the general election. plus, republicans in north carolina s 11th congressional district run out of patience with madison cawthorn as trump s pick in that race is voted out. we ll break down those results. and speaking in the wake of the buffalo tragedy, president biden vowed to, quote, expose those who use power and prestige to spread hate. but the question this morning, will he name names? good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 18th. i m jonathan lemire. we ve got a lot of news to get to today. here we go. results are still coming in this morning for pennsylvania s closely-watched primary election. in the hotly-contested senate race, republicans still do not have a winner. the election is too close to call between trump-backed dr. mehmet oz and hedge fund executive david mccormick. mccormick is backed by several trump administration officials, including former secretary of state mike pompeo. recent polling saw him losing momentum after trump
endorsement from former president trump on saturday. he said if he wins the general election, he will appoint a secretary of state that would, quote, reset the state voter rolls. state attorney general josh shapiro ran unopposed and will face mastriano in november. in north carolina, a endorsement from president trump was not enough to win madison cawthorn. chuck edwards is now the republican party s nominee to keep north carolina s 11th district. congressman cawthorn tweeted his concession late last night. writing in part, quote, time for the nc-11 gop to rally behind the republican ticket to defeat the democrat s nominee this november. cawthorn s race was closely watched as establishment republicans openly fought to remove him after several recent scandals. trump tried to save cawthorn s campaign with a late plea to supporters to, quote, give madison a second chance.
the general election. plus, republicans in north carolina s 11th congressional district run out of patience with madison cawthorn as trump s pick in that race is voted out. we ll break down those results. and speaking in the wake of the buffalo tragedy, president biden vowed to, quote, expose those who use power and prestige to spread hate. but the question this morning, will he name names? good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 18th. i m jonathan lemire. we ve got a lot of news to get to today. here we go. results are still coming in this morning for pennsylvania s closely-watched primary election. in the hotly-contested senate race, republicans still do not have a winner. the election is too close to call between trump-backed dr.
an 11th hour appeal from trump. it marks the end of his brief and controversial tenure in the house. joining us now to talk about all this reporter for the washington post, eugene scott. good morning, you jean. i know you were up late following these races. we appreciate you being here this morning with us. let s start with congressman cawthorn in the news a lot lately. and he has defeated. they lost one young politician. but gained another in bo hines. tell us act these two races. we know cawthorn was facing so much coming from outsiders, even people within his party, due to his own making for the most part and voters ultimately decided they wanted someone who was in the headlines for more than just, you know, controversy and leaks and videos. and they went with a conservative candidate who didn t have trump s backing but that they believe will better represent them in washington. but another young person in north carolina that a lot of people don t know much about is
welcome back to way too early. it s 5:30 a.m. on the east coast, 2:30 out west. i m jonathan lemire. we begin this half hour with another look at some of yesterday s high-profile primary races. in pennsylvania, lieutenant governor john fetterman has won the democratic state senate nomination just days after suffering a stroke. it s unclear at this point who he ll face in november because the state s republican senate primary remains too close to call. trump-backed dr. oz and former hedge fund manager david mccormick are neck in neck with about 2,600 votes separating the two. another trump-backed candidate doug mastriano pushed false claims the 2020 election was stolen has secured the republican nomination for governor. and in north carolina, freshman congressman madison cawthorn lost his re-election bid despite