Eye surgeon Rand Paul has been declared the winner in Kentucky's Republican primary for the Senate, according to the Associated Press. Kentucky is one of four states holding key primary elections for Congress that may show the depth of voter anger toward Washington.
The Kentucky GOP Senate primary was the marquee race in that state. Secretary of State Trey Grayson, who had the backing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other big-name GOPers, was battling a political novice. Paul, son of a maverick Texas congressman, has courted the anti-tax "Tea Party" movement. He'll face whoever emerges from the battle on the Democratic side between Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo and Attorney General Jack Conway. Sen. Jim Bunning, a Republican (and Hall of Fame baseball pitcher), is retiring.
Earlier today, Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania cast an emotional ballot for himself in his bid to secure the Democratic nomination for Senate. Specter, who bolted the GOP last year, is in the fight of his political career against two-term Rep. Joe Sestak, a retired Navy admiral. ABC News reported that Specter wiped tears from his eyes as he emerged from his Philadelphia polling place. "I expect to vote many more times. I expect to be in the Senate a long time yet," he said.
In Arkansas, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is fighting Lt. Gov. Bill Halter on her left for renomination. Lincoln's been under fire for backing down on a government-funded "public option" in health care. There's a third candidate, too. Lincoln told TV reporters today emphasized her Arkansas roots and her background working in small businesses. If no one gets 50%, there's a June 8 runoff. Our Gannett colleagues at KTHV in Little Rock have all the info here.
And, finally, on the West Coast: Oregon voters can decide whether former governor John Kitzhaber will make a comeback for his old job. He's running in the Democratic primary against his friend Bill Bradbury, the secretary of State. You can follow along with our Gannett sister paper, the Statesman Journal in Salem, Ore. it is your life
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