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
establishment colalesced around him. can he get 30%? if he does, avoids a run off, we ll see when we count votes in a matter of seconds . we ll see and we are just moments away from the end of voting in north carolina 7:30 p.m. eastern awaiting the results from the pivotal u.s. senate primaries. on the republican side, first big test of the night of former president trump s endorsement power. let s get a key race alert. well it s too early to call the republican senate primary in north carolina right now where ted budd faces mat mccurry and mat walker, also too early to call the democratic primary where the party essentially cleared the field for preferred candidate former supreme court state justice sherry beasley, in the house, too early to call the race in north carolina s district where madison cawthorn is facing multiple republican challenger and see too early also to call the republican