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Alabama Rep. Spencer Bachus survives primary challenge
By ALEX ISENSTADT | 3/13/12 11:42 PM EDT Updated: 3/14/12 12:46 AM EDT
Incumbents survived Tuesday’s Alabama and Mississippi House primaries, beating back opponents who sought to exploit the rampant anti-Washington sentiment that is threatening members of both parties.
In the evening’s headliner, Alabama Rep. Spencer Bachus, the powerful House chairman who is under investigation over allegations that he engaged in insider trading, survived a stiff Republican primary challenge that presented the incumbent with the most serious threat of his 20-year Capitol Hill career.
With more than 80 percent of the vote in, Bachus led state Sen. Scott Beason 58.6 percent to 27 percent, surpassing the 50 percent margin he needed to avoid a late primary runoff. The election came just one week after Ohio Rep. Jean Schmidt lost re-nomination to a little-known tea party challenger, an upset that sent a warning alarm to lawmakers facing upcoming primaries.
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