可能是2023年的春天，但是选举美国周二晚上。
肯塔基州共和党人周二将选择他们的提名人，试图在11月的州长竞选中击败民主党州长安迪·贝希尔(Andy be shire)，这场竞选很容易成为今年的重头戏。
与此同时，费城将举办两场重要的比赛，提名一名民主党候选人竞选费城市长——他最终将是赢得这座宝石蓝城市大选的压倒性热门——并选择谁来填补一个空缺的州众议院席位，这可能决定哪个政党控制众议院。
在佛罗里达州的杰克逊维尔，市长决选正在成为对共和党人和共和党州长实力的考验。罗恩·德桑蒂斯-在佛罗里达。
以下是周二晚上可以观看的比赛:
肯塔基州共和党州长初选
当晚最受关注的是肯塔基州，该州司法部长丹尼尔·卡梅伦(Daniel Cameron)、前联合国大使凯利·克拉夫特(Kelly Craft)和农业专员丹尼尔·夸尔斯(Daniel Quarles)争夺与贝希尔(Beshear)较量的机会，尽管贝希尔所在的州是红色的，但他仍然很受欢迎。
卡梅伦在一场被称为“出人意料的早”的比赛中轻松获胜。卡梅伦赢得了近48%的选票，其次是夸尔斯(23%)和克拉夫特(17%)。
三者在政策上基本一致，但细微的差别有助于定义这场竞赛。
卡梅伦在初选中领先，拥有广泛的知名度和与参议院共和党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔强大的关系网的深厚关系。他还获得了前总统唐纳德·特朗普的支持。
克拉夫特强调了她对特朗普的支持，以及她在特朗普政府担任驻纽约大使期间的服务，同时倾其数百万美元支持她的竞选活动。该州的观察家认为，卡梅伦在周二之前仍然领先，但Craft在电视广告上花费的数百万美元击败了卡梅伦，使初选成为一场真正的比赛。
克拉夫特周一还赢得了德桑蒂斯的支持，提供了最后一刻的鼓励，并将这场比赛变成了特朗普和德桑蒂斯之间的一场小型代理人战争，预计他们很快将在共和党总统初选中发生冲突。
与此同时，夸尔斯在竞选中更多地关注的是充实政策平台，每周发布政策立场，而不是个性。
人们预计初选的投票率会很低，国务卿预测投票率将在10%左右徘徊，这给竞选增添了更多的不确定性。
卡梅伦将面临罢免贝希尔的挑战，贝希尔因在第一个州长任期内处理肯塔基州自然灾害而赢得赞誉。
费城民主党市长初选
取代任期有限的民主党市长吉姆·肯尼(Jim Kenney)的民主党初选正在成为衡量进步人士在威斯康星州和芝加哥赢得关键胜利后能否保持势头的标准。
前市议会议员海伦·盖姆(Helen Gym)、切雷尔·帕克(Cherelle Parker)和艾伦·多姆布(Allan Domb)、前城市审计员丽贝卡·瑞恩哈特(Rebecca Rhynhart)和杂货店大亨杰夫·布朗(Jeff Brown)是提名的主要竞争者。
民调显示，这五位候选人之间的竞争非常激烈，很大一部分选民尚未做出决定。
然而，健身房已经成为全国进步人士的最爱，支持当地学校的“绿色新政”，并赢得了众议员亚历山大·奥卡西奥·科尔特斯(Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez，D . and sen。伯尼·桑德斯，I-Vt。
鉴于民主党在登记方面的巨大优势，无论谁赢得初选都将是压倒性的热门。初选也有机会提升谁可能成为该市的第一位女市长-该市有99位男市长。
宾夕法尼亚州众议院特别选举
民主党人在2022年中期选举中以微弱优势赢回了宾夕法尼亚州众议院，但在周二的特别选举中，这一一席多数面临风险。
费城地区的竞选以民主党人希瑟·博伊德和共和党候选人凯蒂·福特为特色，通常是一场安全的竞选，因为前州众议员迈克·扎贝尔去年以65%的选票赢得了连任，随后因性骚扰指控辞职。
然而，可能由于竞选的利害关系或扎贝尔丑闻的后果，民主党人和共和党人都在这个席位上投入了大笔资金。
民主党人警告说，福特的胜利不仅会让共和党人让州议会成为对州长乔希·夏皮罗的封锁，还会引入一项废除该州堕胎权的宪法修正案，这是该州共和党人否认的事情。
杰克逊维尔市长决选
在2022年中期选举取得重大胜利后，杰克逊维尔的市长决选有助于对共和党在佛罗里达州的实力进行现实检查。
民主党人唐娜·迪根击败了共和党候选人丹尼尔·戴维斯。迪根将接替任期有限的共和党市长兰尼·库里。
这座位于佛罗里达东北部的城市拥有近100万人口，是美国拥有共和党市长的最大城市。这座城市在2020年投票给总统乔·拜登，但德桑蒂斯去年令人信服地赢得了它。
竞选中的投票很接近，主要集中在犯罪和治安上。
这一结果标志着对为戴维斯竞选的德桑蒂斯的又一次打击。然而，他在竞选前的周末出现在爱荷华州，而不是在杰克逊维尔做任何竞选活动。
Kentucky governor GOP primary, other races to watch Tuesday
It may be springtime in 2023, but it'selectionnight in America on Tuesday.
