Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, one in every of the ten House Republicans who voted to question President Donald J. Trump over the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, will face Republican primary voters on Tuesday. Mr. Trump made it his vengeful mission to force these Republicans out of Congress. And he has largely been successful: Seven have either been defeated in primary races or selected to not run again in any respect. Only two have survived their primaries, and Ms. Cheney is the last whose fate is yet to be decided.
Listed here are the small print about how each of those lawmakers have fared.
Facing a Primary on Tuesday
Primary on Aug. 16, 2022
Representative Liz Cheney
Wyo. At-Large District
Primary on Aug. 16, 2022
When it got here time to vote on impeachment, Ms. Cheney explained her decision by saying Mr. Trump’s role within the rebel caused “death and destruction in probably the most sacred space in our Republic.” She forcefully leaned into that position for the subsequent 18 months.
The Three Who Lost Their Primaries
Lost Aug. 9, 2022
Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler
Wash. Third District
Lost Aug. 9, 2022
Mr. Trump endorsed Joe Kent, an Army Special Forces veteran, in the first against Ms. Herrera Beutler, and she or he conceded defeat.
Lost Aug. 2, 2022
Representative Peter Meijer
Mich. Third District
Lost Aug. 2, 2022
Mr. Meijer was narrowly ousted in a Republican primary this month by John Gibbs, a former Trump administration official whom the previous president endorsed.
Lost June 14, 2022
Representative Tom Rice
S.C. Seventh District
Lost June 14, 2022
Mr. Rice campaigned twice for Mr. Trump. He voted twice for Mr. Trump. When he decided that the Capitol riot was inexcusable, his opponent was endorsed by Mr. Trump. That challenger, Russell Fry, a state lawmaker, defeated him.
The 4 Who Will Retire
Announced April 5, 2022
Representative Fred Upton
Mich. Sixth District
Announced April 5, 2022
Mr. Upton decided to walk away from Congress after greater than 30 years quite than face a Trump-endorsed primary challenger in a negative, expensive campaign while enduring death threats.
Announced Jan. 14, 2022
Representative John Katko
N.Y. twenty fourth District
Announced Jan. 14, 2022
Mr. Katko’s impeachment vote, plus his support for other bipartisan bills, infuriated the precise wing of his party. Almost exactly one yr after his impeachment vote, Mr. Katko said he would forgo a re-election campaign.
Announced Oct. 29, 2021
Representative Adam Kinzinger
Ailing. sixteenth District
Announced Oct. 29, 2021
Mr. Kinzinger announced his retirement amid death threats from voters and hostility from Republican colleagues. Like Ms. Cheney, he has taken a front-and-center role on the committee investigating Mr. Trump’s role within the Capitol riot.
Announced Sept. 16, 2021
Representative Anthony Gonzalez
Ohio sixteenth District
Announced Sept. 16, 2021
Mr. Gonzalez was the primary casualty of this group when he said in September that he had been deluged with threats, feared for the security of his wife and kids, and would retire quite than face a ferocious primary.
The Two Still Standing
Advanced Aug. 5, 2022
Representative Dan Newhouse
Wash. Fourth District
Advanced Aug. 5, 2022
Mr. Newhouse outlasted his Trump-endorsed opponent thanks largely to an open primary system in Washington through which candidates of each party run in a single qualifying contest, with the highest two vote-getters advancing to the final election in November.
Advanced June 24, 2022
Representative David Valadao
Calif. twenty second District
Advanced June 24, 2022
Mr. Valadao is the unicorn of this bunch: Despite calling Mr. Trump “without query, a driving force within the catastrophic events” on the Capitol, he avoided being personally targeted by the previous president.
