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Competitive, Expensive US Political Primary Races to be Decided Tuesday

   VOA News 24 August 2010
   U.S.  Senator John McCain, R-AZ., and his wife, Cindy McCain, pose for
   a  photo  with  firefighters at Phoenix Firestation # 1 in Phoenix, 21
   Aug 2010

Photo: AP

   U.S.  Senator John McCain, R-AZ., and his wife, Cindy McCain, pose for
   a  photo  with  firefighters at Phoenix Firestation # 1 in Phoenix, 21
   Aug 2010

   Voters  are  going  to  the  polls  in  five  U.S. states to determine
   candidates for the general election in November.
   In the southwestern state of Arizona, veteran U.S. Senator John McCain
   is  expected to easily defeat former U.S. Representative J.D. Hayworth
   in  a  Republican  Party primary. Recent public opinion polls indicate
   that   McCain,  his  party's  2008  presidential  candidate,  holds  a
   double-digit lead over his challenger.
   McCain  has  spent  $20  million on the campaign, compared to about $3
   million for Hayworth.
   In  the southeastern state of Florida, voters will choose a Democratic
   candidate  for  the  U.S. Senate in another closely watched race. U.S.
   Representative   Kendrick  Meek  is  facing  billionaire  real  estate
   investor Jeff Greene, who spent millions of his own money on the race.
   The  winner  will  face  Republican  candidate Marco Rubio and current
   Governor Charlie Crist, who is running as an independent.
   In  the  far northwestern state of Alaska, former Governor Sarah Palin
   is  endorsing  candidate  Joe  Miller as he tries to defeat Republican
   U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski.
   And in the northeastern state of Vermont, five Democrats are vying for
   the  chance  to become the party's nominee for governor. The winner of
   that  race  will face off against Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian
   Dubie in November.
   In  the  south-central  state  of  Oklahoma, two U.S. House Republican
   nominations will be decided in a runoff from an earlier primary.
   The  entire  House of Representatives and one-third of the U.S. Senate
   are up for election in November. The general election is considered to
   be  a  referendum  on U.S. President Barack Obama's first two years in
   office.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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