tonight, the nation is turning to pennsylvania, a major battleground in american politics, from the three rivers in pittsburgh, to the striking green home of the capitol building in harrisburg, heart of government in the commonwealth, to historic independence hall in philadelphia, those across pence im , pennsylvania, are making choice to influence the presidential race. i m jake tapper and we re standing by for results in what is sure to be an eventful election. the political spotlight on key primary races in pennsylvania, north carolina, kentucky, idaho and oregon. in phil pennsylvania, north carolina republican senators retiring seats, tonight, we ll bring more to the direction of the two major parties, also a significant new test of former president trump s grip on the republican party and president biden s sway over the democrats. as both weigh a potential rematch in 2024. perhaps the biggest test of the trump factor is his pick in pennsylvania republican former tv dr. m
incumbent madison cawthorn, been under fire from some of the state s top republicans despite having trump s support, cawthorn facing multiple challengers including state senator chuck edwards and central, bynes is trump s pick for the new congressional district, his most well known opponent is well known congressman elmers, first results in north carolina just minutes away, to the headquarters now, republican candidate ted budd, how much help does bu ddd expect to get tonight from trump s endorsement? reporter: well, jake, congressman ted budd heads into election night feeling pretty good and the clear favorite to take on democrat sherry beasley in the general election. he actually was endorsed by the former president almost a year
close, the central question hanging over all this race was the former president s endorsement enough to pull dr. mehmet oz across the finish line. there was deep worry which is why the former president called into an oz rally and said oz is maga and will support the movement. jake, this whole pennsylvania primary, an expensive one at that, $70 million in ads alone, made one thing clear. trump controls the republican party but can he control his own movement? that will be determined tonight. we are told my friends that he is nervously eyeing the outcome here in pennsylvania. jake. let s go to athena jones at kathy barnette s senate campaign headquarters in elizabethtown, pennsylvania. athena, where is barnette hoping to do well this evening? where are her parts of pennsylvania? reporter: hi, jake. i just want to mention that kathy barnette just entered this room. a big roar, cheers went out as she came in thanking her
headquarters in the philly suburbs, what are you hearing from the campaign about his prospects this evening? reporter: jake with slightly less in an an hour to go here in pennsylvania, cautious optimism twine friends and supporters of oz, he is tonight in the key suburbs, bucks county, the whole rationale for his candidacy. he said specifically, he believed dr. mehmet oz a tv celebrity, making first bid for public office can perform well here, in fact out perform what mr. trump did in 2020 and indeed, 2016, these are critical parts of pen pe pennsylvania but there is optimism as well, did they overlook kathy barnett in this race? fo former president told friends this is the biggest gamble yet
of pennsylvania s leading supporters of trump s baseless claim. running against lou barletta, bill mccswain and dave white. we re watching the leading candidate lieutenant governor john fetterman undergoing surgery toed to receive a pacemaker after suffering a stroke on friday. his top opponents, congressman and former marine lamb from pittsburgh area any state representative from philly. we re watching races from coast to coast. let me bring in my colleague, erin burnett. jake, in less than 30 minutes, voting ends in north carolina so we re up against it right now, trump-backed congressman ted bud, faking on the former governor pat mccurry as well as pat walker and on the