Tennessee's Lamar Alexander wins primary
By
Ryu Spaeth
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Lamar Alexander, the 75-year-old Republican senator from Tennessee, has successfully fended off a Tea Party primary challenge, defeating Rep. Joe Carr. From The Associated Press:
Unofficial results Thursday showed Alexander with 52.4 percent of the vote. Carr had 38.4 percent of the vote with 20 percent of the precincts reporting. [AP]
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