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US Representative Roger Marshall has defeated anti-immigration firebrand Kris Kobach in the Kansas Republican primary for the Senate. Marshall, 59, won the race, which was among a number of Congressional primary contests held in five US states on Tuesday.

He was helped by the party establishment that feared a polarizing figure like Kobach could lose the traditionally Republican seat to Democrats, who could gain control of the Senate.

Kris Kobach (File photo) Based on results from the Kansas secretary of state, Marshall had 40% of the vote while Kobach had 26%.

Bob Hamilton, a third candidate, had 19%.

A sum of $2.1 million was spent by the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a political action committee aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to boost Marshall in the primary.

“SLF has been adamant from the day Kobach got in the race that he would endanger Republican control of the Senate majority,” the group said in a statement.

Meanwhile, in Missouri, incumbent Representative William Lacy Clay was defeated by progressive challenger Cori Bush in the Democratic primary.

Bush, a nurse, became a community activist after white police officers shot dead Michael Brown, an African American, in 2014.

“Tonight, Missouri’s 1st has decided that an incremental approach isn’t going to work any longer,” Bush told her supporters.

In Michigan, prominent progressive Rep.

Rashida Tlaib,  a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, was leading against Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones early Wednesday - 65.8% to 34.2%.

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Rashida Tlaib (File photo) Voters in Detroit at the Detroit Service Learning Academy said they supported Tlaib because of her passion.

“She’s fearless,” said entrepreneur LaToyia Mack who noted she respects Tlaib for “rolling up her sleeves and getting into the community” and taking on Trump.

“I think she’d take on Mike Tyson if she had to,” Mack added.

In Arizona, Republican Sen.

Martha McSally comfortably defeated businessman Daniel McCarthy, clearing her way to face Democrat Mark Kelly in the 2020 United States Senate special election in the state.

McSally served in the US Air Force and was the first woman to fly in combat and to lead a fighter squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson.

Congresswoman Martha McSally wore a flight suit while announcing her Senate run in an airplane hangar.

(File photo) The results of the contests in Kansas, Michigan, Arizona, Missouri and Washington establish who will run for the November 3 elections to the House of Representatives and Senate, which will in turn determine the balance of power in Congress

Original Article Source: Press TV | Published on Wednesday, 05 August 2020 07:50 (about 1331 days ago)