Three high-profile incumbents looking to hold on to their jobs in
Tuesday's primaries have done so as Florida's GOP Sen. Marco Rubio and
Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Arizona Republican Senator
John McCain beat back primary challengers, according to the Associated
Press.
While favored to win, the establishment official
faced stiffer-than-usual opposition this year with the challenges
comings just as the bitter and unpredictable presidential race enters
its final post-Labor Day push.
McCain, who was first elected as senator in 1986 and served as his
party's presidential nominee in 2008, edged out tea party conservative
challenger Kelli Ward and two other Republicans on the ballot. But the
Vietnam War veteran had to deal with a tough fight in a contest
highlighting his often uncomfortable relationship with Republican
standard-bearer Donald Trump.
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Source: NBC News
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