*** Election Night Livewire *** GA, AL, TX, AR, MN Vote in Primaries

The polls close in Georgia at 7:00 p.m. ET, in some of Texas and all of Alabama at 8:00 p.m. ET, in Arkansas at 8:30 p.m. ET, and in Minnesota and the rest of Texas at 9:00 p.m. ET.UPDATE 1:16 a.m. ET:Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won his primary outright on Tuesday, clearing a majority threshold to avoid a runoff, according to the Associated Press:Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has fought back a GOP primary challenge from a Donald Trump-endorsed opponent who had embraced false claims about the 2020 election. This far-better-than-expected showing surely supercharges the governor as he heads into general election battle with Democrat Stacey Abrams, a rematch from their epic fight four years ago.UPDATE 11:55 p.m. ET:In Texas’s 28th district Democrat primary, Cuellar has pulled back out in front of Cisneros by about 500 votes with more than 95 percent reporting according to the New York Times.UPDATE 11:47 p.m. ET:Katie Britt and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) will advance to a runoff in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate in Alabama, the Associated Press projects:BREAKING: Republican Katie Britt advances to primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Alabama. Britt’s strong performance though makes her the clear favorite next month.UPDATE 10:40 p.m. ET:In the Texas 28th district Democrat primary, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) has now taken a 200-vote lead over his socialist challenger Jessica Cisneros with 87 percent reporting. Cuellar is at 50.3 percent and Cisneros is at 49.7 percent.UPDATE 10:06 p.m. ET:Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) has won his primary, solidifying his position for very likely winning another term heading into November’s general election:BREAKING: John Boozman wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arkansas primary election. If Raffensperger were to fall to a runoff, this would possibly be a consolation prize for Trump who is otherwise facing the biggest series of losses in the state so far this year that he has yet anywhere in America.UPDATE 9:33 p.m. ET:Paxton has won in Texas, defeating the Bush dynasty:Austin, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP nomination for reelection while still under indictment, FBI investigation.— Gregory Korte (@gregorykorte) May 25, 2022UPDATE 9:32 p.m. ET:Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins the GOP nomination for governor in Arkansas, another win for Trump:BREAKING: Sarah Huckabee Sanders wins Republican nomination for governor in Arkansas primary election. He defeated Trump-backed John Gordon for the nod, another setback for Trump in Georgia.UPDATE 8:48 p.m. ET:With now 8 percent reporting in the GOP primary for governor in Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders has exploded her lead to more than 60 percent. Sarah Huckabee Sanders–the Trump-backed former White House press secretary who is also the daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee–trails in her primary early, but it is early and expect that to change soon.UPDATE 8:36 p.m. ET:It is now official in Georgia: Gov. Brian Kemp has won the GOP primary and defeated Trump-backed former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), handing Trump yet another loss for the scoreboard this year:Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defeats Donald Trump-backed challenger David Perdue after a furious push by the former president to punish Kemp for not overturning the 2020 election results.The victory sets up a rematch against Democrat Stacey Abrams. There are less than 100 votes counted so far, so it’s very early there.UPDATE 8:28 p.m. ET:Vernon Jones has pulled into second place now in the 10th district in Georgia but is still well behind there, trailing Mike Collins by more than 10 percent.UPDATE 8:14 p.m. ET:The first votes are coming in in Texas, too, and in the 28th district with 28 percent reporting incumbent Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) is in very serious trouble. Mike Collins has 31.9 percent and David Curry has 18.6 percent there.UPDATE 8:05 p.m. ET:The polls have closed in Alabama and part of Texas, and others are calling Kemp the winner in Georgia’s governor race tAs expected, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) defeats David Perdue (R) in the #GAGOV GOP primary and Herschel Walker (R) wins the GOP nomination for #GASEN.— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) May 24, 2022Still no formal call there yet, but looking very likely that Kemp will win.UPDATE 8:01 p.m. ET:Herschel Walker has won the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Georgia, as expected. https://t.co/2nlgpji7ac— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 24, 2022UPDATE 7:59 p.m. ET:With 16 percent reporting now, and Kemp’s lead growing–he is at 74.3 percent and Perdue is at 21.4 percent–some are already calling the election for Kemp:BREAKING: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wins the GOP nomination & defeats Trump-endorsed primary challenger David Perdue, Insider and @DecisionDeskHQ project. While Perdue is within 50 points now, this is a walloping–it will probably get somewhat closer but not a strong night so far for Perdue.UPDATE 7:53 p.m. ET:MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki noticed the same thing Breitbart News did earlier about Raffensperger underperforming Kemp significantly:Keep in mind that the early/mail vote will be reported out first in most counties, with the same-day vote coming in as the night progresses — and if the pattern we've seen elsewhere this spring holds, Hice as a Trump-aligned candidate will fare better with the same-day vote— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) May 24, 2022It’s still earlier, but this could be bad for the Secretary of State in Georgia.UPDATE 7:50 p.m. ET:Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) has won his primary in Georgia:U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has won his Democratic primary in Georgia as he looks to capture his first full term in office.Warnock became Georgia's first Black senator when he defeated GOP incumbent Kelly Loeffler in a special election runoff in 2021. https://t.co/Mo5ptTFS9I pic.twitter.com/cZ4v3Mkjoy— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 24, 2022UPDATE 7:48 p.m. ET:With about 5 percent reporting in the governor primary in Georgia, Kemp’s lead is more than 50 percent as the governor has 73.1 percent to Perdue’s 22.5 percent.UPDATE 7:28 p.m. ETIt’s still very early, but Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in Georgia is running far below Gov. Brian Kemp in the early returns.