Biden and Trump win primaries in Kentucky and Oregon as presidential nominating season draws to a close

This symbolic decision adds a few more delegates to the national convention and where the Democratic and Republican bases stand on their respective standard-bearers as the presidential nominating season draws to a close. You can instinctively check this.

Biden and Trump continue to face opposition within their own parties even after they won the nomination and their rivals withdrew. Biden faces protest votes over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war, while Trump still sees thousands of people vote for his long-defeated rival Nikki Haley.

This trend continued Tuesday in Kentucky, where about 80% of votes were counted and about 18% of Democratic votes were “no votes.” In the Republican race, Haley won by about 6 percentage points.

Eight presidential nomination contests will remain after Tuesday. Democrats will participate in Idaho, the District of Columbia, Guam and the Virgin Islands, and both parties will participate in Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

Voters in Kentucky, Oregon, Georgia and Idaho also held state primaries Tuesday to choose candidates for the House of Representatives and other races.

In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is leading the prosecution of Trump in the 2020 election interference case, defeated challenger Christian Wise Smith in the Democratic primary. Scott McAfee, the judge in the case, also won.

In Multnomah County, Oregon, where Portland is located, a progressive district attorney who took office during the 2020 social justice movement is being challenged by a candidate who vows to be tough on crime.

Cooper reported from Phoenix.