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Incumbent House Representative Reichert will face Democratic Microsoft executive Suzan DelBene in what promises to be a race that is just as exciting as 2008. That's when Reichert ekked out a squeaky win against computer programmer Darcy Burner, making my heart skip a beat. DelBene is using the same campaign rhetoric that Burner did, by insisting that Reichert isn't moderate enough for this district, but that rhetoric failed last time and it can fail again.
Rossi won the Senate primary against Sarah Palin / tea party favorite Clint Didier, and promises to launch an aggressive attack on the Democratic incumbent Sen. Patty Murray. Murray is suffering from a killer tax-and-spend reputation, and Rossi has promised to forgo earmarks if elected. That anti-earmark strategy has served Reichert well, and goes to show the degree of fiscal conservatism that has permeated even the most liberal corners of our country. Joe Connelly of the Seattle Times-Intelligencer says the contest could be the closest Senate race in a decade.
Hererra defeated tea party candidates David Hedrick
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Wyoming also held a number of primary races last night, but most were not competitive.
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