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3 Points Taken from Vermont, Wisconsin and Minnesota Primaries

Oconomowock, Wisconsin (CNN)Vermont to send first woman to Congress. The matchup is set in the Wisconsin Senate election, the most competitive of this year'smidterm elections. Meanwhile, in Minnesota, progressive "squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar surprisingly survived. A close race for her seat in the House of Representatives, based in Minneapolis.

Voting in Wisconsin,Minnesota,Vermont and Connecticut on Tuesday night 11 After a primary round that further defines some of the month's major contests.

Wisconsin's Republican gubernatorial primary is the night's most watched race. It has devolved into a proxy war between former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence over the direction of the Republican Party. Trump-backed businessman Tim Michels faces off against Pence-backed former Lieutenant Rebecca Kleefisch and former governor Scott Walker, who she served as No. 2 in the state for eight years.

Three takeaways from Tuesday's primaries in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut:

Vermont Democrats win House seat. Balint Elected

State Senate Speaker Becca Balint WinsCNN PredictsAccording to CNN, she won the Democratic primary for Vermont's only House seat. puts her on the path to becoming the first woman to represent the state in Congress. Defeated Lieutenant Molly Gray, a candidate.

House seat released as a result of Leahy's retirementRep. Peter Welch, who has held the seat since 2007, won Leahy's seat in the Democratic Senate primary. CNN Predicts

Balint will enter the November general election as the overwhelming favorite to win a seat.

A former schoolteacher, Balint had the support of other leading progressive groups and politicians. While Gray fell short of stating her formal endorsement, she did garner support from more moderate state leaders, including Leahy, who said he voted for her, former Vermont governor Howard Dean and Madeleine Kunin also supported Gray.

However, Balint's success in claiming the progressive mantle in a contest in which there were few notable policy differences between the front-runners was met by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Neighbors. It likely helped her, as she was also endorsed by Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts, among major voters who tend to lean even further left than the average Vermont Democrat.

Wisconsin Senate Election Decided

The Wisconsin Senate General Election has been ticking for weeks. But on Tuesday night it started in earnest.

Republican Senator Ron Johnson won the reelection primary easily, and Democratic Senate candidate and Wisconsin Lt. won.

The campaign began informally two weeks before him. Her three Democrats against Burnsdropped out and supported Lieutenant Governor.

Johnson vs. Burns race will be the most watched campaign of the 2022 cycle will be one of her Republicans have launched a series of attacks against Democrats who hold ties to former President Donald Trump and some progressive positions they believe are out of step with most voters in Wisconsin. has angered Democrats with its adoption of conspiracy theories.

Johnson and Burns are politically at odds, but stunned to define each other, calling each other "out of touch," extreme, and inconsistent with state voters.

Wisconsin is one of two Senate seats currently held by Republicans in states won by President Joe Biden in 2020. is. Fighting over union bargaining powers polarized voters in states long before Trump's 2016 election.

Omar survived surprising nail-biting

Minnesota Congressman Ilhan Omar survived major challenge on CNN Tuesday. Predictions -- but barely and narrow results may encourage critics of progressive "squad" members to try again in two years.
Minnesota's second Omar, who is running for a third term in 5 congressional district, has held off a primary challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels and three other Democratic primary candidates.

Samuels ran as a pro-police critic in response to Omar's call to "stop defending the police." Samuels and his wife sued the City of Minneapolis and succeeded in forcing the city's charter-mandated 741 police officers to increase the number of police officers.

Jacob Frey of Minneapolis The mayor endorsed Samuels last week, who also received support from unions under construction, several suburban mayors and more moderate DFL leaders.

Victory was won by two other liberal members of the "Squad", Missouri Rep. Rep. Bush and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tribe also come a week after defeating major challenges.