New Jersey
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) easily turned back the Democratic primary challenge from Rep. Rob Andrews 61% - 34% with 94% of the vote counted. On the Republican side, former U.S. Representative and former Senate candidate Richard Zimmer won the Republican nomination with 46% of the vote to 40% for State Senator Joseph Pennacchio. Lautenberg will be the overwhelming favorite in the fall campaign. [COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLD HAS ENDORSED AND FUNDRAISED FOR LAUTENBERG]

New Mexico
U.S. Representative Steve Pearce narrowly defeated U.S. Representative Heather Wilson 52% - 48% in the New Mexico Republican Senate primary for Sen. Pete Domenici’s (R) seat. Domenici, who stayed neutral through most of the contest, gave Wilson a last minute endorsement, but it was not enough for her to pull out a victory. The contest had turned sharply negative with both Pearce and Wilson vigorously attacking each other. Pearce now faces U.S. Representative Tom Udall in the general election. Udall was unopposed in the Democratic primary and polls show him substantially ahead of Pearce. [COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLD HAS ENDORSED AND FUNDRAISED FOR TOM UDALL]

South Dakota
Third-term state legislator Joel Dykstra easily won the June 3 Republican primary to face incumbent Sen. Tim Johnson (D), winning about 66% of the vote. Johnson returned to work in September after a long illness, and has not missed a vote since then. While Johnson has won two elections to the Senate by very narrow margins, he has avoided a top tier challenger this time. [COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLD HAS ENDORSED AND FUNDRAISED FOR JOHNSON]

Iowa
Sen. Tom Harkin (D) has faced and turned back previous serious challenges. This time, he faces a lesser contest from political little known businessman Christopher Reed, who squeaked out a 413-vote win over former state legislator George Eichhorn in unofficial returns from the June 3 primary to claim the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate.

Alabama
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) is safe; state senator Vivian Davis Figures (D) easily won the June 3 Democratic primary with 64% of the vote. At end of March, Sessions had more than $4 million in his campaign account compared with $44,600 for Figures.

Montana
85 year-old Republican Butte attorney Bob Kelleher, who has run for everything from governor to president, pulled an upset in the June 3 primary by beating five other candidates for the nomination to challenge incumbent Max Baucus (D) this fall. Baucus is secure.