Kentucky Republicans Tuesday will choose their nominee to try to knock off Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in the state's gubernatorial race in November, easily the marquee race of the year.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia will host a pair of consequential races, nominating a Democratic candidate for Philadelphia mayor -- who will ultimately be the overwhelming favorite to win a general election in the sapphire blue city -- and choosing who to fill a vacant state House seat, which could decide which party controls the chamber.
And in Jacksonville, Florida, a mayoral runoff is emerging as a test of just how strong Republicans -- and GOP Gov.Ron DeSantis-- are in Florida.
Here are the races to watch Tuesday night:
Kentucky Republican gubernatorial primary
The top billing of the night went to Kentucky, where state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft and Agriculture Commissioner Daniel Quarles vied for the chance to take on Beshear, who has remained popular despite his state's red hue.
Cameron handily won in a race that was called surprisingly early. Cameron won nearly 48% of the vote, followed by Quarles with 23% and Craft with 17%.
The three are largely aligned on policies, but slight distinctions have helped define the race.
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Cameron started off the primary as the front-runner, boasting broad name recognition and deep ties to Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell's powerful network. He also entered the race with former President Donald Trump's endorsement.
Craft highlighted her support for Trump and her service in his administration as ambassador in New York while dumping millions of her own money to buoy her campaign. Observers in the state believed that Cameron remained the frontrunner heading into Tuesday but that Craft's millions spent on television advertising hammering Cameron helped make the primary a real race.
Craft also won DeSantis' endorsement Monday, offering an eleventh-hour shot in the arm and shaping up the race to be a minor proxy war between Trump and DeSantis, who are soon anticipated to clash in the Republican presidential primary.
Quarles, meanwhile, focused much of his campaign less on personality and more on having fleshed out policy platforms, releasing policy positions each week.
The primary was anticipated to be a low turnout affair, with the secretary of state predicting turnout to hover around 10%, inserting an added level of uncertainty into the race.
Cameron will face a challenge in unseating Beshear, who has garnered praise for his handling of natural disasters that hit Kentucky during his first term as governor.
Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary
The Democratic primary to replace term-limited Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney is shaping up to be a gauge of whether progressives can keep up their momentum after clutch wins in Wisconsin and Chicago.
Former City Council members Helen Gym, Cherelle Parker and Allan Domb, former City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart and grocery store magnate Jeff Brown are the main contenders for the nomination.
Polling has shown a tight race among the five, with large percentages of undecided voters looming.
Gym, however, has become a favorite of progressives across the country, championing a "Green New Deal" for local schools and winning the endorsements of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D, and Sen.Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
Whoever wins the primary will be the overwhelming favorite given Democrats' heavy registration advantage. The primary also has the chance to elevate who could be the first female mayor of the city -- which has had 99 male mayors.
Pennsylvania House special election
Democrats narrowly won back the Pennsylvania state House in the 2022 midterms -- but that one-seat majority is at risk in a special election Tuesday.
The Philadelphia-area race is featuring Democrat Heather Boyd and GOP candidate Katie Ford and normally would be a safe race after former state Rep. Mike Zabel won reelection with 65% of the vote last year before resigning over sexual harassment allegations.
However, potentially due to the stakes of the race or the aftermath of Zabel's scandal, Democrats and Republicans are both investing big dollars over the seat.
Democrats have warned that a Ford win would let Republicans not only let the state legislature serve as a blockade to Gov. Josh Shapiro but also introduce a constitutional amendment scrapping abortion rights in the state, something state Republicans have denied.
Jacksonville mayoral runoff
A mayoral runoff in Jacksonville helped serve as a reality check on Republicans' strength in Florida after big wins in the 2022 midterms.
Donna Deegan, a Democrat, defeated GOP candidate Daniel Davis. Deegan will succeed term-limited Mayor Lenny Curry, a Republican.
The northeast Florida city, home to almost 1 million people, is the largest city in the country to have a Republican mayor. The city voted for President Joe Biden in 2020, but DeSantis won it convincingly last year.
Polling was close in the race, which focused largely on crime and policing.
The result marked another blow to DeSantis, who campaigned for Davis. However, he appeared in Iowa the weekend before the race rather than do any campaigning in Jacksonville.
