But this past week, two more House incumbents were ousted in contested primaries. That brings to seven the number of sitting House members who’ve been defeated by primary challengers in the 2020 election cycle. ANOTHER LONGTIME HOUSE DEMOCRAT OUSTED BY PROGRESSIVE PRIMARY CHALLENGERThe four Republicans and three Democrats defeated in the primaries lost for different reasons. Here’s a quick look at the seven House incumbents who will be packing up at the end of the year. Weeks before Tuesday’s primary, Watkins was charged with three counts of voter fraud for using the address of a UPS store rather than his home when registering to vote.
Source: Fox News August 08, 2020 12:11 UTC