Republicans hope to flip the district, which was reconfigured, prompting incumbent Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper to announce his retirement.

Lake will face Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee, in November.

Peters demanded a recount after losing her primary and baselessly alleging fraud. She raised more than $250,000 to cover the cost of the recount.

Redrawn congressional districts helped put Tennessee among the states where Republicans hope to flip a seat in a push to reclaim control of the U.S. House.

As Kelly’s campaign describes the Trump-backed GOP nominee as fringe, Masters’ strategy is to tie Kelly to an unpopular President Joe Biden and undercut his image as a moderate.

Since leaving office last year, 188 candidates backed by the former president have won primaries, 14 have lost and two dropped out or were disqualified before Election Day.

Crucial GOP contests in Arizona and Michigan featured candidates who have embraced Trump's stolen election lie. Meanwhile, Kansas voters overwhelmingly supported keeping protections for abortion rights enshrined in the state Constitution.

Finchem, who continues to falsely claim that President Joe Biden did not win the 2020 election in the crucial swing state, is now a step closer to being its top elections official.

Masters, who had touted his endorsement from former President Donald Trump, led the race early Wednesday with more than three-quarters of the vote in.

Rusty Bowers, the Arizona House speaker, lost a bid for state Senate to a Trump-backed opponent Tuesday. He told NBC News last month it would take "a miracle" to win.

Schmitt, the state's attorney general, will face Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine, a nurse and heir to the Anheuser-Busch beer fortune, in November.