Here’s what you missed from primary night if you were focused on the presidential debate.
Goodlander beats Van Ostern in race to succeed Kuster.
Maggie Goodlander, a former Biden White House official, won the Democratic primary for New Hampshire’s 2nd District. Goodlander defeated local official Colin Van Ostern, who was endorsed by retiring Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.). The primary had turned contentious as candidates traded barbs about New Hampshire residency, abortion rights and outside spending.
McBride set to become first transgender member of Congress.
State Sen. Sarah McBride won the Democratic primary in Delaware’s at-large House seat, paving the way to become the first transgender member of Congress. In deep-blue Delaware, winning the Democratic primary is the real challenge and McBride easily advanced to the general to replace Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.).
Blunt Rochester is also set to succeed retiring Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.). LBR didn’t face a Democratic primary opponent on Tuesday.
— Max Cohen
