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FILE - In this October 13, 2014 file photo, Republican Sen. Steve Huffman speaks during a rally at Darke County GOP headquarters in Greenville, Ohio. The American Civil Liberties Union called for Huffman to step down from office Thursday, June 11, 2020 after the senator questioned on the Ohio Senate floor if &quot;the colored population&quot; contracts the virus at higher rates because of poor hygiene. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

Ohio senator fired over remarks about black people, hygiene

By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press

FILE -In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo Republican candidate Bob Good, right, greets voters as they arrive at the Moose Lodge in Lynchburg, Va. Good is running against freshman congressman Denver Riggleman in Virginia's GOP primary taking place on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Saturday's drive-thru convention will be held at a Lynchburg-area church near Good's home. (Autumn Parry/The News &amp; Advance via AP, File)

GOP congressman at risk of losing seat over gay marriage

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

Supporters listen as President Donald Trump smiles during a campaign rally at Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

RNC: Trump will accept GOP nomination in Jacksonville, Florida

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

White House adviser Jared Kushner, left, and RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel walk towards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Thursday, May 21, 2020, to join President Donald Trump on a trip to Michigan for a visit to a Ford manufacturing plant. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jacksonville is front-runner for Trump convention speech

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

South Carolina state Rep. Nancy Mace, the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, smiles after being recognized by Vice President Mike Pence during a speech at the The Citadel, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard

Republican Mace wins SC primary in flipped 1st District

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 20, 2020 file photo Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Capito is seeking her second six-year term in the Senate and faces two challengers in the Republican primary next Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)

US Sen. Capito wins GOP primary in West Virginia

By JOHN RABY and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

This image provided by West Virginia governors office, Gov. Jim Justice holds a news conference regarding the COVID-19 epidemic, Friday, May 29, 2020 in Charleston, W.Va. (West Virginia governors office via AP)

Justice, Salango to face off in fall WVa governor’s election

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

Voters wait in a line that stretched around the Metropolitan Library in Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (Steve Schaefer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

The Latest: Ga. Democratic Senate primary too early to call

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Republicans tour Savannah as possible GOP convention site

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Louisiana lawmakers change rules for GOP committee districts

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Trump tweets support for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice

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FILE - In this May 20, 2020 file photo Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Capito is seeking her second six-year term in the Senate and faces two challengers in the Republican primary next Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)

Senate primary in West Virginia pits Dems Ojeda, Swearengin

By JOHN RABY and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly answers reporters' questions about her veto of a sweeping coronavirus bill that would have curbed her power to direct the state's pandemic response during a news conference, Tuesday, May6 26, 2020, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The Democratic governor issued a new state of emergency and called the Republican-controlled Legislature into special session to extend that state of emergency. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas House passes compromise coronavirus response bill

By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD - Associated Press

FILE - In this file image from Feb. 4, 2020, video, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks on the Senate floor about the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Poll workers will attempt to space voters apart Tuesday, June 1, during South Dakota's primary election, although there's a good chance most ballots will have already been submitted ahead of in-person voting. (Senate Television via AP, File)

Rounds wins GOP nod in virus-altered South Dakota primary

By STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press

Indiana State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell stands by a campaign sign, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Westfield, Ind. Mitchell is a candidate for Indiana's 5th Congressional District. More Republican women than ever are seeking House seats this year after the 2018 election further diminished their limited ranks in Congress. But so far it appears that any gains this November could be modest. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

More GOP women seeking office, but winning still in question

By SARA BURNETT - Associated Press

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., greets President Donald Trump as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival at the Orlando Sanford International Airport, Monday, March 9, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Ron DeSantis would ‘love’ for the Republican National Convention to move to Florida

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Crowds of people gather at Coconuts Caribbean Beach Bar &amp; Grill in Gravois Mills, Missouri, Sunday, May 24, 2020. Several beach bars along Lake of the Ozarks were packed with party-goers during the Memorial Day weekend. Several political leaders in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas, as well as the state of Kansas' health secretary, have condemned Lake of the Ozarks revelers for failing to practice social distancing, amid fears they could return to areas hard hit by the coronavirus and spread the disease. (Shelly Yang/Kansas City Star via AP)

Kansas governor vetoes limits on her power but loosens rules

By JOHN D. HANNA - Associated Press

In this Aug. 23, 2019, file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, speaks during a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa. King is on the outs with a significant bloc of his long-reliable conservative base, but not for almost two decades of incendiary utterances about abortion, immigrants and Islam. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Steve King of Iowa fights for his seat, shunned by his party

By Thomas Beaumont - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo, Republican U.S. House hopeful Yvette Herrell of New Mexico waits for a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M. A March 2016 email from Herrell asked fellow Republican state legislators if they were interested in supporting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for president and if they would like to sign an attached endorsement card. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File)

Yvette Herrell, Republican, boosted by liberal super PAC in New Mexico House race

By Russell Contreras - Associated Press

Arizona House OKs virus liability shield for businesses

By BOB CHRISTIE and JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press