in six states—California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota—headed to the primary polls yesterday.

The marquee event was California’s race to replace term-limited Gov. Newsom. While Republicans largely consolidated around Trump-backed Steve Hilton, Democratic voters sifted through six candidates, with billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer and former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra leading the polls. Votes are still being counted in the Golden State, where the top two vote-getters advance to November regardless of party. 

Dems in Iowa eyed an open Senate seat, with state Rep. Josh Turek and state Sen. Zach Wahls both vying to face Trump-backed Rep. Ashley Hinson in November. 

Meanwhile in Maine, Democrat Graham Platner faces a sexting scandal ahead of his June 9 primary, threatening his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. 

(We’re also covering the primaries tomorrow in Decaf, The Pour Over for Families. Sign up—for free—here to get biblical reflection, action steps, and extra whipped cream.)

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A verse to consider whether you’re pleased or disappointed by the election outcomes…“Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the flocks disappear from the pen and there are no herds in the stalls, yet I will celebrate in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! The LORD my Lord is my strength.” 
Habakkuk 3:17-19 (CSB) (read full passage)