Primary coup: Incumbent upsets that could be brewing

Incumbents typically enjoy an advantage against challengers in primaries, but in several races this year many incumbents in the House and Senate are under threat of losing their seat before getting to the general election.

As with past election cycles, several members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are in danger of losing their seats to more centrist or hard-line members of their parties. Here are three of the House members who could be in danger of losing their seats and recent examples that could give insight into how each member could fare.

Rep. Bob Good (R-VA)

Good has represented Virginia’s 5th Congressional District since 2021 after ousting former Rep. Denver Riggleman in the 2020 nominating contest by running to his right. Next month, Good will face a primary challenge in which voters in his district will
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