The Latest: Clinton urges Georgia Dems to pick Abrams
ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on primaries on Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas (all times local):
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Hillary Clinton is urging Democrats in Georgia to support Stacey Abrams for governor.
Clinton recorded a 60-second endorsement used by the Abrams campaign in direct phone calls to Georgia voters. Tuesday's primary ballot election has Abrams facing fellow Atlanta Democrat Stacey Evans.
Clinton notes Abrams was the first black woman to serve as House Democratic leader in the Georgia legislature. Clinton also says Abrams has "a proven track record" of supporting public schools, gun safety, voting rights and Medicaid expansion.
A victory in the Democratic primary and in the November election would make Abrams the first black woman governor in the U.S.
Clinton's message also acknowledges the potential confusion caused by two Democratic rivals with the same first name. Twice, Clinton urges voters to support "Abrams with an 'A.'"
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Polls in eastern Kentucky have closed on another multi-state primary day ahead of the November midterms.
Arkansas and Georgia also are holding primaries. Texas has runoffs after an initial round of voting in March.
Georgia Democrats are set to nominate a woman for governor for the first time in state history. Republicans in the state are likely going to have a runoff that some in the party fear could be a harmful turn to the right.
Kentucky voters in one county could choose a gay man to run against the clerk who denied him a same-sex marriage license.
Texas has Democratic runoffs in three districts that will be key to determining House control in the new Congress.
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Four states are casting ballots Tuesday as the 2018 midterm elections take shape. Voters in Arkansas, Georgia and Kentucky hold primaries, while Texans settle several primary runoffs after their first round of voting in March.
Texans will settle an all-female congressional runoff between liberal activist Laura Moser and Houston attorney Lizzie Fletcher in a Houston-area House race that has become a proxy for the Democratic Party's battle over style and substance.
In Georgia, Democrats will tap either Stacey Abrams or Stacey Evans as the state's first female nominee for governor from either major party. Georgia's Republican candidates for governor have engaged in a sprint to the right on everything from immigration to bear-hugging Trump.
