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Title: Rand Paul Declared Winner In U.S. Senate - GOP 2010 Kentucy Primary
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ABC News
URL Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2010_Elections/page?id=10681371
Published: May 18, 2010
Author: ABC News
Post Date: 2010-05-18 19:54:11 by Brian S
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Views: 471
Comments: 28
U.S. Senate - GOP Primary 2% May 18, 2010 - 07:47PM ET Kentucky - 1200 of 3575 Precincts Reporting - 34%
(1 image)Name Party Votes Vote % 
Paul , Rand GOP 68,781 59% Grayson , Trey GOP 42,530 36% Johnson , Bill GOP 1,978 Stephenson , John GOP 1,816 2% Martin , Gurley GOP 825 1% Scribner , Jon GOP 772 1%
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Paul Wins Ky. Sen. GOP Primary, Race That Tested Tea Party Movement Rand Paul defeated Republican establishment favorite Trey Grayson in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, a closely watched race that was a key test of the tea party movement's strength. Paul, the son of former presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, on Tuesday gave the tea party its first victory in a statewide election — one that could embolden the fledgling political movement in other states. With 31 percent of precincts reporting, Paul was leading with 65,702 votes, or 59 percent, to Grayson's 40,767 votes or 37 percent. Paul, a 47-year-old Bowling Green eye surgeon, had never before run for office and turned to the Internet fundraising model used by his father to pay for his campaign. Grayson stayed competitive drawing heavy financial support from traditional GOP donors inside Kentucky. The Kentucky election was being watched around the country, especially after tea party activists helped to defeat three-term Sen. Bob Bennett in Utah and forced Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to abandon the GOP to make an independent run for the Senate. Paul began the race as a long shot against Grayson, the GOP establishment candidate and perceived frontrunner in the race to replace retiring Sen. Jim Bunning. Rest of article...
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