Tonight, we're liveblogging primary election results in Indiana North Carolina, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. For our handy guide to all of the key races,
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Results: Indiana | North Carolina | West Virginia | Wisconsin
6:17 PM PT: The first votes are getting reported in Wisconsin, where Tom Barrett leads the Dem gubernatorial primary 57-34 with just 1% in so far.
6:28 PM PT (James L): The AP has called the Dem nods in IN-08 for state Rep. Dave Crooks, and IN-09 for former Miss Indiana Shelli Yoder.
6:33 PM PT (James L): We're up to 5% reporting in Wisconsin, and Barrett continues to lead Falk by 53-39.
6:43 PM PT (Steve Singiser): While the bulk of the House races in North Carolina have some clarity (either with certain nominees or candidates for June runoffs), one race that will go down to the wire tonight is the GOP primary to challenge Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre in NC-07. 2010 nominee Ilario Pantano has led all night, but late in the game state Rep. David Rouzer has now moved out to a lead of 26. Votes. With 44,000 votes cast, Rouzer leads by 0.06%.
6:46 PM PT (Steve Singiser): And no sooner did I type the above update than more of David Rouzer's base came in for him. The state legislator enjoys his biggest lead of the night over Ilario Pantano: 49-44.
6:48 PM PT (James L): We're up to 13% of precincts reporting in Wisconsin, and the margin isn't budging: 53-39 for the mighty Tom Barrett.
6:53 PM PT (James L): A couple of AP calls for you: State Rep. Scott Reske wins the Dem nomination in IN-05, and in NC-10, another state Rep., Patsy Keever, has won her primary against Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy.
6:58 PM PT (Steve Singiser): AP has now called the North Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary for Lt. Governor Walter Dalton. He has held a consistent 6-8 point lead over Bob Etheridge for most of the night.
7:03 PM PT: The AP has called the WI-Gov Democratic primary for Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett. He'll face GOP Gov. Scott Walker in the June recall election.
7:04 PM PT (James L): With 99% of precincts reporting in IN-05, it looks like Susan Brooks has edged out ex-Rep. David McIntosh. She currently holds a 900 vote lead with only 5 precincts outstanding, and at least one local media outlet is calling the race for Brooks:
It's over: @93wibc projects Susan Brooks nominee against Reske in #IN05. 3 Marion County precincts still out; leads McIntosh by 900, 30-29%.
— @WIBC_EricBerman via web
7:15 PM PT (James L): For good measure, the AP has just called IN-05 for Susan Brooks, as well.
7:34 PM PT (David Jarman): Let's recap what's left... mostly North Carolina Republican primaries at this point. NC-07 (to take on Mike McIntyre) is the big one, as it's for all the marbles, and establishment candidate state Sen. David Rouzer leads tea partier (and '10 loser) Ilario Pantano 47-46 (with a 550 vote spread between them).
We're also watching three races where the question is who winds up in a runoff. In NC-08 (to take on Larry Kissell), it's ex-Hill staffer Richard Hudson and ex-Iredell Co. Commissioner Scott Keadle, at 32 and 22, followed by wacko Vernon Robinson at 17 and Fred Steen at 15. In NC-09 (open seat vacated by GOPer Sue Myrick), it's Robert Pittenger and Jim Pendergraph at 32 and 25, with Edwin Peacock at 13 and Ric Killian at 10.
And in NC-11 (open seat vacated by Dem Heath Shuler), it's 'Christian businessman' Mark Meadows at 38 and Vance Patterson (some random businessman we aren't familiar with, who's never filed an FEC report) at 24. Following them are local DA Jeff Hunt at 14 and Ethan Wingfield at 11, whose next move will probably be to return to school to learn Power Point.
7:36 PM PT: The liveblog continues here.