Incumbents Hatch and Rangel beat primary challengers
WASHINGTON (MCT) — Two congressional veterans survived career-threatening primary challenges Tuesday night as voters weighed in on races that could help define the next Congress.
In Utah, Republican Sen. Orrin G. Hatch handily fended off a tea party opponent, while in New York’s Harlem, legendary Democratic Rep. Charles B. Rangel emerged from one of the tougher fights of his 42 years in office.
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